Deep brain stimulation (DBS) through implanted electrodes has enabled fundamentally new ways of treating certain disorders. More than 100,000 severely ill patients have received an implant to treat Parkinson’s disease, which is DBS’ greatest success story. Read More
Top-line phase III Palisade-4 results of Vistagen Therapeutics Inc.’s fasedienol showed the intranasal pherine candidate failed to hit primary and secondary endpoints in the acute treatment of social anxiety disorder (SAD), issuing a near death knell as company’s shares (NASDAQ:VTGN) plunged more than 70% to close at 22 cents on June 30. Read More
A U.S. biotechnology company founded by Deerfield Management Company L.P. licensed exclusive rights to Metis Techbio Co. Ltd.’s preclinical trispecific T-cell engager (TCE) for autoimmune disorders in a potential $1.62 billion deal. Read More
The academic authors of the paper describing the pivotal trial of Amgen Inc.’s Tavneos (avacopan) have retracted it from The New England Journal of Medicine because the primary endpoint assessments of nine patients were “re-adjudicated” after the database was locked and the study unblinded. Read More
AI, data and wearable technologies are transforming health care, giving patients greater access to information about their health and enabling faster, more responsive clinical trials, Anthony Costello, CEO of Medidata Solutions Inc., told BioWorld. As more people use wearable devices to monitor their health, they are increasingly able to react to those insights, while pharmaceutical companies are gaining a clearer picture how patients respond to treatments during clinical trials. Read More
Wall Street breathed easier, and shares of Abivax SA found relief as further phase III data from the Abtect maintenance trial were disclosed with obefazimod in ulcerative colitis (UC). Read More
The U.S. FDA’s new Precheck Pilot Program is taking flight with seven biopharma companies on board. As part of the Trump administration’s efforts to encourage onshoring of biopharma manufacturing, the program is intended to increase regulatory predictability, facilitate the construction of U.S. manufacturing sites and streamline the FDA’s plant assessments in advance of a specific product application. Read More
New hires and promotions in the biopharma and med-tech industries, including: Aplagon, Establishment Labs, George Medicines, Kailera, Novabridge, Rani, Tenaya, Xilio. Read More
Clinical updates for biopharma and med tech, including data readouts and publications: AB, Abbott, Astrazeneca, Avecho, Bridgebio, Edwards, Evommune, Fluoguide, Grünenthal, ITM, Johnson, Mdxhealth, Monopar, Neurogene, Neurosense, OTR3, Samsung, Viatris, Zelluna. Read More
Biopharma and med-tech happenings, including deals and partnerships, and other news in brief: Best, Biocryst, JATT, Kyowa, Setpoint, Talawar, Universe. Read More
Regulatory snapshots for biopharma and med tech, including global submissions and approvals, and other regulatory decisions and designations: Abbvie, Astrazeneca, Bavarian, Biodexa, Cansino, Capricor, Daiichi, Eisai, Lantheus, Larimar, Nuvation, Satellos, Senzime, SOBI, United, Viridian, Zambon. Read More
