‘Runaway train’: Drug launch prices have grown 20% annually for more than a decade, and its’s time for Congress to act, researchers say (Fierce) (Endpoints) (STAT)
Roche’s bispecific blood cancer drug Lunsumio treads on CAR-T’s turf with first global approval (Fierce)
New GSK debuts with renewed purpose, strategy and brand identity as it says goodbye to consumer business (Endpoints)
Following tie-up with Sanofi, transatlantic AI firm secures latest Big Pharma deal in nine-figure Bristol Myers pact (Endpoints)
Biospring Partners closes $245 million first fund as private markets tense up (STAT) (Endpoints)
Obesity drug race heats up as Innovent uncorks new GLP1 data (Endpoints)
Bayer’s New Oncology Chief Wants to Compete for Biotech Deals (Bloomberg)
Astellas opens new $100M gene therapy production plant (Fierce)
BioNTech to soon start mRNA vaccine factory construction in Rwanda (Reuters)
Small cancer drug trial sees tumors disappear in 100 percent of patients (Washington Post)
Long Covid May Cause Diabetes, Hypertension, Discovery Says (Bloomberg)
Medtech
EU Offers Insight On New MDR Guidance Documents On The Horizon (MedTech Insight)
House passes FDA user-fee package, bolstering cybersecurity, clinical trial diversity for medical devices (MedTech Dive)
Foundation Medicine’s tumor test scores yet another companion diagnostic nod, for Genentech’s Rozlytrek (Fierce)
ADA 2022 Wrap Up: Iterative Progress On Glucose Control, No Big Surprises (MedTech Insight)
Abbott’s TriClip cuts heart valve leaks among patients with pacemakers (Fierce)
Government, Regulatory & Legal
States' price-fixing case against generic pharma companies trimmed (Fierce) (Reuters)
Mylan, Teva, Others to Face Narrowed Antitrust Case by State AGs (Bloomberg)
PhRMA Played Supporting Role In Case Questioning DTC Advertising In Product Liability Disputes (The Pink Sheet)
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission brings Novo Nordisk to court over age discrimination case (Endpoints)
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