The week in pharma: action, reaction and insight – week to June 13
By Barbara Obstoj-Cardwell. Editor
Notable research news last week included US biopharma Avidity Biosciences announcing a positive update on its muscular dystrophy candidate delpacibart braxlosiran (del-brax), and Dutch firm NewAmsterdam released new Phase III on its investigational Alzheimer’s drug obicetrapib. US Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr announced he has dismissed an independent panel of vaccine experts in order to restore trust in vaccines. Also of note, Merck & Co gained US food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Enflonsia for the prevention of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).
Avidity’s del-brax in FSHD, tracking towards 3 BLA subs in a 12M period
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