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Karyopharm grabs $48M round for pipeline work05-20-13
FDA bestows 'Breakthrough Therapy' status to drug for fatal infant disease05-20-13
Pentagon adviser quietly pocketed biotech's cash while promoting its interests05-20-13
FDA: Merck's sleep drug suvorexant effective, but safety issues draw heavy flak05-20-13
XenoPort shares skid after MS drug proves to be a lemon in PhIII05-20-13
Elan orchestrates $693M biotech buyout, $90M spinout in deal frenzy05-20-13
Effector Therapeutics snags $45M venture round from A-list backers05-20-13
AbbVie, Galapagos extend JAK1 pact into Crohn's disease with $50M carrot 05-17-13
Third Rock Ventures adds biotech veterans to team05-17-13
Novo Nordisk completes PhIII hemophilia trial with positive results05-17-13
Pain Therapeutics, Durect shares nosedive on haziness for Pfizer's Remoxy 05-10-13
Anna Protopapas replaces Deborah Dunsire as Millennium oncology head05-10-13
Eli Lilly jettisons cancer contender after another Phase III failure05-10-13
Biotech VC firm Frazier Healthcare closes in on $300M fund05-10-13
Henri Termeer rediscovers the 'Genzyme feel' in world of biotech startups05-10-13
Deborah Dunsire exits as Takeda cuts CEO role in Millennium shakeup 05-09-13
U.S. drug market shrinks for first time05-09-13
FDA's Hamburg touts rising approval record and promises swifter interaction05-09-13
Biotech Receptos claims $73M IPO prize to fuel oral MS contender 05-09-13
CytRx dumps failed IIb trial for lung cancer, focuses on aldoxorubicin05-09-13
Global CRO Quintiles rakes in $947M as its hot IPO sells at top range05-09-13
Trevena lands $430M Forest deal, $60M venture round as heart drug heads to PhIIb05-09-13
Fast-growing Biogen Idec bursts the seams at new Cambridge HQ05-08-13
The pharma spin-offs have just begun05-08-13
Shire strikes discovery deal in rare diseases with Bill Gates-backed Nimbus05-08-13
China backs its booming biopharma industry with big subsidies05-08-13
Which Big Biotechs are hitting the gas pedal on R&D spending?05-08-13
Genomics, Biotechnology's Oldest Next Big Thing05-08-13
Startup biotech charges into PhII with $23M bankroll for rare disease drugs 05-08-13
Takeda beefs up new vaccines arm with $250M bolt-on buyout of Inviragen05-08-13
Biotech trio to take over Alderley labs as AstraZeneca heads south05-07-13
GlaxoSmithKline's 'independent experts' start to hand out keys to its data vault05-07-13
NGM raises $13M for cardio/metabolic R&D work05-07-13
Astellas, VCs stake virtual biotech spinout with $15M and a PhII program 05-07-13
Baxter adds Gammagard to growing roster of Ph III Alzheimer's failures 05-07-13
Celgene nabs another round of promising pivotal apremalist data for psoriatic arthritis05-06-13
Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer target painkiller revivals as FDA warms to abuse deterrents05-06-13
NeuroPhage banks $6.4M for Alzheimer's drug development effort05-06-13
Bristol-Myers, AstraZeneca report positive data for rare metabolic disease drug 05-06-13
AbbVie gains inside 'breakthrough' track at FDA for hot hep C combo05-06-13
Novartis promises to test the full value of FDA's 'breakthrough' status05-06-13
Celgene turns to Concert for $300M deuterium-tweaking cancer collaboration05-06-13
Novartis probes controversy around Diovan studies05-03-13
AltheRx Pharma adds $15M, new CEO and ex-AstraZeneca exec05-03-13
Biotech financier Blech gets jail time in 'No mercy' sentence05-03-13
Moderna taps biotech legend Henri Termeer for board of directors05-03-13
Who Will Figure Out How to Make a Business Out of Fecal Transplants?05-03-13
Sanofi lets go of rights to Regeneron's antibodies in ophthalmology05-03-13
Bristol-Myers' 'smart bomb' deal pushes Ambrx 12-month deal tally to $715M 05-03-13
Arena shares sink after biotech withdraws marketing app for obesity drug in Europe05-03-13
FDA panel rejects Aveo's kidney cancer drug tivozanib05-02-13
Biotech Symphogen tacks on $53.7M to big venture round after Merck Serono deal05-02-13
New Shire CEO Ornskov shakes up company after seizing the reins 05-02-13
Capital Royalty launches $805M fund for biotech, healthcare deals05-02-13
Merck buddies up to Scripps spinout Abide in $430M diabetes partnership05-02-13
Biogen CEO Scangos scores 19% pay hike during stellar 201205-01-13
Billionaire Kirk grabs $150M round for synthetic biology deals at Intrexon05-01-13
Allergan slams brakes on two key PhIIIs after data disappoints05-01-13
J&J grabs another 'breakthrough' FDA win with early-stage cancer drug05-01-13
Seaside Therapeutics fails to achieve main goal in major trial in autism05-01-13
Atlas Venture targets early-stage biotech bets with new $265M fund05-01-13
EMA vows to battle AbbVie in courts for full data transparency05-01-13
Raptor's orphan drug-win at FDA overshadowed by debate over steep price 05-01-13
Merck spotlights new deals, R&D review as demands to rebuild pipeline grow05-01-13
VCs provide $40M to finance Celator's pivotal PhIII AML study 05-01-13
FDA steamrolls over panel vote, spurns Titan's addiction drug Probuphine05-01-13
Johnson & Johnson allies with biotech startup on HIV drug in China04-30-13
Celladon's gene therapy for heart failure takes spotlight in the U.K.04-30-13
Biotech legend Termeer joins the board at Moderna04-30-13
Biotech upstart joins Big Pharma cast on high-profile 'breakthrough' stage04-30-13
Aveo shares plunge after FDA raises fears of tivozanib rejection 04-30-13
Regado gambles on $75M IPO to pay pricey PhIII tab04-30-13
GlaxoSmithKline throws in the towel on $186M Parkinson's pact with Impax04-29-13
U.K. union makes its case against AstraZeneca's R&D relocation04-29-13
FDA rejects two of the four drugs in Gilead's blockbuster HIV drug Stribild04-29-13
Giants team on diabetes as Merck partners with Pfizer on SGLT2 combo04-29-13
Celgene taps biotech Forma for drugs in hot field of protein homeostasis04-29-13
MedImmune chief taps top prospects, hunts new biologics deals04-28-13
Docs may find stellar Gilead/Bristol-Myers hep C combo too good to ignore 04-28-13
Guidelines for contributing an Industry Voices column to Fierce04-26-13
Fierce at BIO 2013 in Chicago04-26-13
Biotech Receptos trots out terms for $71M IPO04-26-13
Biotech startup hustles new Alzheimer's program to the clinic04-26-13
Johnson & Johnson, Evotec bask in Harvard's breaking diabetes discovery04-26-13
Symonds Steps Down as Novartis CFO, Kirsch Takes Over04-26-13
Industry Voices: Time to Take Fecal Transplantation Seriously04-26-13
NIH stops HIV vaccine trial after immunizations fail04-26-13
Europeans throw cold water on Pfizer's hot streak with Xeljanz rejection04-26-13
Theravance to split into two companies04-25-13
Bristol-Myers gains FDA's 'breakthrough' track in race for hep C drug approval 04-25-13
Radius nabs $43M round for PhIII bone-building drug04-25-13
Eli Lilly slugs it out with J&J on Alzheimer's drug patent claim04-25-13
Experienced biotech team snags $33M for promising PhII cholesterol drug 04-25-13
Acumen Pharma reveals A round closing to fund Alzheimer's drug research04-25-13
AstraZeneca's PhIII chief scouts for blockbuster deals as revenue slides04-25-13
Novartis changes CFOs, reveals cuts to workforce and chairman pay04-24-13
Achaogen nails $60M in government funding to push antibiotics pipeline04-24-13
French biotech Genticel lands $23.7M for 'blockbuster' HPV vaccine hopeful04-24-13
Merck scores 'breakthrough' status from FDA for immunotherapy against melanoma04-24-13
OPKO Health to acquire Prolor Biotech for $480M04-24-13
AstraZeneca, Aussie biotech outfit ally in $240M-plus discovery deal04-24-13
BIO: R&D execs say tweaks boost drug-development process04-23-13
Roche restructuring will affect 170 jobs in Europe, U.S.04-23-13
Chicago uses its turn in BIO spotlight to promote incubator plans04-23-13
Moody's: Deep-pocketed pharma giants poised to boost M&A activity this year04-23-13
Gilead keeps lead in hep C race after rivals post key trial results04-23-13
E&Y: Biotech budget hawks rule the roost in year of mixed performance 04-23-13
GlaxoSmithKline and Avalon Ventures forge $495M biotech startup alliance04-22-13
Updated: EU pharma CEOs earned 46% less than U.S. peers04-22-13
Elan spurns buyout offer, preps for deal spree04-22-13
The Top 15 Biotech VC firms 04-22-13
Bristol-Myers rebounds on hep C front with new Merck partnership04-22-13
AstraZeneca works both sides of the Atlantic in forging new cancer drug deals04-22-13
AstraZeneca and Boston biotech unite to blast cancer with a nanotech drug04-22-13
India's clinical trial industry shrivels in wake of safety controversy04-21-13
Merck peddles a pair of neuroscience programs to Baltimore biotech04-19-13
Report: Don't count Celltrion out of Rituxan biosim race04-19-13
Civitas Parkinson's drug improves motor fluctuations in Phase II trial04-19-13
Pharma giants' oral EPO alternatives could cater to dopers04-19-13
Hope to see you in Chicago for #BIO2013 04-19-13
AEterna Zentaris brings on David Dodd as new CEO04-19-13
Biotech rattled as Q1 first-time VC deals plunge to 18-year low 04-19-13
Vertex skyrockets on positive Ph2 combo study in cystic fibrosis04-18-13
Epizyme hits the biotech IPO queue with rapid R&D plan for cancer drugs04-18-13
FDA's Hamburg makes 'bargain' case in budget talks04-18-13
Johnson & Johnson cashes out on Elan shares after failed Alzheimer's trials04-18-13
Report: Antibiotics pipeline lackluster as resistance surges04-18-13
Abbott aids biotech Epizyme in matching epigenetic drug with cancer patients04-18-13
UPDATED: Roche sees another Rituxan biosimilar trial bite the dust04-18-13
Antibiotics upstart Allecra snags ?15M VC round amid superbug scare04-18-13
GlaxoSmithKline picks up FDA panel plug for Breo approval04-17-13
Vivus clears one of many hurdles for new weight drug04-17-13
Portola rolls out $115M IPO plan as more biotech outfits go public04-13-13
Elan shareholders opt for $1B share buyback amid M&A talk 04-12-13
Pfizer to move hundreds of workers to heart of Boston-area R&D hub04-12-13
Biotech Chimerix shines in IPO debut as interest grows in antiviral drugs04-12-13
Firm ranks top 5 biotech deals in evolving pharma R&D landscape04-12-13
Top IT chief Perakslis steps down at FDA04-12-13
Boehringer Ingelheim fuels gene therapy startup focused on eye diseases04-12-13
GlaxoSmithKline measures 38-meter leap over placebo in Duchenne walking test04-11-13
Syros Pharma snags $30M funding deal to target master switches of cancer genes04-11-13
Bristol-Myers maps $250M manufacturing expansion to support growing R&D effort04-11-13
FierceBiotech hits the road04-11-13
Omthera discounts IPO shares, prices at $804-11-13
Acadia soars as FDA green-lights a late-stage shortcut for Parkinson's drug 04-11-13
NEA, Pfizer build a launch pad for a portfolio of orphan-drug biotechs 04-11-13
GlaxoSmithKline stakes a pioneering effort to launch "electroceutical" R&D04-10-13
Genentech steps into spotlight with closely-watched cancer immunotherapy04-10-13
VistaGen raises $36M for stem cell tech04-10-13
Analysts rank the top 10 blockbuster duds in biopharma04-10-13
FDA stokes blockbuster hopes with 'breakthrough' brand for Pfizer cancer drug 04-10-13
Amid cheers and jeers, GlaxoSmithKline reveals Duchenne drug hit primary PhII goal04-10-13
Novartis ponders its option to acquire biotech Proteon in $550M deal04-10-13
GlaxoSmithKline inks 5-year R&D pact with A*STAR04-09-13
Groton throws up a new hurdle to Pfizer's R&D demolition plan04-09-13
Lundbeck touts promising head-to-head data on depression drug Brintellix04-09-13
Bristol-Myers' new R&D chief lays out PhIII game plan 04-09-13
NEA provides $10M to help fuel next-gen cancer R&D at Cleave 04-09-13
Gilead quickly asks FDA for blockbuster hep C approval04-08-13
One-two vaccine punch against ovarian cancer takes center stage at AACR 04-08-13
Struggling Unigene slashes staff in reorganization04-08-13
Investigator says 'insane' rules are blocking his study on magic mushrooms04-08-13
Roche rolls out $392M Isis pact in two-pronged attack on Huntington's04-08-13
Pharmacyclics bounces higher as J&J wins third 'breakthrough' cancer drug coup04-08-13
In Sunday surprise, Bristol-Myers' R&D chief replaced by lieutenant04-08-13
Blue chip venture groups arm gene therapy upstart with $41M launch round04-08-13
Ex-Tokai CEO follows tau pathway to Alzheimer's upstart04-05-13
Receptos hits biotech IPO queue with oral MS contender04-05-13
Vertex, Bristol-Myers mix pills for Phase II study in hepatitis C04-05-13
Rib-X taps former Abbott exec as new CEO04-05-13
Sarepta sustains high hopes for DMD drug eteplirsen with more PhII data 04-05-13
AstraZeneca reports hit-and-miss PhIII for arthritis pill04-05-13
Astellas, Ambrx seal $300M cancer ADC deal04-05-13
Biogen Idec shares surge on positive multiple sclerosis drug data04-04-13
Booming Regeneron to hire 400 staffers in big R&D expansion04-04-13
Merrimack's lead lung cancer drug flunks first of three PhII tests04-04-13
Can Merck use animal data to make its case against Lunesta, Ambien?04-04-13
Fierce's 10 top biotech billionaires04-04-13
Bristol-Myers shuttering Amylin's San Diego HQ, laying off hundreds04-04-13
Celgene-backed Agios and Foundation partner in breakthrough cancer strategy04-04-13
Langer startup Taris tracks down $12.5M round for drug-device combo04-03-13
Novavax jumps on positive PhII for RSV vaccine04-03-13
J&J, Pfizer chip in on $18M round for anti-inflammatory biotech's PhII 04-03-13
Biotech gamblers crowd high-stakes game for Sarepta04-03-13
Elan closes $3.25B Tysabri deal and preps for biotech deal spree04-03-13
AstraZeneca gambles on cardio therapy in AlphaCore buyout04-03-13
Resurgent Pfizer partners with Bind on new nanotech drug effort04-03-13
FierceBiotech believes in storytelling: Check it out04-02-13
Chimerix, Omthera enter price ranges for expected biotech IPOs04-02-13
Clavis preps endgame after final PhIII cancer drug failure04-02-13
Next-gen Botox developer Revance raises $33M to wrap PhIII effort04-02-13
Karolinska portfolio biotech says PhII lung cancer drug on promising track04-02-13
Analysis: No quick fix in sight for AstraZeneca's PhIII woes 04-02-13
Obama seeks revolutionary brain discoveries on a budget04-02-13
PolyMedix defaults and hands over a PhII antibiotic to bankruptcy court04-02-13
Daiichi Sankyo ditches cancer drug program from ArQule04-01-13
Clavis explores its options after second decisive PhIII cancer drug failure04-01-13
Biotech M&A deals dominate key Q1 metric04-01-13
BioCryst's shares spike on hope that flu drug can rise from the grave04-01-13
New math on biosimilars sends a chilling message to Lonza/Teva team04-01-13
Clashing stands of India, U.K. on drug patents, R&D will offer clear lessons04-01-13
UPDATED: J&J wins first FDA approval for diabetes drug03-29-13
Dainippon Sumitomo inks $545M-plus orphan drug R&D pact with Edison03-28-13
Spotlight shines on injected RNA drug against hepatitis C amid pills-only frenzy03-28-13
Connecticut pols stunned as Pfizer brings in the wrecking ball03-28-13
Lobbyist Melissa A. Schulman Joins GPhA Government Affairs 03-28-13
Join the R&D revolution now03-28-13
With big RNA deal, AstraZeneca's Soriot signals yen for risky science03-28-13
Repros shares boom on promising PhIII results for testosterone drug03-28-13
A.P. Pharma slapped with another FDA rejection on chemo drug03-28-13
Biogen Idec rolls up FDA OK for blockbuster MS drug Tecfidera03-27-13
Physicians in frenzy over slight positive benefit seen in chelation study03-27-13
Acceleron wins orphan status for ACE-53603-27-13
What's in a cancer drug name? Maybe a $1.5M cash windfall for researchers03-27-13
Little-known Reviva attracts a big angel crowd for $12M CNS round03-27-13
Blessed by Gates, crowdfunding site funnels cash for high-risk R&D03-27-13
Aastrom sinks after biotech flushes PhIII study for cardio therapy, halves staff03-27-13
Sarepta's high-noon decision on eteplirsen draws a big biotech crowd 03-27-13
BioDelivery snaps up mid-stage diabetic pain drug in potential $39.5M-plus pact03-26-13
GlaxoSmithKline gets green light for $91M vaccine facility03-26-13
Phytopharm slashes staff, scouts buyers after Parkinson's drug failure 03-26-13
PRACS' CRO implosion leaves a Who's Who of biopharma creditors in its wake03-26-13
Headed into PhIII, Lundbeck scores $825M Alzheimer's drug pact with Otsuka03-26-13
Ziopharm sharpens budget ax after cancer drug palifosfamide flops in PhIII03-26-13
Theraclone adds $14M to fuel antibody pipeline work03-25-13
Trius targets key approvals after antibiotic matches Zyvox (again) in Phase III03-25-13
Versant adds $7.5M to upstart biotech's A round03-25-13
UPDATED: Shire buyout spree adds $160M deal for SARcode's PhIII eye drug03-25-13
UPDATED: Third Rock Ventures adds $516M fund to back new portfolio of biotechs03-25-13
Strike two: FDA hands United Therapeutics another rejection on oral Remodulin03-25-13
Novartis snags FDA approval for antibiotic in CF patients03-23-13
Biotechs beat generics rivals in state biosimilars battle03-22-13
Europe gives thumbs down to Sanofi's cholesterol drug mipomersen03-22-13
Biogen Idec, Sanofi secure European nods for blockbuster MS hopefuls03-22-13
Amid more job cuts, AZ brings on GSK's Dunoyer as business chief03-22-13
Cerulean Pharma's lead nanodrug crashes in lung cancer study03-22-13
Titan claims victory for anti-addiction drug after mixed FDA panel votes03-22-13
Report: CRO with a scandal-plagued past shuts down, leaving patients stranded03-21-13
Genzyme boasts of durable response to MS drug Lemtrada03-21-13
Bullish Acadia surges on PhIII data for Parkinson's drug03-21-13
Teva touts fresh PhIII evidence of oral MS drug's potential03-21-13
Enanta prices IPO shares at low end of range03-21-13
GlaxoSmithKline reports another batch of weak results for malaria jab03-21-13
Gene therapy combats acute leukemia in small study03-21-13
Celgene makes big splash in gene therapy with two cancer collaborations03-21-13
AstraZeneca chops 2,300 more jobs, narrows R&D focus and adds $420M-plus RNA deal03-21-13
Biogen Idec advances blockbuster MS franchise on two key fronts03-20-13
Aratana joins biotech IPO queue while Tetraphase takes a haircut03-20-13
Volatile BioLineRx shares decimated by PhII/III schizophrenia drug failure03-20-13
AstraZeneca feels sting of union backlash against R&D upheaval03-20-13
Lone Star biotech banks $11.4M for PhII orphan drug odyssey03-20-13
Amgen scores PhIII success with BioVex virus against melanoma03-20-13
Omontys recall forces Affymax to ax 75% of workforce, weigh bankruptcy03-19-13
FDA raises red flag for Pharmaxis' Bronchitol03-19-13
Enanta pins $73M IPO bid on a hot hep C blockbuster contender03-19-13
One foot in biotech graveyard, NeuroSearch is calling it quits 03-19-13
FDA staff review raises big questions about fate of Titan's Probuphine03-19-13
NPS Pharma goes global with $80M deal to buy back Gattex rights03-19-13
Incubator finds $30M in atypical biotech territory03-18-13
Flush with cash, Onyx Pharma shops for new drugs03-18-13
Vivus hopes weight-loss app will fatten up Qsymia sales03-18-13
FDA's Hamburg warns of biotech fallout as sequester debate drags on03-18-13
FDA readies final decisions on four big biotech drugs03-18-13
UPDATED: AstraZeneca axes more staffers, relocates thousands in global R&D reshuffle03-18-13
Biopharma's Top R&D Spenders - 201203-18-13
Genomics player Illumina whacked with hefty patent case loss03-15-13
Seattle biotech Allozyne suffers workforce woes03-15-13
Merck hit with delay on FDA review of top drug prospect03-15-13
Chimerix picks up Michael Rogers, unveils $85M IPO plan03-15-13
Biotech startup Avitide attracts venture funding from familiar VC crowd03-15-13
Novartis grabs FDA's coveted 'breakthrough' status for lung cancer drug03-15-13
Biotech Chimerix reveals ex-Pharmasset recruit after unveiling $85M IPO plan 03-14-13
Nabsys Secures $20 Million Series D Financing to Support Launch of Semiconductor-Based Single-Molecule Platform for Genomic Analysis03-14-13
Mesoblast raises $175M for PhIII stem cell study03-14-13
Sinovac shares soar on success of PhIII EV71 vaccine in China03-14-13
Navidea drops after FDA nod for drug used in cancer patients03-14-13
Researchers, biopharma companies protest budget cuts at FDA, NIH03-14-13
Presidio rebounds with Boehringer hep C cocktail collaboration 03-14-13
FDA proposes to dramatically lower the bar on Alzheimer's drugs03-14-13
Cytos Biotechnology soars on results of asthma-drug study03-13-13
AbbVie spins out a PhII orphan drug to Receptos--with a hook attached03-13-13
Rogue Aptuit researcher convicted of manipulating Roche, AstraZeneca studies03-13-13
Merck recruits Luminex for Alzheimer's diagnostics03-13-13
Takeda taps Scripps as the pharma extends early-stage pipeline03-13-13
J&J opens new innovation center in quest for more early-stage deals03-13-13
Domain opens shop in China with plans to seed biotech startups, do deals03-13-13
Will biotech grow in China and India without much VC help?03-12-13
BREAKING: GSK moves to shutter Sirtris's Cambridge office, integrate R&D03-12-13
Pharmaxis gets new CEO in shakeup03-12-13
Small biotech in the spotlight after drug boosts memory in Alzheimer's study03-12-13
Omthera files $75M IPO as it blueprints omega-3 drug launch03-12-13
Analysts cheer decision to continue Merck's controversial Vytorin study03-12-13
Puma Biotech shares roaring up amid M&A meow 03-12-13
Apprentice Shire CEO nabs a PhII rare disease drug in latest buyout03-12-13
Astellas dumps $390M pact with Ambit on eve of IPO03-12-13
Sanford-Burnham, Mayo hunt for drugs against high-priority targets03-11-13
Roche touts upbeat PhII results for heart drug03-11-13
Aeterna craters after researchers slam brakes on another failed perifosine PhIII03-11-13
Cubist Pharma buys out antibiotic partner Astellas for $25M-plus03-11-13
Leading industry backlash, AbbVie counterattacks on move to unlock Humira data03-11-13
U.K. Catalyst fund injects $70M into new generation of biotechs03-11-13
Medicines Co.'s blood thinner finally reaps positive results in third PhIII 03-11-13
Roche dumps fibrosis alliance with Belgian biotech03-08-13
Diehard cancer vaccine developer files for bankruptcy with plans to emerge03-08-13
Roche chairman steps down03-08-13
Scientist spotlights potential Achilles heel of therapeutic cancer vaccines03-08-13
Failed ALS study haunts Biogen in lawsuit from unhappy partner03-08-13
Biotech PTC reloads coffers with $60M for late-stage DMD drug03-08-13
Sirtris co-founder fires back against resveratrol critics 03-07-13
GSK's R&D chief outperforms CEO on pay03-07-13
RXi snags OPKO's RNAi portfolio in penny stock swap 03-07-13
Aastrom lands a new CEO in a game of musical biotech chairs03-07-13
GSK files diabetes drug in Europe in big regulatory offensive03-07-13
Analysts track a spike in mid-cap biotechs' R&D spend03-07-13
Ex-Amgen research czar Perlmutter to helm Merck's struggling R&D ops03-07-13
Tesaro pockets $91M in big financing as major cancer trials continue03-06-13
Analyst makes a dramatic apology, abandons last line of Dendreon defense03-06-13
Royalty Pharma plans to press $6.6B Elan offer on investors03-06-13
Japan's Ajinomoto pounces on Althea Tech in $175M buyout deal03-06-13
TauRx adds $10.5M to its trove of unconventional Alzheimer's PhIII cash03-06-13
Teva retrenches on troubled MS blockbuster hopeful as partner grabs $43M03-06-13
Antibiotics outfit Tetraphase offers price range for $75M biotech IPO03-06-13
EC promises $187M for ambitious effort to spawn 200 new rare disease drugs03-05-13
AstraZeneca severs ties to Alzheimer's drug from troubled Targacept03-05-13
Onyx maps fresh expansion for SF campus03-05-13
Theravance: Biotech's big coming-of-age story03-05-13
Celgene buys into upstart's new approach to evaluating cancer drugs03-05-13
Specialty med price shock rattles ill-equipped payers 03-05-13
Depomed slams brakes on hot-flash drug after FDA advisers vote to reject03-04-13
Vertex touts success with PhII flu drug, scouts collaboration03-04-13
Merck KGaA fashions its 6th biotech from Serono R&D wreckage 03-04-13
J&J, Gilead combo quells hep C in 100% of PhII cohort03-04-13
Elan woos investors with a special dividend plan for Tysabri03-04-13
Novartis CEO Jimenez focuses R&D on the new blockbuster paradigm03-04-13
Celgene's blockbuster dreams fade as apremalist PhIII fails to excite03-02-13
FDA staff scrutinizes new hot-flash remedies03-01-13
Dutch biotech upstart jumps into high-stakes CETP game with $18.6M raise03-01-13
New Optimer Pharma boss reveals details of federal probe of former execs 03-01-13
Endo names Rajiv De Silva president, CEO03-01-13
As sequestration dawns, FDA supporters scramble to ease woes on drug reviews 03-01-13
Facebook, Google geeks 'hack' into cancer research problem with mobile game03-01-13
FDA pins approval on once-monthly version of blockbuster Abilify03-01-13
Ablynx raises $40M for R&D work02-28-13
Lundbeck gets EU nod for new drug to fight alcohol addiction02-28-13
Merck's Tredaptive fiasco blamed on adverse reactions to niacin02-28-13
Langer biotech Kala earmarks $11.5M round for next-gen ophthalmology drugs02-28-13
Takeda snags rights to lupus drugs from Seattle upstart in $255M deal02-28-13
Sarepta spikes on disputed report of adverse events for rival GSK drug02-27-13
Optimer seeking buyout offers as CEO is shown the door02-27-13
Biosimilars face big delays as blockbuster knockoffs hit a roadblock02-27-13
Shionogi wins FDA approval on Osphena for painful sex02-27-13
Third Rock's $325M Shire deal was a big win for early-stage investors 02-27-13
Vertex plots a race through PhIII for "breakthrough" combo CF therapy02-26-13
Jazz strikes up a Concert Pharma collaboration on next-gen Xyrem pact02-26-13
Roche follows GSK in move to unlock its data vault on drugs02-26-13
Januvia, Byetta double pancreatitis risk, JAMA analysis finds02-26-13
Leo snags option on oral anti-inflammatory in potential $125M 4SC deal02-26-13
Sanofi's Zerhouni, analysts warn sequestration could cripple R&D 02-26-13
Officials prepare to dismantle patent rules that stifle drug R&D02-26-13
Cosmetics group leads $7M round for dermatology upstart Brickell02-26-13
AstraZeneca claims PhIII sweep for OIC drug as CV concerns linger02-26-13
Cubist grabs option deal to acquire PhII pain drug developer 02-25-13
Pfizer in push for new R&D drug deals in China02-25-13
Intersect nabs $30M for drug/device combo02-25-13
Cancer drug developers are blazing a faster, cheaper path to approval02-25-13
Merck KGaA reports another R&D setback with PhIII brain cancer failure02-25-13
Royalty Pharma offers Elan investors a chance to cash out with $6.55B deal 02-25-13
Dynavax regroups after FDA turns thumbs down on hep B vaccine Heplisav02-25-13
India probes cause of 436 clinical trial deaths02-22-13
J&J stakes out Boston/Cambridge HQ for new innovation center02-22-13
Report: Booming Genentech plans 600 new hires in 201302-22-13
Upstart Blaze banks $8.5M A round for new cancer surgery tech 02-22-13
Roche/Genentech's breakthrough T-DM1 wins blockbuster OK for breast cancer02-22-13
Elan lines up biotech deals as it preps for $3B Tysabri windfall02-22-13
Ariad lands Jonathan E. Dickinson as general manager, Europe02-22-13
Analysts expect blockbuster Tresiba OK--but not soon; Ventrix preps human studies;02-21-13
Parents push for data sharing on rare disease drugs02-21-13
Repros shares soar after PhIII Androxal study gets back on track02-21-13
Investors bankroll unique brains-and-beauty collaboration with $30M round 02-21-13
Buzz: Shire's new CEO sends mixed signals on 'transformational' M&A strategy02-21-13
Ambit joins biotech IPO queue, seeks $58M as AML drug nears PhIII 02-21-13
Gentium shares wrecked by fresh round of regulatory woes for lead drug02-21-13
Report: Buyout buzz grows (again) as InterMune perseveres in PhIII 02-20-13
Puma's Auerbach revs up PhIII plans after snagging SPA on cancer drug 02-20-13
Isis earns $7.5M milestone on PhII/III trial launch02-20-13
Chelsea rebounds after FDA agrees to take a look at new Northera data02-20-13
Star-crossed Merck reorganizes troubled biosimilars effort around Samsung pact02-20-13
NC development team nabs $5M angel tranche for its latest biotech play02-20-13
MDxHealth hits testing milestone with prostate cancer epigenetic Dx02-20-13
Sophiris rolls out $75M IPO to finance PhIII enlarged prostate drug02-19-13
Sanofi reports positive PhIII data on oral Gaucher drug02-19-13
Gilead races to FDA after hep C blockbuster hopeful scores 4th win in PhIII 02-19-13
Analysts assign Phytopharm to scrap heap after decisive Parkinson's failure02-18-13
Roche grabs rights to Chiasma's PhIII rare disease drug in $595M deal02-18-13
Pfizer shuttering CovX research unit in downsizing blitz02-16-13
Global CRO Quintiles files to go public02-15-13
Pfizer's Xalkori, others spotlight spoils of computer-aided drug discovery02-15-13
FDA promises swift review of GSK's blockbuster HIV hopeful02-15-13
Blog: AbbVie slams brakes on cancer drug trials after patient death02-15-13
Ironwood promotes Mark Currie to president of R&D02-15-13
We're taking President's Day off02-15-13
GSK's Slaoui talks up 'innovative' late-stage pipeline as regulatory reviews loom02-15-13
Biotech benefits from 'breakthrough' guess for its cancer med partnered with J&J02-15-13
Japan takes lead in trialing a human stem cell therapy02-15-13
Lilly CEO says patent decisions threaten Canadian R&D jobs02-14-13
Biocon ties knot with Mylan on 3 blockbuster insulin biosimilar programs02-14-13
Biotech startup scores $20M C round for OTC weight-loss product and diabetes med02-14-13
Gregoire exits Shire HGT one step ahead of new CEO's debut 02-14-13
Sanofi rebuilds early-stage R&D strategy in thriving Boston/Cambridge hub 02-14-13
Third Rock bankrolls immunotherapy upstart with $47M A round02-13-13
Tetraphase tees up $86M IPO to back late-stage antibiotics effort02-13-13
Bayer, Algeta nab priority review for prostate cancer drug 02-13-13
Langer's Bind Biosciences raises cash as lead cancer program heads to PhII02-13-13
India drags its feet on new drug trials as activists clash in court02-13-13
Ziopharm shares spike as PhIII palifosfamide reckoning looms02-13-13
J&J, Pharmacyclics score 'breakthrough' coup with blockbuster hopeful ibrutinib02-13-13
Early-stage investor Lux targets biotech with new $245M VC fund02-13-13
GSK teams with Vanderbilt to rev up trials on new obesity drugs02-12-13
Amgen ditches PhIII study plans for bone-healing drug as regulatory bar rises02-12-13
StemCells soars after spinal trial gains persist in 2 patients 02-12-13
Analysts urge AstraZeneca's Soriot to think big on M&A front 02-12-13
FDA: 'Breakthrough' designation allows for drug approval on PhI data 02-12-13
The 25 most influential people in biopharma today - 201302-12-13
Merck ups autoimmune prize to $600M for small Michigan biotech02-12-13
U.K.'s e-Therapeutics raises $64M for midstage cancer drug program02-11-13
Connecticut consolidation finally over for Pfizer 02-11-13
Sanofi's move to acquire Regeneron shares triggers market buzz02-11-13
Bayer hands off FDA app as pulmonary hypertension drug race heats up02-11-13
Spurning panel endorsement, FDA rejects Novo's long-acting insulin Tresiba02-11-13
Celgene grabs FDA approval for new multiple myeloma pill02-08-13
Analysis: Amgen fighting on both sides of the biosimilars battle02-08-13
Cangene drug against bioterrorism toxin likely safe for humans, says FDA02-08-13
Oncolytics Biotech surges on lung cancer data02-08-13
French biotech rapidly stuck on losing side of hep C revolution02-08-13
Pfizer to lop off Asian research unit amid major R&D downsizing02-08-13
Jazz CFO joins Medivation's board of directors02-08-13
Biotech Tranzyme mulls potential sale after R&D face plants 02-08-13
A new wave of biotechs takes shape in the U.K.02-08-13
FDA to Alzheimer's researchers: Time to focus on very early stage patients02-07-13
Amgen highlights late-stage pipeline, biosimilars in growth plan02-07-13
Corcept execs enjoy raises in wake of drug OK02-07-13
Elan fails to inspire analysts with deal-making plans for $3.25B 02-07-13
7 major pharmas unite with academics in ?196M discovery effort02-07-13
Tick tock: Lilly scraps RA program as another PhIII drug disappoints02-07-13
Report: J&J tops list for most productive pharma company02-06-13
Enthralled with pipeline, GSK's Witty targets £1B in annual cost cuts02-06-13
Catabasis raises $9M for PhII-ready drug development program02-06-13
Ipsen, insolvent biotech partner find buyer for troubled hemophilia drug 02-06-13
Analysis: Biogen's $3.25 billion Tysabri deal leaves Elan hunting for deals02-06-13
Pfizer partner Protalix soars on sale speculation02-05-13
GSK boosts trials disclosures sans support from pharma peers02-05-13
Portola partners with J&J, Bayer on blood-thinner antidote02-05-13
Hemispherx's Ampligen odyssey ends with (another) FDA rejection02-05-13
Merck execs struggle with growing uncertainty over late-stage R&D 02-05-13
Merck Serono nabs an option on late-stage MS therapeutic vax 02-05-13
Left on FDA 'hold,' Idenix hangs up on once-hot hep C drugs02-04-13
Gilead passes two Phase III tests with key hep C pill02-04-13
Report: Gamida cites success in leukemia PhIII02-04-13
Report on potential NCE threat for Keryx crimps big stock gain02-04-13
Bitter setback as TB vaccine fails to protect infants in key study02-04-13
Rockwell shares surge as PhIII iron deficiency study offers upbeat outcomes 02-04-13
Alnylam licenses away hot PCSK9 prospect in 'small' $205M deal02-04-13
FDA stamps approval on Hyperion's new orphan drug02-01-13
Pfizer offshoot Zoetis enjoys stock surge after IPO02-01-13
Gates-backed TB vaccine trial faces moment of truth02-01-13
London calling to the bio-world02-01-13
Gilead hungers for more cancer drug deals02-01-13
Juventas snaps up business development veteran02-01-13
GlaxoSmithKline shoots for combo attack against melanoma in surgery patients02-01-13
Merck R&D calls for a timeout on osteo blockbuster hopeful02-01-13
Bayer spotlights positive PhIII data for fat-busting drug02-01-13
Venture firm preps $100M fund for late-stage life sciences investments 01-31-13
Vanda slides after drug fails PhII/III for depression01-31-13
Is AstraZeneca getting ready to buy a pipeline? 01-31-13
Pharmaxis shares plunge after AdComm rejects new CF drug01-31-13
Genentech flashes PhIII progress for prized Rituxan successor01-31-13
Pharmaxis suffers FDA committee upset, nabs up to $40M in financing01-31-13
Celsion shares routed after PhIII liver cancer study flops01-31-13
Amgen, Genzyme race to develop new manufacturing process01-30-13
Merck Serono's Geneva staffers find new jobs, found new companies 01-30-13
FDA staffers frown over Pharmaxis data for inhaled CF treatment01-30-13
First biotech IPO of '13 jumps in encouraging debut 01-30-13
FDA hands Sanofi, Isis an approval for HoFH drug Kynamro 01-29-13
Boehringer gets FDA panel's thumbs up on 'modest' new COPD treatment01-29-13
Biotech billionaire Soon-Shiong unveils 'convergence' cancer drug startup01-29-13
Pharmacyclics' success with ibrutinib spawns a rare biotech billionaire01-29-13
Ocular Therapeutix scoops up $23.8M to advance eye therapies01-29-13
Pfizer on track to chop R&D budget back to $6.5B-$7B range01-29-13
Bristol-Myers dumps rights to Lilly's troubled PhIII Erbitux successor01-29-13
Genentech plucks rights to Afraxis drug assets in $187M deal01-29-13
Amgen, Genentech push blockbuster protection bills in states 01-29-13
KaloBios plans early test of 2013 market for biotech IPOs01-28-13
Is Quintiles plotting a $3B IPO?01-28-13
Sanofi CEO Viehbacher boasts of R&D resurgence as FDA takes MS app01-28-13
Idenix moves out of FDA limbo with J&J hep C combo pact01-28-13
VCs launch another biotech with late-stage R&D model for Big Pharma01-28-13
Keryx shares soar on upbeat PhIII results for CKD drug Zerenex01-28-13
Takeda grabs long-awaited U.S. approval for diabetes drug Nesina01-25-13
Novartis CEO: Don't expect us to slay Vasella's pets01-25-13
FDA questions impact of Boehringer's lung drug01-25-13