Biotechnology
Biogen to cut 1,000 jobs to save costs as company prepares for Leqembi launch
A Biogen facility in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Brian Snyder | Reuters Biogen on Tuesday said it expects to cut approximately 1,000 jobs, or about 11% of its workforce, to save costs as the biotech company prepares to launch its newly approved Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi. It’s the latest round of layoffs after Biogen slashed nearly 900 jobs […]
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Johnson & Johnson to reduce its Kenvue stake by at least 80% through exchange offer
Kenvue, a unit of Johnson & Johnson’s consumer health business. CFOTO | Future Publishing | Getty Images Johnson & Johnson on Monday said it plans to reduce by at least 80% its stake in Kenvue, the consumer health business it spun out as an independent company earlier this year, via a stock exchange offer. J&J […]
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Pfizer says no major tornado damage to drug manufacturing areas of North Carolina facility
In this aerial image, damage is seen to a Pfizer pharmaceutical factory after a tornado hit the facility two days earlier, on July 21, 2023 in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. Sean Rayford | Getty Images Pfizer on Friday said there does not appear to be major damage to the drug manufacturing areas of its plant […]
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Sanofi expects infant RSV shot to roll out before respiratory virus season this fall
A doctor is injecting a vaccine to a baby boy Karl Tapales | Moment | Getty Images Sanofi expects its infant RSV shot to roll out in the U.S. before respiratory virus season this fall, a company spokesperson said Friday. The Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved Beyfortus, a monoclonal antibody that is administered […]
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Kenvue CEO says consumers are spending on brand-name health products even as they pull back in other areas
Thibaut Mongon, CEO of Kenvue Inc. a Johnson & Johnson’s consumer-health business, speaks during an interview to celebrate its IPO at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), May 4, 2023. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters Most consumers have pulled back on spending as inflation squeezes their wallets, but they have not stopped paying up for brand-name […]
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Johnson & Johnson investors can soon swap their shares for Kenvue stock — here’s what you need to know
Thibaut Mongon, CEO and Paul Ruh CFO of Kenvue Inc. a Johnson & Johnson’s consumer-health business, pose together during the company’s IPO at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., May 4, 2023. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Johnson & Johnson on Thursday said its shareholders will soon be able to swap […]
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Kenvue earnings top estimates in J&J spinoff’s first quarterly report since IPO
Kenvue, a unit of Johnson & Johnson’s consumer health business. CFOTO | Future Publishing | Getty Images Kenvue reported second-quarter revenue and adjusted earnings that topped expectations Thursday in the consumer health company’s first quarterly report since it spun out from Johnson & Johnson two months ago. The company also issued an upbeat sales outlook […]
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Johnson & Johnson beats on earnings, hikes full-year guidance as medtech sales surge
Johnson & Johnson on Thursday reported second-quarter revenue and adjusted earnings that topped Wall Street’s expectations, and lifted its full-year guidance as sales from the company’s medtech business jumped. The medtech division provides devices for surgeries, orthopedics and vision. The company is benefitting from a rebound in demand for non-urgent surgeries among older adults, who […]
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Pfizer Group B strep vaccine for infants returns encouraging mid-stage trial results
Streptococcus agalactiae bacteria, responsible for vaginal and urinary tract infections and newborn infections including meningitis and septicemia. Optical microscopy view. Cavallini James | BSIP | Universal Images Group | Getty Images Pfizer on Wednesday said its experimental vaccine targeting the potentially deadly bacterial disease Group B Streptococcus returned strong mid-stage clinical trial results, a promising […]
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Medicare proposes removing limit on PET scans used to help diagnose Alzheimer’s disease
Jay Reinstein, who suffers from Alzheimer’s, sits on a bed after receiving a PET scan at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, DC on June 20, 2023. Michael Robinson Chávez | The Washington Post | Getty Images Medicare plans to expand its coverage of PET scans that are used to help diagnose Alzheimer’s disease, a […]
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