Specialized Drugs/Medications

Bristol Myers Squibb to Acquire Mirati Therapeutics in Deal Worth Up to $5.8 Billion

The deal expands the pharmaceutical company’s portfolio of cancer drugs. Source link

1 year ago

The World Needs New Antibiotics, but the Business Model Is Broken

New drugs to defeat “superbug” bacteria aren’t reaching patients. Source link

1 year ago

Ozempic Settles the Obesity Debate: It's Biology Over Willpower

Weight-loss drugs affect the brain in ways that help researchers understand how the body regulates weight. Source link

2 years ago

Weight-Loss Drug Wegovy Cuts Heart Risk in New Study

Novo Nordisk’s anti-obesity drug reduced people’s risk of suffering heart attacks, strokes and cardiovascular deaths by 20%. Source link

2 years ago

Employers Cut Off Access to Weight-Loss Drugs for Workers

Costs are mounting for popular drugs such as Wegovy, a cousin of Ozempic, and healthcare plans are restricting coverage to…

2 years ago

Venture Capitalist Seeks to Spur Drug Development for Rare Autoimmune Disease

Venture capitalist Luke Evnin has financed several successful biotechnology startups that develop treatments for cancer. Now he is encouraging drugmakers to tackle…

2 years ago

Hedge Funds Seek to Cut Off $1 Billion Meant for Opioid Victims

Drugmaker Mallinckrodt is talking to hedge funds about filing for bankruptcy and avoiding payments intended to help people addicted to…

2 years ago

Biogen to Cut Roughly 11% of Workforce

The biotech cited the launch of Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi as part of its new focus on big-return products. Source link

2 years ago

Big Pharma Bets Big on China

China remains attractive to global pharmaceutical companies even as many multinationals shift their focus elsewhere. Source link

2 years ago

J&J Revenue Up on Surge in Heart Procedures

Net earnings at the pharmaceutical company rose 6.9% to $5.14 billion, or $1.96 a share. Source link

2 years ago