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Articles by Richard Staines

Incyte swoops for vitiligo specialist Villaris in potential $1.43B deal

Oct. 3, 2022
By Richard Staines
Incyte Corp. has agreed to acquire Villaris Therapeutics Inc., the developer of a monoclonal antibody for vitiligo that aims to treat a larger proportion of the skin than an available topical cream, for $70 million up front, plus up to $310 million in potential development and regulatory milestone payments. The deal includes up to $1.05 billion in commercial milestones on net sales of auremolimab, a preclinical MAb that works against IL-15Rβ and is expected to reach the clinic in 2023.
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After EU approval, Biomarin heads back to FDA with refile for pricey hemophilia A gene therapy

Sep. 30, 2022
By Richard Staines
After winning the backing of European regulators, Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc. is returning to the U.S. FDA with its hemophilia A gene therapy, valoctocogene roxaparvovec, following a rejection in August 2020. It's armed with data it hopes will assuage concerns about long-term safety and benefits.
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United Kingdom flag, map

UK pharma facing ‘perfect storm’ of economic turmoil and looming 30% rebate hike

Sep. 29, 2022
By Richard Staines
The U.K. could be downgraded as a place to research and launch new medicines because of economic shocks and a looming rebate of 30% or more on sales of branded products, according to industry sources.
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Valneva vaccine vials

Talks with partner over next-gen COVID-19 shot may take months and could fail, Valneva warns

Sep. 26, 2022
By Richard Staines
Valneva SE is approaching a crucial point with its troubled efforts to develop a COVID-19 vaccine, having announced Sept. 26 it’s in talks with a potential partner for its next-generation jab. The company cautioned the negotiations could take several months and may not succeed. The company’s problems with its COVID-19 vaccine, which is based on an inactivated whole virus, have weighed on its shares (Paris:VLA), which collapsed from a 52-week high of more than €29 (US$28.29) in December 2021 to €5.74 at the close of trading Sept. 26.
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Vaccinia virus
Newco news

UK’s Stratosvir aims to unlock the potential of oncolytic viruses

Sep. 23, 2022
By Richard Staines
Stratosvir Ltd. aims to overcome the drawbacks experienced with oncolytic viruses, using technology based around vaccinia viruses that allow for a systemic injection and with a larger payload capacity. Stratosvir was started up by CEO Chris Ullman and co-founder Antonio Postigo in 2020 with funding from Cancer Research UK and the Deep Science Ventures, tasked with finding new ways of treating solid tumors.
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Dollar signs in blister packs

Spero signs $600M license deal for UTI antibiotic with GSK – three months after FDA rejected it

Sep. 22, 2022
By Richard Staines
Spero Therapeutics Inc. has come out swinging after a U.S. FDA rejection for its oral antibiotic, tebipenem Hbr, picking up a potential $600 million licensing deal with pharma giant GSK plc after agreeing on a plan with the regulator to revive the drug.
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Merck KGaA strikes option deal for Nerviano’s brain tumor-targeting PARP inhibitor

Sep. 21, 2022
By Richard Staines
Merck KGaA has struck a collaboration and option-to-license deal with Nerviano Medical Sciences Srl centered around NMS-293, a next-generation PARP-1 inhibitor already in early clinical development for brain tumors. Merck is making a play for the poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitor market, first opened up in December 2014 by Astrazeneca plc, when Lynparza (olaparib) was first approved in advanced ovarian cancer, going on to become a blockbuster through a partnership with Merck & Co Inc.
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Infant examination

Astrazeneca-Sanofi RSV prevention drug Beyfortus gets nod from EU regulators

Sep. 20, 2022
By Richard Staines
An antibody that protects babies against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) from Astrazeneca Ltd. and Sanofi SA was among a string of recommendations from the EMA’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use, paving the way for approval within the next few months and a potential launch in 2023.
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Infant examination

Astrazeneca-Sanofi RSV prevention drug Beyfortus gets nod from EU regulators

Sep. 16, 2022
By Richard Staines
An antibody that protects babies against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) from Astrazeneca Ltd. and Sanofi SA was among a string of recommendations from the EMA’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use, paving the way for approval within the next few months and a potential launch in 2023.
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Investors scrutinize weight loss data from Altimmune’s fatty liver drug pemvidutide

Sep. 15, 2022
By Richard Staines
Altimmune Inc. has come under scrutiny from investors after weight loss data from a phase Ib trial of its nonalcoholic fatty liver disease drug, pemvidutide, sent its shares on a roller coaster ride.
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