Merck’s EyeBio acquisition brings a lead program ready for pivotal testing in diabetic macular edema. The therapy could pose competition to Eylea, the blockbuster Regeneron Pharmaceuticals eye drug.
Blackstone Life Sciences startup Uniquity Bio emerged from stealth with an in-licensed drug candidate that could treat a wide range of immunology and inflammation indications. The antibody's target puts it in competition with drugs from AstraZeneca, Pfizer, and Sanofi.
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Merck drug Winrevair is the first in a new class of pulmonary arterial hypertension therapies that address a key signaling pathway behind the disease. The drug comes from Merck’s $11.5 billion acquisition of Acceleron Pharma.
This case, about the claim that Merck failed to warn patients about the risk of typical femoral fracture, reaches past this suit to potentially change pharmaceutical companies’ relationship with the FDA.
This year's J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference brought a bevy of news announcements — from acquisitions to partnerships to new products and more. This list compiles short summaries for seven of the event’s most notable announcements.
Johnson & Johnson’s acquisition of antibody drug conjugate developer Ambrx Biopharma comes as Novartis and Merck also unveiled M&A deals on the first day of the J.P. Morgan Healthcare conference. In a report, the bank said big pharmas are looking for deals involving de-risked assets.
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Merck’s acquisition of Caraway Therapeutics adds programs for genetically defined neurodegenerative diseases. One of those programs addresses a target that was the focus of a different startup purchased by Merck in 2019.
After paying $4 billion up front, Merck will share in the development and commercialization of three Daiichi Sankyo cancer drugs in the red-hot field of antibody drug conjugates, or ADCs. The most advanced of them is on track for an FDA submission in 2024.
Lawsuits filed in opposition to the White House's drug pricing negotiation program are beginning to mount, but legal experts agree that the plaintiffs’ arguments probably won’t hold up during a court battle. However, these lawsuits still could delay when the government's ability to negotiate price goes into effect.
Merck recently became the first drugmaker to sue the federal government over its Medicare drug price negotiation program. The company's lawsuit argues that the program violates the Constitution’s First and Fifth Amendments, but healthcare law expert Robin Feldman said the defense doesn't have any legs.
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Merck is acquiring Prometheus Biosciences and a lead drug candidate in development for inflammatory bowel disorders. The deal comes as Merck looks for drug prospects that could make up for revenue declines facing blockbuster seller Keytruda, which faces patent expirations in coming years.
The FDA has issued a warning letter to a website that has been selling the antiparasitic drug ivermectin as a treatment for Covid-19. The correspondence directs the company to stop selling its products and correct any misleading language in its marketing material.
Merck has licensed global rights to an Opko Health vaccine in development for Epstein-Barr virus. The preclinical vaccine candidate, made with technology that displays multiple viral antigens to prompt an immune response, could compete against programs from Moderna and Valneva.
In a media briefing during the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco, Paul Hudson said unlike Sanofi, large pharma companies with top-selling drugs have a portfolio akin to a leaky bathtub because in a few years, they will have to replace much of that revenue as drug patents expire.
Boston Consulting Group hosted a panel during the annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in which Merck'c chief strategy officer, a healthcare leader from Goldman Sachs, an investment executive and a senior medical devices executive from Medtronic weighed in on trends the life sciences industry can expect to see in 2023.