Vanessa Doctor, RN

Pfizer and Roivant unveiled Priovant Therapeutics to develop and market new therapies for a wide range of autoimmune diseases with high mortality and morbidity rates.
The FDA has placed Astellas Pharma’s Phase I/II FORTIS trial on clinical hold after one of its study participants experienced a serious adverse event.
Amryt Pharma is filing a formal dispute resolution request (FDRR) with the FDA after receiving a CRL that delays the production of its drug for a rare skin disorder.
Positive news continues for COVID-19 vaccine development and distribution, with Sanofi and GSK announcing the success of their candidate against the Omicron variant.
It’s been a busy month for big biopharma companies looking to expand operations with Moderna, AstraZeneca, Sanofi and more are setting up new facilities internationally.
DEM BioPharma has $70 million to get started on novel immunotherapeutics to treat cancer following a successful financing round.
Enanta filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Pfizer for the latter’s alleged use of its proprietary antiviral component in producing the COVID-19 antiviral Paxlovid.
Novartis’ win in the patent dispute over its drug, Gilenya, was short-lived after a U.S. appeals court reversed its 2020 ruling vs. HEC Pharm’s attempt to create a generic version.
The week began with positive updates in the vaccine development space against various infectious diseases from Emergent, Merck, Affinivax and Ocugen.
Therorna brought in $42 million to advance its circular RNA platform, while Carbon Biosciences banked $38 million to develop therapies for genetic diseases, beginning with cystic fibrosis.
The FDA’s decision is based on positive results from two induction and one maintenance clinical study of AbbVie’s Skyrizi for Crohn’s disease.
Biogen has terminated its asset purchase agreement with Karyopharm Therapeutics, putting a halt to the development of KPT-350 (BIIB100), which was being evaluated as a treatment for ALS.
The World Health Organization is giving the monkeypox virus a new name soon in an attempt to quell the stigma and discrimination that might go with it.
MorphoSys is having a busy week after entering into an equity participation agreement with HIBio and a supply agreement and clinical collaboration with Pfizer and Incyte.
Eli Lilly’s Olumiant (baricitinib) received approval from the FDA for the treatment of severe alopecia areata, making it the first systemic treatment for adults living with the disease.