Pharma’s ‘Dr. Optimistic’ is worried about the industry’s future
In July 2006, The New York Times sent young reporter Alex Berenson to Pfizer to interview me about…
Mutual mistrust: FDA staff wary as Høeg becomes top drug regulator
WASHINGTON — In 2008, Tracy Beth Høeg, then a resident physician and ultramarathon runner, expressed dismay at vice…
FDA reviewers didn’t get to vote on first priority voucher drug
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration has promised companies that earn a Commissioner’s National Priority Voucher a one-…
AbbVie parts ways with Calico
Unexpected uncoupling raises questions about the pace – and patience – of longevity drug discovery amid shifting pharma…
Countries used to test drugs often don’t see the approved medicines, study finds
Numerous medicines are not accessible in many of the countries where they were tested before approval by the…
New FDA priority review vouchers go to Lilly, Novo, Vertex
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday announced the second batch of companies being granted a “Commissioner’s…
Targeting heart health for post-menopausal women
The average lifespan of Canadian women is 83.9 years. They tend to start menopause between the ages of…
How a change in FDA guidance might revolutionise MASH drug development
Transformative new shifts have taken place in the last month in the metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) therapy space,…
Amid tariff wars, Canada’s pharma services industry sees opportunity
Key Insights Canadian firms are positioning the country as a hub for pharmaceutical services Some industry insiders…
Breakthrough blood pressure drug could be on NHS next year
A new daily pill for high blood pressure is set to revolutionise treatment for the first time in…
IL6 genetic perturbation mimicking IL-6 inhibition is associated with lower cardiometabolic risk
GBD Causes of Death Collaborators. Global burden of 288 causes of death and life expectancy decomposition in 204…
Join Sept. 18 with George Church and this year’s top biotech startups
I asked AI the other day how many biotechs have been co-founded by Harvard’s George Church. About 50…