Regeneron Pharmaceuticals is collaborating with CRISPR technologies startup Mammoth Biosciences to develop in vivo gene-editing therapies. The deal marks the third pharmaceutical industry partnership for Mammoth, which initially focused on developing CRISPR-based diagnostics.
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals is paying $5 million up front for 2seventy bio’s cancer drug pipeline. 2seventy will now focus on a cell therapy commercialized with partner Bristol Myers Squibb while Regeneron adds assets for its newly formed cell therapy division.
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
In recent years, numerous biotech companies have adopted a portfolio approach with the promise that this strategy both diversifies risk and increases shots on goal. Though initially strong, the reception by the investor community is finally beginning to weaken.
Regeneron is paying Sonoma Biotherapeutics $75 million to begin a partnership focused on developing cell therapies based on regulatory T cells, or Tregs. Each company brings technological capabilities to the alliance, which is initially focused on ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease.
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals has big plans for cancer immunotherapy Libtayo and it believes it can better execute on them if it has full control of the drug, currently partnered with Sanofi. Regeneron struck a deal to pay Sanofi $900 million, plus another $200 million in milestones, to secure full global rights to the asset.
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals is paying $250 million cash to acquire Checkmate Pharmaceuticals, a clinical-stage biotech developing drugs that activate the innate immune system. The biotech’s lead drug candidate is currently in pivotal testing in melanoma.
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
Use of the newly ineffective treatments produced by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals and Eli Lilly is highest in a dozen states. They include several Southern states with some of the nation’s lowest vaccination rates, but also California, which ranks in the nation’s top 20 for fully vaccinated residents.
Pfizer has preliminary data showing its experimental drug for atopic dermatitis beat a blockbuster drug from Regeneron Pharmaceuticals in a head-to-head clinical trial. But the future of that drug and others might depend more on an FDA review of safety data for medicines in this class of so-called JAK inhibitors.
Emergency authorization of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals’ Covid-19 antibody drug now includes an injectable version, which is a more convenient option for patients. The drug developer plans to seek full FDA approval of its antibody cocktail later this summer.
A Regeneron Pharmaceuticals antibody cocktail currently authorized for treating Covid-19 now has additional clinical data showing it reduces the risk of infection spread. The drug developer, along with partner Roche, plan to ask regulators to expand the drug’s authorization to include disease prevention.
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The FDA approval clears Regeneron's drug, Evkeeza, as a treatment for the rarer of two forms of an inherited disease that causes high cholesterol levels. The company already markets Praluent, which treats the more common form of familial hypercholesterolemia.
While the White House and doctors at Walter Reed have sought to reassure the public that Trump's condition is improving, he has received numerous drugs for Covid-19, including the steroid dexamethasone, which is typically administered only to those who are critically ill.
The company said that those who received the two-antibody cocktail REGN-COV2 showed a lower viral loads and faster alleviation of symptoms than those who received placebo.
The deal brings Roche's considerable manufacturing heft to Regeneron's efforts to develop the two-antibody cocktail, REGN-COV2. Regeneron will distribute the drug in the U.S., while Roche will distribute it ex-U.S.
Bari Kowal, vice president of global clinical operations at Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, gives an update on the clinical trials ongoing to develop drugs to fight Covid-19 and provides insights on how the clinical trials landscape and pharma overall must change in the next episode of MedCity Pivot Podcast.