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Bio Roundup: Trump’s Rx Silence, PCSK9 News, Amgen’s Migraines & More

Xconomy

president’s intent to make good on his angry campaign rhetoric on drug prices, while the Associated Press reported that naming-and-shaming—that is, Congress hauling executives into hearings and penning angry letters—certainly hasn’t done the trick. Speculation swirled this week around the incoming U.S.

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Gimlet Media and Anchor: What Spotify’s Acquisitions Mean for Podcasts

Tech.Co

It reportedly paid a hefty $230 million to acquire the podcast publisher and network startup Gimlet Media, and has also acquired the podcast monetization platform Anchor for an undisclosed price. Above all, this news points to a big shift in the podcast industry. The news was a long time coming. No one’s saying that now.

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Bio Roundup: Cancer Wishes and Shopping Lists, Allergan Pricing & More

Xconomy

The full report is here ; a summary is here.). Xconomy reached Tyler Jacks, the co-chair of the panel and director of the Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT, to ask about the report. For more on that and the rest of the week’s news, fire up the roundup rockets.

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Bio Roundup: RIP Roger Tsien, Novartis CAR-T Wheel, Zika News & More

Xconomy

As the San Diego Union Tribune reported in 2013, Tsien (pictured) was also unafraid to shine the spotlight on what he considered suspect scientific approaches, even when espoused by legends like DNA co-discoverer James Watson. For more on Tsien and the rest of the week’s news, let’s get to the roundup.

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Bio Roundup: Drug Pricing, Cystic Fibrosis Showdown, Myovant & More

Xconomy

In the meantime, however, the news hasn’t been all bad for drugmakers. And new treatments to expand the reach of cystic fibrosis therapies have begun clinical testing. The news came with some caveats, however, as TheStreet.com explains here. THIS WEEK IN DRUG PRICING…. AND IN OTHER NEWS…. difficile infection.

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Bio Roundup: Hope for Lungs, Bradner’s Complaint, FDA Nods & More

Xconomy

The biggest news this week was in oncology, hands down. The price of drugs is certainly on a lot of minds these days, including the mind of President Trump, as he reportedly will make a. While pembrolizumab notched the headline-grabbing data, others are also working to develop options for various subsets of patients.

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Bio Roundup: $1B Deals, Data Bumps, Acorda’s Lumps, Generic OKs & More

Xconomy

With President Trump holed up in New Jersey, rattling his saber at Kim Jong-un and Mitch McConnell and ignoring his own commission’s advice on the opioid crisis, there was still life sciences news from the nation’s capital.

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