Takeda takes another step into cell therapy research

Takeda, on the cusp of closing its deal to acquire Shire, is also working to ramp up its efforts in emerging fields of cancer...

Pharma returns on R&D ebb to new low, Deloitte finds

Deloitte's annual report on R&D productivity, while limited in scope, is an indicator of the challenges faced by large pharmaceutical firms in bringing new molecules...

Catalent to buy Paragon for $1.2B as gene therapy demand grows

Biologics have been a business boon to contract manufacturers, Catalent included. Large-molecule drugs are such a focus, in fact, that last year Catalent split its Drug...

AstraZeneca inks ambitious $6.9B deal for Daiichi cancer therapy

Long known for its prowess in cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, AstraZeneca has joined its pharmaceutical peers in making a bigger play in oncology. While the...
The administration faces increasing pressure to release a concrete healthcare plan as Democratic presidential candidates are eager to keep the national conversation...
AbbVie CEO Rick Gonzalez finally achieved the overseas acquisition that he sought five years ago. But his deal for Allergan comes too late to...
The cancer field's largest conference has come and gone, and with it a window into the thousands of clinical trials being run in hopes...

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Pfizer, Novartis partner in hunt to find drugs for...

Neither Pfizer or Novartis are among the handful of companies at the leading edge of NASH drug development, which has yet to advance a...

Don’t worry about Humira biosimilars, the pipeline will deliver,...

As Humira (adalimiumab) goes, so goes AbbVie. And it may require quite a few new products to replace the rheumatoid arthritis giant, which earned...

Hunting productivity, drugmakers pitch new ‘pillars’ of R&D

SAN FRANCISCO — Developing new medicines isn't a resource-efficient endeavor. Estimates vary, but most molecules selected to begin clinical development won't end up on pharmacy...

In R&D, small biotechs hold their own against big...

Despite spending billions on R&D, big pharma doesn't punch its weight in discovering the new molecules that eventually make it to market. Instead, it's...

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Roche cancer drug the 3rd approved for pan-tumor use

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Celgene wins approval for drug key to Bristol buyout

Approval of Inrebic, which was previously known as fedratinib, is the first domino to fall in Bristol-Myers bet on Celgene's product pipeline. 

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