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Bio Roundup: Theranos Cuts, Alnylam Stops, Nobel Eats Its Own & More

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PRICE FIGHTS. With some caveats, ICER recommended lower prices. —Merrimack Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: MACK ) announced layoffs of 22 percent of its staff and the resignation of CEO Robert Mulroy. Territorial Acquisitions” by Joaquin Martinez via Creative Commons. for their work on molecular machines.

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Biotech Roundup: Moonshots, Pink Slips, Gilead, Brexit & More

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At the gathering, Biden took verbal shots at scofflaw cancer researchers and at drug prices, while the FDA said it would take a shot at restructuring the way it evaluates oncology products. Gilead Sciences has been a target of drug-price criticism for its hepatitis C treatments, but it dialed back the price of its new one.