Biotech and Pharmaceuticals
Two CVS retail stores in Rhode Island join new national pharmacy union
The CVS pharmacy logo is displayed on a sign above a CVS Health Corp. store in Las Vegas, Nevada on February 7, 2024. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images Pharmacy staff at two CVS retail stores in Rhode Island voted to join a new national pharmacy union on Friday, signaling growing momentum in […]
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Here’s how U.S. health officials are responding to bird flu in humans after second case
Cows are seen standing in a feedlot on June 14, 2023 in Quemado, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images U.S. health officials are monitoring and preparing to combat bird flu in humans, even as they stress that the risk to the general public remains low. A strain of bird flu called H5N1 has been confirmed […]
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Eli Lilly to invest another $5.3 billion in Indiana plant to expand Mounjaro, Zepbound supply
An injection pen of Zepbound, Eli Lilly’s weight loss drug, is displayed in New York City on Dec. 11, 2023. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Eli Lilly on Friday said it is investing another $5.3 billion in a manufacturing plant in Lebanon, Indiana to boost supply of its highly popular weight loss drug Zepbound, diabetes treatment […]
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This up-and-coming cancer treatment could be a $25 billion market opportunity — it’s already a hotbed for M&A
Skynesher | E+ | Getty Images Big pharma is betting billions on an up-and-coming class of cancer treatments that some on Wall Street are calling a “massive opportunity.” It’s called targeted radiopharmaceutical therapy. It essentially delivers radiation directly into tumors by attaching a radioactive particle to a targeting molecule. RBC Capital Markets sees a $25 […]
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A corner of the cancer therapy market is heating up—Here are the names investors need to know
There’s been a lot of attention lately on a corner of the oncology market called radiopharmaceuticals. The therapy seeks to destroy cancer cells by binding a radioactive particle to a targeted molecule and then dispatching it directly into the tumor. There are currently two products on the market from Novartis and a slew of clinical […]
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Pfizer aims to save $1.5 billion by 2027 in first wave of new cost cuts
Exterior view of the Pfizer headquarters building on January 29, 2023 in New York City. Kena Betancur | Corbis News | Getty Images Pfizer on Wednesday said it has launched a new multi-year program to reduce costs as it works to rebound from the rapid decline of its Covid business. The announcement is in addition […]
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Healthy Returns: Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk are competing to develop more convenient weekly insulins
A patient injects herself with an insulin pen. Guido Krzikowski | Bloomberg | Getty Images Think a friend or colleague should be getting this newsletter? Share this link with them to sign up. Good afternoon! The rivalry between Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk extends beyond a buzzy class of weight loss and diabetes drugs called GLP-1s. […]
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JPMorgan states there is a new GLP-1 drug participant and its shares can rally 80%
Composition Therapeutics is an overlooked player in the GLP-1 current market, and could 1 working day boast a aggressive products and go up versus Eli Lilly and the like, according to JPMorgan. Analyst Hardik Parikh initiated research coverage on the clinical stage drug developer with an chubby rating and $65 value concentrate on, implying 82% […]
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Study links talc use to ovarian cancer — a potential boon for thousands suing J&J
In this photo illustration a bottle of Johnson & Johnson baby powder is displayed on a table on November 12, 2021 in San Anselmo, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images New research published this week lends credence to the more than 50,000 lawsuits against Johnson & Johnson that allege its talc-based baby powder caused ovarian cancer. The analysis, […]
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FDA approves Amgen’s treatment for most deadly form of lung cancer
The Amgen headquarters in Thousand Oaks, California. Eric Thayer | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved Amgen‘s therapy for patients with the most deadly form of lung cancer. The agency cleared the drug, which will be marketed under the name Imdelltra, as a second or later line of treatment […]
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