STAT

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Biotech can’t shake the Fed The XBI, a closely watched index of biotech stocks, turned red for the year yesterday, and not because of a clinical disappointment, a drug pricing scandal, or an M&A rumor that came to nothing. In 2024, as in 2023, the industry’s fate seems inextricable from interest rates.

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MAY 22, 2024

Want to stay on top of the science and politics driving biotech today?    Sign up  to get our biotech newsletter in your inbox. Good morning. About a month ago, when I first started writing this newsletter, I shared the devastating news that the famed rat hole here in Chicago  was being removed.

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APRIL 11, 2024

Damian here with a look at a biotech deal with a lengthy backstory, the tyranny of gas prices, and the latest shakeup at BIO. Want to stay on top of the science and politics driving biotech today?    Sign up  to get our biotech newsletter in your inbox. Hello, everyone. Read the rest…

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APRIL 12, 2024

Want to stay on top of the science and politics driving biotech today?    Sign up  to get our biotech newsletter in your inbox. Hello, everyone. Damian here with what is my final edition of The Readout on my last day at STAT.

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DECEMBER 7, 2023

Want to stay on top of the science and politics driving biotech today?    Sign up  to get our biotech newsletter in your inbox. Good morning, everyone. Damian here with another multibillion-dollar deal, a word on the future of Sanofi, and a setback in one of medicine’s longest-running quests. Read the rest…

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JUNE 5, 2024

We’ve got a dramatic vote on psychedelic therapy, record drug shortages, bad (maybe?) Want to stay on top of the science and politics driving biotech today?    Sign up  to get our biotech newsletter in your inbox. Good morning. Jason Mast here filling in for Elaine. news for Biomarin, and a new kind of PrEP.

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FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Want to stay on top of the science and politics driving biotech today?    Sign up to get our biotech newsletter in your inbox. Hello, everyone. Damian here with an explanation of the latest trend in biotech financing, a big idea in oncology, and Novo Nordisk’s plans to make Wegovy obsolete. Read the rest…

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MAY 17, 2024

Want to stay on top of the science and politics driving biotech today?    Sign up  to get our biotech newsletter in your inbox. Asking again! Could you tell us what you think of The Readout? Fill out this  survey ! Read the rest…

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JUNE 3, 2024

Want to stay on top of the science and politics driving biotech today?    Sign up  to get our biotech newsletter in your inbox. Good morning! It’s an ASCO-full newsletter today (and be sure to peruse the More Reads for more reads) but there’s so much more this week.

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DECEMBER 22, 2023

Understand how science, health policy, and medicine shape the world everyday. Sign up for our Morning Rounds newsletter  here.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Want to stay on top of the science and politics driving biotech today?    Sign up  to get our biotech newsletter in your inbox. Good morning, everyone. Damian here with a look at an ambitious genomics startup, some cautious optimism on Wall Street, and a rough day for an American in Germany. Read the rest…

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FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Want to stay on top of the science and politics driving biotech today?    Sign up  to get our biotech newsletter in your inbox. Good morning, everyone. Damian here with a look at some renewed interest in a yesteryear biotech craze, news of an FDA flex, and a dive into the science of vaccinology. Read the rest…

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OCTOBER 6, 2023

Want to stay on top of the science and politics driving biotech today?    Sign up  to get our biotech newsletter in your inbox. Today, we discuss why an advisory committee was not thrilled with Amgen’s data for Lumakras, and Neurocrine Biosciences has a potential blockbuster up its sleeve.

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MAY 29, 2025

Today, we look at the implications of BARDA cutting a major vaccine contract with Moderna, hear why former FDA chief Scott Gottlieb thinks agency layoffs will impede progress on lowering drug prices, and more.   Sign up  to get our biotech newsletter in your inbox. Read the rest…

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JUNE 18, 2024

Want to stay on top of the science and politics driving biotech today?    Sign up  to get our biotech newsletter in your inbox. Good morning! Elaine Chen is away, so I’m here in her stead. Take it slow out there, Northeast-ers, the outside temps are about to hit “wicked hot.” ” Read the rest…

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DECEMBER 13, 2024

Although research and development funding for tuberculosis reached new heights last year, the total fell substantially short of goals set by the United Nations and most of the increase came from just two organizations, according to a new report.

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JUNE 21, 2024

Enjoy, and see you soon… In a surprise move, Doctors Without Borders is closing down its access-to-medicines campaign, which has been credited with ensuring needed drugs and vaccines have been made available to countless patients in low-income countries around the world , STAT reports.

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JUNE 4, 2023

Since then, a global pandemic showcased the industry’s prowess in rushing out lifesaving vaccines — elevating scientists to the status of saviors, at least for a fleeting moment. But complaints about steep prices for drugs have grown louder, sparking a backlash in Washington, D.C.,

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MAY 20, 2025

Want to stay on top of the science and politics driving biotech today?    Sign up  to get our biotech newsletter in your inbox. Good morning. ’s MAHA commission has declared a war against chronic diseases, but how will it decide what to prioritize?

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FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Damian here with an update on the plight of the  other  Covid-19 vaccine company, Wall Street’s latest GLP-1 trade, and the quest for a universal antivenom. Want to stay on top of the science and politics driving biotech today?    Sign up  to get our biotech newsletter in your inbox. Hello, all.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2023

We also learn about a new initiative to try and prevent gonorrhea spread with a meningitis vaccine. Lots of news on the cardiovascular front this morning: We discuss Novo Nordisk’s plans in heart disease, and Verve’s gene editing therapy for familial hypercholesterolemia. Read the rest…

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MAY 20, 2024

Today, we talk about how Bernie Sanders might be hitting a wall with the drug industry, see a glimmer of potential for HIV vaccines, and introduce a new Monday fundraising feature.   Sign up  to get our biotech newsletter in your inbox. Read the rest…

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European Pharmaceutical Review

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Production cost is currently a fundamental concern for many gene therapy developers, particularly given that some treatments cost millions of dollars per single dose (eg, $3.5 Single-use bioprocessing technologies enabling more rapid vaccines production [Internet]. million for Hemgenix [AAV5-hFIX-Padua]). Trends in Biotechnology.

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JANUARY 16, 2024

Today, we talk a lot about regulatory policy — for flu vaccines and for physicians.   Sign up  to get our biotech newsletter in your inbox. Hope you had a restful and reflective long weekend.

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MAY 23, 2024

Want to stay on top of the science and politics driving biotech today?    Sign up  to get our biotech newsletter in your inbox. Good morning. Wall Street had a big reaction to H5N1 bird flu news yesterday. Was it warranted? We’ll discuss that today. Read the rest…

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Pharmaceutical Technology

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Reynald Castaneda wrote about the affected clinical trial ecosystems in both countries , while Fiona Barry and Manasi analysed the impact of the war on the supply of the Russian Covid-19 vaccine Sputnik V to the rest of the world. Tracking drug development.

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MARCH 25, 2024

We also examine how Covid-19 vaccine makers are faring today, and more. Today, we discuss the implications of the Supreme Court’s forthcoming mifepristone evaluation on the FDA and the biopharma industry. Read the rest…

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AUGUST 15, 2024

Want to stay on top of the science and politics driving biotech today?    Sign up  to get our biotech newsletter in your inbox. Good morning. Big news this morning, so let’s get straight into it. Read the rest…

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PharmaShots

MAY 9, 2023

Social Factors Generation Health: This aspect is crucial as it corresponds to the layouts of drug development requirements based on the patient population of geography. Compared to the younger generation, the geriatric population requires more drugs.

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Pharmacy Times

JUNE 23, 2025

CMS is issuing unique J-codes for 505(b)(2) drugs, classifying them as sole-source products if not therapeutically equivalent. This pathway reduces submission denial risk, accelerates drug development, and offers potential market exclusivity for up to 7 years.

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DECEMBER 8, 2023

Today, we talk about the much-awaited CRISPR-based drug Casgevy, discuss the new Gavi initiative that plans to dramatically ramp up vaccine manufacturing in Africa, and more.   Sign up  to get our biotech newsletter in your inbox. Have a nice weekend! Read the rest…

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Pharmaceutical Technology

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

GlobalData’s Contract Service Provider database shows that Novartis has 25 manufacturing sites in the US, Europe and China, including five API biologics (cell, gene, vaccine and virus) facilities in the US, France and Switzerland. These highlight the parent company’s focus on innovative and high-value drug development.

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JUNE 12, 2025

’s handpicked members of a vaccine advisory committee, see Sen. Bill Cassidy quietly explore a “most-favored nation” pricing policy for prescription drugs, and more. installs vaccine critics on CDC panel Health secretary Robert F.   RFK Jr. Kennedy Jr.

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MAY 15, 2025

Want to stay on top of the science and politics driving biotech today?    Sign up  to get our biotech newsletter in your inbox. It’s a particularly good morning today since it’s finally warm here in Chicago, and I’ll be seeing Beyoncé tonight. Read the rest…

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JUNE 10, 2024

Lots on vaccines this morning: Moderna says its combination shot for Covid and flu works well, and might help improve uptake in the broader population. And the FDA just cleared GSK’s RSV vaccine for younger at-risk adults. Want to stay on top of the science and politics driving biotech today?  Read the rest…

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JUNE 6, 2024

Want to stay on top of the science and politics driving biotech today?    Sign up  to get our biotech newsletter in your inbox. Good morning. Today, we discuss how psychedelics companies are responding to the negative ad comm vote on Lykos’ therapy, results of Zepbound in MASH, and the fate of Novovax this fall.

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pharmaphorum

AUGUST 27, 2020

Regulatory pressures, lengthy drug development times, and the fact that drug prices have become politicised have raised risks and cut revenue projections, leading to the biotech sector falling out of fashion. The first is that the development of vaccines is utilising cutting edge technologies.

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