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Perfection is too high a bar for CRISPR treatments, says STAT Biomedical Innovation Award winner David Liu

STAT News

But he didn’t expect her response would be both profound and incisive: “I explained to her it’s like a pair of scissors that cuts DNA, except, crucially it can be programmed,” he said Tuesday during the 2022 STAT Summit in Boston. “And she said, ‘Well, how do you fix DNA by cutting it?’”

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STAT+: Gilead wins a key battle with the CDC over patents for its Truvada HIV pill

STAT News

At issue was the contention that the agency failed to notify Gilead of patents that were later sought and awarded on the research that led to Truvada. Continue to STAT+ to read the full story…

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STAT+: Ahead of genome summit in London, questions linger about CRISPR baby scandal

STAT News

That technology, which enables scientists to easily excise, alter, or replace specific sections of DNA, was awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize for Chemistry. Continue to STAT+ to read the full story… Next week, hundreds of scientists from around the world will convene in London for an international summit on genome editing.

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The “business” of the pharma media

World of DTC Marketing

SUMMARY: The pharmaceutical trade publications, except STAT News and Endpoints, have remained silent on the sham approval of Biogen’s Alzheimer’s drug. Pharma trade magazines have become irrelevant, and most could care less what they print, although they try to suck up with phony awards.

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STAT+: The Supreme Court will review a contentious Amgen patent case, but not one involving Bristol. Why?

STAT News

billion award it won in a contentious patent fight with a Gilead Sciences subsidiary over the lucrative market for gene therapies. Continue to STAT+ to read the full story… In a surprising move, the Supreme Court rejected a bid by a Bristol Myers Squibb unit to reinstate a $1.2

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STAT+: Pharmalittle: Biotech CEOs pull in some of health care’s biggest paydays; split emerges between groups providing abortion pills

STAT News

… When it comes to executive compensation in the biotech and pharma sectors, it pays to be the chief executive officer at Regeneron Pharmaceuticals , STAT tells us. Continue to STAT+ to read the full story… Even in this day and age, postcards and telegrams are useful.

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Who are the AACR Scientific Achievement Award winners?

Drug Discovery World

June’s award lecture will be held on Sunday April 16 at 4:30pm ET. Wellen’s award lecture will be held on Monday April 17 at 5:15pm ET. Dalla-Favera’s award lecture will be held on Tuesday April 18 at 3:45pm ET. Bertozzi’s award lecture will be held on Sunday April 16 at 4:30pm ET.