The patient affected by a serious adverse event in Neurogene's clinical trial of Rett syndrome gene therapy has now died, but that won't cause the study to be halted. The FDA has allowed the company ...

Elon Musk's brain-computer interface (BCI) company Neuralink has been given the green light to test its device in tetraplegic patients in Canada – the first international trial of the technology. The ...

US President-Elect Donald Trump is reported to be considering the nomination of Johns Hopkins surgeon and writer Martin Makary to lead the FDA after he takes office in January. The rumour was ...

AstraZeneca's anticoagulant reversal agent Andexxa was given an accelerated approval by the FDA in 2018, but the company's plan to get that upgraded to a full approval is facing some pushback. At an ...

Jazz Pharmaceuticals has claimed FDA approval for its HER2-directed bispecific antibody Ziihera as a treatment for biliary ...

The creation of these ‘pharmacy deserts’ exacerbates health inequalities and hinders the ongoing effort to shift the focus of healthcare towards prevention. Supporting community pharmacies, then, is ...

Endo International is the latest drugmaker to file for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in connection with opioid litigation in the US, after agreeing a $6 billion deal with creditors that ...

As one of the world’s biggest contributors to climate change, pharma is morally obliged to adapt its processes and operations – and doing so will open up new opportunities for growth.

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The team that brought you Karuna – recently sold to Bristol-Myers Squibb for $14 billion – has set up a neuropsychiatry-focused biotech called Seaport Therapeutics. Karuna co-founder Daphne ...

The combined efforts of researchers, investors, and pharmaceutical and biotech companies have resulted in substantial progress in the treatment of major diseases such as cancer, diabetes, and ...

Vertex Pharma could be close to succeeding in the long-standing quest to find an alternative to potentially addictive opioids for the treatment of pain associated with common medical procedures.