Immunovant shares were sliding today after it reported that FcRn blocker batoclimab failed a pair of phase 3 trials in thyroid eye disease.
Rising Stars: The Trade Desk’s Elizabeth Keenan finds the rhythm in music and media
In a Q&A for Fierce Pharma Marketing’s “Rising Stars” series, Keenan discussed how she landed on the tech side of pharma marketing, how lived experiences can influence campaigns, and what spinning tunes and serving up ads have in common.
Claim of ChatGPT treating Rosie the dog’s cancer stirs AI biotech debate
An Australian man has been on a two-year-long quest to save his dog from cancer. Rosie, an 8-year-old Staffordshire bull terrier mix who has a common type of skin cancer, has become an unwitting celebrity …
OpenEvidence moves into prior authorization and prescriptions routing
A hot health tech startup known as an AI medical search engine for doctors is expanding into helping doctors get insurance authorizations as companies in the sector race to build all-in-one tech platforms for clinics …
Translating behavioral interventions into virtual reality: the Transcend Framework for immersive health design
Virtual Reality (VR) has evolved from entertainment to a versatile platform for clinical and public health innovation. In medicine, VR supports pain management, rehabilitation, and cognitive training, and shows growing promise for addressing chronic diseases linked to modifiable risk factors. To support this expansion, we introduce the Transcend Framework, the Translational Engineering of Behavioral Interventions […]
Translating behavioral interventions into virtual reality: the Transcend Framework for immersive health design
Virtual Reality (VR) has evolved from entertainment to a versatile platform for clinical and public health innovation. In medicine, VR supports pain management, rehabilitation, and cognitive training, and shows growing promise for addressing chronic diseases linked to modifiable risk factors. To support this expansion, we introduce the Transcend Framework, the Translational Engineering of Behavioral Interventions […]
Bank Trojan ‘Casbaneiro’ Worms Through Latin America
Augmented Marauder’s multipronged banking-Trojan cyber campaigns are targeting Spanish speakers, evading detection, and replicating rapidly.
AZ claims another win for Imfinzi in frontline liver cancer
AstraZeneca has built the case for Imfinzi in earlier-stage liver cancer with a second phase 3 trial readout in its EMERALD programme.
Alto Neuroscience shelves schizophrenia cognitive impairment program after Phase 2 miss
Alto Neuroscience said its PDE4 inhibitor failed a mid-stage trial in schizophrenia-related cognitive impairment, prompting the biotech to drop plans to advance the program on its own. Alto said Wednesday it …
Eli Lilly’s chief technology officer retires after 35 years; Astellas strategy exec resigns
→ Tim Coleman has retired as chief technology officer at Eli Lilly, ending a 35-year career with the pharma giant in his hometown of Indianapolis. Coleman held countless positions at Lilly before his appointment as …
Threat of Trump’s pharma tariffs looms again
The Trump administration is said to be preparing to announce tariffs of up to 100% on some pharmaceutical imports.
Immunovant’s FcRn drug fails in a pair of Phase 3 trials in thyroid eye disease
Immunovant’s batoclimab failed in two late-stage trials in thyroid eye disease (TED). It already said it probably wasn’t going to advance the drug further in a similar condition called Graves’ disease. The …