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StockWatch: Avadel Sparks Bidding War; Agios Plummets 51% on Phase III Data
More than two weeks after Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) and Novo Nordisk (NASDAQ Copenhagen: NOVO-B) slugged it out for Metsera (NASDAQ:…
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Immune Cell Profiling in Type 1 Diabetes Identifies Changes in Memory T Cells and B Cells
Scientists analyzing human and mouse pancreatic lymph nodes (PLNs) and spleens have identified a distinct subset of CD4 memory helper…
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Ginkgo Datapoints Launches Virtual Cell Initiative for AI Drug Discovery
Credit: Jackie Niam / iStock / Getty Images Plus Ginkgo Bioworks has announced the launch of the Virtual Cell Pharmacology Initiative (VCPI)…
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Novartis Plans to Build Flagship Manufacturing Hub in North Carolina
Credit: Tom Werner/Getty Images Officials at Novartis report that the company plans to expand its operations in North Carolina, creating…
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HIV Integrase Captured by Cryo-EM in Two Structural States
On the left is integrase in its “intasome” structure of four identical four-part complexes (pink) that connect to create one…
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In letter to Makary, biotech CEOs push for FDA stability and say volatility threatens US innovation
Hundreds of industry leaders have signed a letter to FDA Director Marty Makary, M.D., about the importance of having a…
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New Nasal Vaccines, Korro Stock Dips, J&J and Merck Acquisitions, and Dyno GATC
Nasal vaccines show new promise for human papillomavirus (HPV) to address cervical cancer and whooping cough. In business news, Korro’s…
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FDA says it’s hiring more than 1,000 new staffers, launches new comms program for review process
The FDA says it is hiring more than 1,000 new employees and rolling out a pilot communication program in an…
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Roche inks $200M+ licensing pact for Freenome’s cancer screening blood tests
Roche has claimed the exclusive international rights to Freenome’s multiomic cancer screening approaches, toward the goal of developing blood testing…
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Improving Astrocyte Function Shows Promise for Alzheimer’s
The link between Alzheimer’s disease and amyloid plaques is well documented, with innumerable studies exploring techniques and therapies to inhibit…