While South Korea's biopharma sector has made progress in its digital transformation, including the adoption of AI technologies, a recent report has identified multiple remaining challenges.
Chief Medical Officer Samit Hirawat will step down to pursue new career opportunities, the company said.
The privately held German pharma firm is hoping to bring a new generation of pulmonary fibrosis and cancer drugs to market but their commercial success is not yet a certainty.
Pointing to data that show a benefit in reducing viral load and the histological signs of the infection, Memo says its drug, potravitug, could become the first therapy to treat BK polyomavirus in kidney transplant recipients.
In its Q2 update, Viking reported that Phase III trials of subcutaneous VK2735 are under way, and that it expects Phase II data for an oral formulation before year’s end.
In this week's episode: Sanofi’s Vicebio buy; Sarepta halts US Elevidys shipments; Novartis warning over Europe; US CRL for Genentech’s Columvi; and an interview with Novavax.
Chief Medical Officer Samit Hirawat will step down to pursue new career opportunities, the company said.
The privately held German pharma firm is hoping to bring a new generation of pulmonary fibrosis and cancer drugs to market but their commercial success is not yet a certainty.
Plus deals involving Lilly/Gate Bioscience, Concentra/iTeos, Nicox/Kowa, Ajax/Schrodinger, I-Mab/Bridge Health, Otsuka/Cantargia, JCR/Acumen and more.
Plus deals involving Lilly/Gate Bioscience, Concentra/iTeos, Nicox/Kowa, Ajax/Schrodinger, I-Mab/Bridge Health, Otsuka/Cantargia, JCR/Acumen and more.
Recent moves in the industry include changes at the top at Trogenix and Quetzal Therapeutics, plus Synendos Therapeutics gains a new CMO from Roche.
Public Company Edition: Sarepta restructured after stopping shipments of its Elevidys for some patients to ease future debt pressures, but now it has stopped shipments to all patients. Also, Madrigal secured up to $500m in new debt, Cogent closed a $230m offering and other financings.
With drug sector indexes underperforming the broad market in the first half of 2025, investors may have been anticipating tariff-related and other headwinds. But impending loss of exclusivity on key products may be provoking more anxiety at this point.
