Relay Therapeutics touts data on bile cancer drug (STAT)
Mix and Match COVID Boosters: Time Crunch For Data Review May Mean No Advisory Committee Vote (Pink Sheet)
In Focus: International
EU envoy says Russia delays EMA Sputnik V vaccine inspections – media (Reuters)
WHO says 'near' to solving issues on Russia's Sputnik V vaccine (Reuters)
Merck drug less effective against moderate COVID -India regulatory source (Reuters)
Brazil in talks to buy up to 150 mln Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines for 2022 (Reuters)
Two Indian drugmakers seek to end trials of Merck's antiviral drug for moderate COVID-19 (Reuters)
Europe’s largest clinical trial sponsors are getting better at reporting results (STAT)
‘Naively ambitious’: How COVAX failed on its promise to vaccinate the world (STAT)
Africans Welcome New Malaria Vaccine. But Is It a ‘Game Changer'? (NYTimes)
Highlights of Management Board – October 2021 meeting (EMA)
Coronavirus Pandemic
Where Biden’s vaccine mandate will hit and miss (Politico)
Malaysia approves Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for booster dose (Reuters)
Pharma & Biotech
Schrödinger teams up with MD Anderson on WEE1 inhibitor program; Amid JAK safety concerns, AbbVie touts new data for Rinvoq (Endpoints)
US FDA Unlikely To Issue Broad Biosimilar Guidance Saying Comparative Clinical Studies Unnecessary (Pink Sheet)
Samsung Biologics partners with Enzolytics Inc for antibody therapies (Pharmafile)
Pfizer, Bayer-backed Pyxis ups IPO price as biotech's public run continues unabated (Fierce)
EU’s New Health Crisis Response Body ‘Won’t Duplicate’ Work Of EMA And ECDC (Pink Sheet)
BioCina completes takeover of Pfizer-owned Australia plant; Cambrex adds space at NC site for small molecules (Endpoints)
New England-based distributor HPNE looks to double its workforce to keep up with demand (Endpoints)
Allogene hit with FDA clinical hold after a patient experiences 'abnormality' in CAR-T cells — shares hammered (Endpoints) (STAT)
Relay unrolls early data for anti-FGFR drug it thinks stand alone in terms of safety profile (Endpoints)
UPDATED: Another three biotechs are set to debut on Nasdaq as combined industry raise tops $14B (Endpoints)
Flagship turns to Novartis HR guru in latest addition; David Grainger saddles up to new position at Centessa while Pfizer's Rod MacKenzie prepares to ride into the sunset (Endpoints)
Pierre Fabre Fights Off Rivals For Rights To Atara's Off-The-Shelf T-Cell Therapy (Scrip)
Medtech
LabCorp, PerkinElmer latest to target COVID-flu combo test market (MedtechDive)
Hearing Aid Maker Eargo Target Of US DOJ Investigation (MedtechInsight)
DreaMed Diabetes' 'digital endocrinologist' AI expands to Type 2 diabetes with FDA green light (Fierce)
Government, Regulatory & Legal
Teva Says GSK Skinny Label Win Will Have 'Seismic' Impact (Law360)
HHS Accused Of Overstepping Role In Drug Discount Program (Law360)
Drug Cos. Can't Nix Monitoring Class In Zantac MDL (Law360)
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