Weight loss drugs, Alzheimer’s treatments and gene editing: Enormous firsts defined 2023 in pharma

[ad_1] Soumyabrata Roy | Nurphoto | Getty Images Drugmakers are closing out a year when they achieved several historic firsts that will shape the pharmaceutical industry in 2024 and beyond. …

The weight loss drug boom isn’t over yet — here’s what to expect in the year ahead

[ad_1] George Frey | Bloomberg | Getty Images Weight loss drugs exploded into the public eye this year, and 2024 will bring more change to the evolving market.  The drugs…

The Score: Macy’s, Hasbro, Pfizer and More Stocks That Defined the Week

[ad_1] The Score is a weekly review of the biggest stock moves and the news that drove them. Macy’s An investor group has launched a $5.8 billion bid to buy…

Moderna, Merck vaccine with Keytruda cuts risk of deadly skin cancer returning in half, data says

[ad_1] An exterior view of Moderna’s clinical manufacturing facility.  David L. Ryan | Boston Globe | Getty Images Moderna and Merck‘s experimental cancer vaccine, when used in combination with Merck’s…

Vertex shares pop after nonopioid painkiller posts positive midstage trial results

[ad_1] A sign hangs in front of the world headquarters of Vertex Pharmaceuticals in Boston on Oct. 23, 2019. Brian Snyder | Reuters Shares of Vertex Pharmaceuticals jumped Wednesday after…

Pfizer shares fall as 2024 revenue and profit forecast disappoints

[ad_1] Shares of Pfizer fell Wednesday after the drugmaker forecast 2024 revenue and profit below Wall Street’s expectations, as it sees weak demand for its once-blockbuster Covid products.  Pfizer also…

Pfizer Warns 2024 Revenue Could Fall, Weighed Down by Soft Demand for Covid Products

[ad_1] Updated Dec. 13, 2023 10:16 am ET Pfizer shares tumbled Wednesday morning after the company said revenue could fall next year and issued 2024 guidance below analyst expectations. Shares…

It’s Biotech Stocks’ Time to Shine

[ad_1] These are hard times for the biotech sector. Barely a day goes by without layoffs being announced somewhere in Boston or California, and there are still more than 100…

AstraZeneca to Buy Icosavax for Up to $1.1 Bln

[ad_1] AstraZeneca said it would buy U.S.-based clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company Icosavax for up to $1.1 billion in a deal that expands its vaccines and immune therapies late-stage pipeline. The pharmaceutical…

Fraud in a bottle: How Big Pharma takes on criminals who make millions off counterfeit drugs

[ad_1] In Las Vegas, Lazaro Hernandez was a flamboyant, jet-setting poker player shown in televised tournaments with stacks of colorful chips. But the casually dressed gambler spotted on security cameras…