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Behind the Headlines: Weight Loss Drugs; Price Controls; and Free COVID Therapies

Behind the Headlines: Weight Loss Drugs; Price Controls; and Free COVID Therapies

September 5th 2024

This Behind the Headlines news roundup panel discussion covers news items such as the weight loss drugs battle between Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly, entering new territory through Lilly’s partnership with HAYA Therapeutics and long non-coding sequence mining. There was much discussion on how the inflation reduction act and Medicare price controls may or may not pertain—given the uncertainty around the presidential election results, and subsequent policy directions. The Centers for Disease Control making cost free COVID-19 diagnostics and therapies available was also evaluated.

Completion of $3.2 Billion Morphic Acquisition Expands Lilly’s IBD Portfolio

Completion of $3.2 Billion Morphic Acquisition Expands Lilly’s IBD Portfolio

August 28th 2024

The completed acquisition of Morphic expands Lilly's immunology pipeline with Morphic's oral integrin therapies for treating inflammatory bowel disease.

Merck to Gain Investigational Bispecific Antibody in $1.3 Billion Curon Biopharmaceutical Deal

Merck to Gain Investigational Bispecific Antibody in $1.3 Billion Curon Biopharmaceutical Deal

August 22nd 2024

Merck, known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, will gain CN201, a next-generation bispecific antibody, from Curon Biopharmaceutical in a deal potentially worth up to $1.3 billion.

Genentech Enters an Approximately $2 Billion Deal to License Sangamo Therapeutics Technologies for Developing Neurodegenerative Disease Therapeutics

Genentech Enters an Approximately $2 Billion Deal to License Sangamo Therapeutics Technologies for Developing Neurodegenerative Disease Therapeutics

August 20th 2024

Genentech will have access to Sangamo’s capsid delivery platform and epigenetic regulation capabilities to develop genomic medicines for certain neurodegenerative diseases.

Andelyn Biosciences and Broad Institute of MIT Enter into License Agreement to include MyoAAV Plasmids in AAV Platform

Andelyn Biosciences and Broad Institute of MIT Enter into License Agreement to include MyoAAV Plasmids in AAV Platform

August 10th 2024

With the agreement, Andelyin Biosciences will add MyoAAV plasmids developed by Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard to its AAV Curator Platform.

Igniting Pharma’s Potential?

Igniting Pharma’s Potential?

August 3rd 2024

Will Sanofi’s plan to recruit the younger generation through its participation in the upcoming 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, being held in Paris, pay off?

AbbVie Strengthens Neurological Pipeline with $8.7 Billion Acquisition of Cerevel Therapeutics

AbbVie Strengthens Neurological Pipeline with $8.7 Billion Acquisition of Cerevel Therapeutics

August 3rd 2024

This acquisition gives AbbVie clinical-stage assets from Cerevel’s pipeline that complement AbbVie's emerging neuroscience pipeline and branded products for treating psychiatric disorders, migraine, and Parkinson's disease.

Third Arc Bio to Advance Biologic Drug Development Programs on $165 Million Funding

Third Arc Bio to Advance Biologic Drug Development Programs on $165 Million Funding

August 1st 2024

With the Series A funding, the new biotech company will advance the development of enhanced biologics for treating solid tumors and inflammatory and immunology diseases.

AstraZeneca Completes Amolyt Pharma Acquisition and Boosts Rare Disease Pipeline

AstraZeneca Completes Amolyt Pharma Acquisition and Boosts Rare Disease Pipeline

July 19th 2024

With this acquisition, AstraZeneca gets a Phase III therapeutic peptide candidate that adds to the company's rare disease pipeline.

Merck Gains Late-Stage Eye Disease Drug Candidate with EyeBio Acquisition

Merck Gains Late-Stage Eye Disease Drug Candidate with EyeBio Acquisition

July 18th 2024

Merck gains a late-phase antibody drug candidate for diabetic macular edema and neovascular age-related macular degeneration through its acquisition of EyeBio.