Merck claims late-stage study success for RSV antibody  — Novo Nordisk's Wegovy gets UK approval for lowering heart risks — J&J vets burst into biotech with $165M Third Arc series A —http://bit.ly/w28kSd #rsv #merck #novonordisk #uk #wegovy #funding #jnj #pharma #pharmanews #biotech #biopharma #biotechnology #cafepharma

5 startups looking to compete in the obesity space  — GSK plots Blenrep's plot back to market with EU filing — Where 3 Democrats who could replace Biden atop the ticket stand on health care —http://bit.ly/w28kSd #startups #obesity #gsk #healthcare #2024election #kamalaharris #democrats #pharma #pharmanews #biotech #biopharma #biotechnology #cafepharma

Abbott plans marketing push for glucose monitors beyond diabetes  — Morphic kept it simple in M&A maneuvers, staying focused on Lilly to reel in $3.2B buyout— FDA launches innovation hub to spur rare disease R&D —http://bit.ly/w28kSd #cgms #glucosemonitoring #abbottlabs #elililly #innovation #fda #rarediseases #pharma #pharmanews #biotech #biopharma #biotechnology #cafepharma

Despite layoff announcements, Novartis beats Q2 expectations   — GoodRx teams with Boehringer on Humira biosimilar— Medtech firms have cut more than 14,000 jobs in the past 18 months —http://bit.ly/w28kSd #novartis #earnings #layoffs #humira #biosimilar #goodrx #abbvie #medtech #pharma #pharmanews #biotech #biopharma #biotechnology #cafepharma

5 neuro data readouts to watch in the second half of 2024 — GSK moves to new HQ in return to central London — AbbVie led the way in paying doctors to pitch its drugs last year —http://bit.ly/w28kSd #clinicaltrials #neurology #gsk #london #abbvie #physicians #physicianpayments #pharma #pharmanews #biotech #biopharma #biotechnology #cafepharma

Pfizer moves forward with once-daily version of weight loss pill after setbacks—Novo’s once-weekly insulin rejected by FDA — Could pharma’s blockbuster immunotherapies work in dogs? —http://bit.ly/w28kSd #pfizer #weightloss #novonordisk #type1diabetes #fda #insulin #animalhealth #pharma #pharmanews #biotech #biopharma #biotechnology #cafepharma

2024's layoff woes continue in Q2—Jaguar Gene’s JAG201 therapy trial for autism receives FDA approval — Most patients stop using Wegovy, Ozempic for weight loss within two years —http://bit.ly/w28kSd #layoffs #genetherapy #autism #wegovy #ozempic #weightloss #novonordisk #pharma #pharmanews #biotech #biopharma #biotechnology #cafepharma

US government appeals Gilead's trial win in Truvada, Descovy patent fight—Lilly’s Mounjaro helps patients lose more weight than Novo’s Ozempic — FTC report finds PBM power has “dire consequences” —http://bit.ly/w28kSd #gileadsciences #patents #elililly #mounjaro #ozempic #novonordisk #ftc #pbms #pharma #pharmanews #biotech #biopharma #biotechnology #cafepharma

Lilly inks $3.2B Morphic buyout to snag oral rival to Takeda's IBD blockbuster—GLP-1s may cut risk of 10 obesity-related cancers in diabetics —Study finds Pfizer's RSV vaccine not tied to higher risk of pre-term births —http://bit.ly/w28kSd #mergersandacquistions #elililly #ibd #takeda #glp1 #novonordisk #diabetes #cancer #pfizer #rsv #vaccines #pharma #pharmanews #biotech #biopharma #biotechnology #cafepharma

Moderna receives $176 million from BARDA for mRNA influenza vaccines—J&J, Legend's Carvykti shows CAR-T can extend lives in multiple myeloma —The IRA will lower U.S. drug spending, CMS finds — but not for awhile—http://bit.ly/w28kSd #moderna #barda #mrna #vaccines #flu #jnj #multiplemyeloma #ira #drugspending #pharma #pharmanews #biotech #biopharma #biotechnology #cafepharma