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Novartis snags FDA approval for antibiotic in CF patients
Novartis notched an FDA approval on Friday for a dry-powder formulation of an antibiotic that fights a type of bacterial infection in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF).
Vertex touts success with PhII flu drug, scouts collaboration
Cambridge, MA-based Vertex Pharmaceuticals says it nailed solid mid-stage data for VX-787, an experimental influenza drug in a new class of medications that promises to prevent the virus from replicating. And the biotech added that it will be in hot pursuit of a new collaboration on the drug.
Hep C pill race report 2012: Gilead, others rush toward pharma gold
The evolution of hepatitis C treatment threatens to leave today's dominant companies with fossilized offerings. Vertex and Merck have the state-of-the-art approved drugs against the virus, but both companies are chasing after Gilead Sciences, Abbott Laboratories and others with programs that could be the first to win market approval with pill-only options.
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Vertex partners with J&J, GlaxoSmithKline on new hep C combos
Vertex may be playing catch-up with the likes of Gilead and Abbott in the race to develop an all-oral hepatitis C combo, but the biotech is teaming with some major league players in this high-stakes game. Vertex announced this morning that it will pair up with J&J and GlaxoSmithKline on a pair of Phase II matchups.
Vertex dumps one hep C dud, races ahead with second all-oral hope
A little more than a year after Vertex licensed in a pair of "nucs" from Alios BioPharma in a high-stakes bid to develop an oral, interferon-free approach to hepatitis C, Vertex is jettisoning one as a dud while racing ahead with the second into a mid-stage study slated to begin in a matter of weeks.
Achillion Pharma strikes deal to raise $41.8M as hep C results loom
Hepatitis C drug developer Achillion Pharmaceuticals expects to haul in proceeds of a $41.8 million sale of common stock to QVT Financial. And the funding comes ahead of some important clinical trial results from the New Haven, CT-based developer's pipeline of hep C treatments.
Bungled analysis forces Vertex to revise cystic fibrosis drug data
Vertex shares took a nasty tumble this morning, freefalling 18% on the news that the company was forced to revise the data on its closely watched cystic fibrosis combo therapy after learning that the initial interim data report had been bungled.
Vertex finds key support for cystic fibrosis drug in Europe
Vertex ($VRTX) has taken another step toward building a global franchise for treating cystic fibrosis. European regulatory advisers backed approval of the trailblazing drug Kalydeco for a subset of patients with the genetic disorder, paving the way for a likely go-ahead to market the drug in the EU.
Upstart biotech lures Vertex founder out of retirement
Alkeus and their lead program have hooked Josh Boger, who has decided to step back out of retirement to act as executive chairman for the fledgling Boston-based company after making a small investment.
The biggest R&D spenders in biotech
Last year the top 10 biotechs in the world spent $10.2 billion on R&D, up a whopping 13% over their $8.9 billion track record in 2010.
