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Merck antibody reduces RSV-related disease, hospitalizations in trial

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

Detailed data from a Phase 2b/3 study of Merck’s treatment clesrovimab should support the company’s efforts to win approval by the 2025-2026 season.

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GSK partners with Chinese pharma to expand Shingrix sales

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

The purchase agreement with Chongqing Zhifei Biological Products is part of GSK’s plan to double sales of the shingles vaccine by 2026.

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Christophe Weber, veteran Takeda CEO, to retire next year

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

head, will replace Weber in June 2026 and become one of the few female CEOs of a top drugmaker. Julie Kim, currently Takeda’s U.S.

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Bluebird, short on cash, takes on $175M in debt financing

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

The funding could extend the cash-strapped gene therapy maker’s financial runway to 2026, but only if the company successfully hits certain milestones.

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Dengue is spreading and Sanofi is pulling the market’s only vaccine. What’s next?

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

As Sanofi prepares to halt production on its dengue vaccine in 2026, locally acquired infections in the U.S. are raising the alarm.

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GSK’s ViiV to expand supply of HIV drug in Africa

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

The company is committing to make at least 2 million doses of its long-acting PrEP therapy available in low- and middle-income countries next year and in 2026.

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Two former Alexion leaders fight through a tough market to sustain a rare disease biotech

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

Rallybio is headed into a mid-stage trial with enough cash to last it through 2026, but biotech's down market has made the company's journey difficult.

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