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Articles by Amanda Lanier

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Biopharma nonprofit deals and grants 2024

2024 nonprofit deals plummet from pandemic peak

Jan. 31, 2025
By Amanda Lanier
Biopharma nonprofit deals remained low in 2024, compared to the pandemic and pre-pandemic years, while grants saw a slight decline from the previous year.
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Biopharma financings 4Q24

Biopharma financings hit $102B in 2024, third highest year on record

Jan. 29, 2025
By Amanda Lanier
Biopharma financings saw their third highest year, with companies collectively raising $102.15 billion in 2024, behind only 2020 and 2021. The amount marked a 44% jump from $70.97 billion in financings in 2023 and a 68% increase from $60.81 billion in 2022. The fourth quarter (Q4) contributed $15.45 billion, the lowest quarter of the year, following $16.38 billion in Q3, $23.07 billion in Q2, and a strong $47.25 billion in Q1.
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Biopharma clinical updates December 2024

Lilly’s Zepbound outpaces Wegovy as December logs 212 trial updates

Jan. 24, 2025
By Amanda Lanier
In December 2024 BioWorld recorded 212 clinical trial updates, an increase from 180 in November and closely aligning with 219 in October. The month saw 16 successful phase III outcomes, along with two mixed results and two trial failures. Eli Lilly and Co. reported that its FDA-approved weight-loss drug Zepbound (tirzepatide) outperformed Novo Nordisk A/S’s Wegovy (semaglutide) in the phase IIIb Surmount-5 trial.
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Biopharma regulatory actions and approvals December 2024

2024 closes with 228 US FDA approvals; December adds 19 drugs

Jan. 23, 2025
By Amanda Lanier
The U.S. FDA approved 19 drugs in December, an increase from 10 in November. In total, 228 FDA approvals were granted in 2024, averaging 19 per month. Seven new molecular entities were approved in December, bringing the year's total to 49.
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Sensus leads med-tech stock rebound in 2024, year closes with modest sector gain

Jan. 23, 2025
By Amanda Lanier

Med-tech stocks experienced a turbulent year of ups and downs in 2024, as the BioWorld Med-Tech Stock Index saw lows of almost 15% and gains of nearly 5% before closing the year up 0.21%. This modest rebound follows consecutive declines of 4.44% in 2023 and a steep drop of 39.58% in 2022.


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Bio IPO performance 2024

Biopharma IPOs rebound slightly, as class of 2024 lags with a 29% average decline

Jan. 14, 2025
By Amanda Lanier
Modest signs of recovery were seen in the biopharma IPO market in 2024, though activity remains significantly below the levels seen during the 2018-2021 boom. In 2024, 32 biopharma companies went public, a slight increase from 27 in 2023 but a decline from 35 in 2022. These figures pale in comparison to the peak years, with 134 IPOs in 2021, 106 in 2020 and even 65 in 2019. Both the total value and volume of IPOs continue to lag far behind those earlier highs.
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2024 gainers and losers

Cancer data drive significant biopharma stock gains in a volatile 2024

Jan. 10, 2025
By Amanda Lanier
Biopharma stocks saw a year of ups and downs in 2024, with the BioWorld Stock Index rising as much as 21% before dipping below 2% and ultimately closing the year up 5.16%. This performance follows a 33.59% gain in 2023 and a sharp 32.75% decline in 2022. Among the 509 stocks analyzed in the index, 169 companies (33%) ended the year with gains, while 340 (67%) saw their shares decline.
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Biopharma deals December 2024

Biopharma deals hit $230B in 2024, breaking historical records

Jan. 10, 2025
By Amanda Lanier
Biopharma deal activity closed out the year strong in December, reaching a total value of $29.02 billion – the second highest monthly figure of 2024, just shy of November's $29.34 billion. For the full year, deals amounted to $230.37 billion, marking a nearly 6% increase from $217.69 billion in 2023 and making 2024 the highest value year in in BioWorld’s records.
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Med-tech deals December 2024

Jan. 10, 2025
By Amanda Lanier
Med-tech deal values dropped sharply in December to $78.74 million, down from $424.5 million in November. For the full year, deal values reached $2.12 billion, representing a significant decline of 80% from 2023’s $10.63 billion and marking the lowest annual total in recent years
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Bio IPO performance 2024

Biopharma IPOs rebound slightly, as class of 2024 lags with a 29% average decline

Jan. 9, 2025
By Amanda Lanier
Modest signs of recovery were seen in the biopharma IPO market in 2024, though activity remains significantly below the levels seen during the 2018-2021 boom. In 2024, 32 biopharma companies went public, a slight increase from 27 in 2023 but a decline from 35 in 2022. These figures pale in comparison to the peak years, with 134 IPOs in 2021, 106 in 2020 and even 65 in 2019. Both the total value and volume of IPOs continue to lag far behind those earlier highs.
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