All articles by Isaac Hanson
Isaac Hanson
Signal: UK online pharmacies selling prescription drugs without proper checks
A BBC team was able to buy over 1,600 prescription pills by supplying fake data, raising concerns over limited oversight.
Signal: FTC granted injunction to pause IQVIA’s acquisition of Propel Media
A US court has granted the FTC’s request to halt the acquisition due to concerns that it will promote anticompetitive practices.
Signal: Lilly searches for new obesity drugs in partnership with Fauna Bio
The deal is worth up to $494m plus royalties and allows Lilly to utilise Fauna’s Convergence artificial intelligence platform.
Signal: CAR-T study suggests cell therapy can treat autoimmune diseases
A study shared at ASH saw lupus and sclerosis patients make marked recoveries through CAR-T therapy initally targeted at blood cancers.
Signal: US lays out plan to seize govt-funded drug patents to lower cost
The plans would allow third parties to manufacture such drugs if manufacturers make them unaffordable.
Signal: Absci and AstraZeneca sign deal on AI-powered cancer antibody drug
The $247m deal will focus on the use of generative artificial intelligence to develop an antibody therapy for an unnamed cancer.
Signal: Novo Nordisk sues more Florida pharmacies in battle against fake semaglutide
Novo Nordisk is continuing legal action against compounding pharmacies selling off-brand Ozempic which it claims are adulterated.
Signal: British biopharma applies for BLA for T-cell cancer therapy
Autolus Theraputics is forging ahead with its T-cell cancer therapy, obe-cel, aimed at treating persistant adult ALL.
Signal: Moderna mRNA patent revoked by EPO after Pfizer suit
Pfizer and BioNTech countersued Moderna following an initial August 2022 suit alleging that its patents were overly broad.
Signal: Wegovy highlights UK’s complex relationship with private sector
Wegovy has made headlines recently in the UK, highlighting both its seismic impact and changes in health habits.