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BD partners with Biocorp on connected self-injection devices

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Medtech giant Beckton Dickinson (BD) has signed a deal with France’s Biocorp to use the latter’s near-field communication (NFC) tags in injectable devices. The Injay tag can confirm a complete injection and transfer that information via an NFC reader to a smartphone or tablet for review by a healthcare professional.

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Versanis’ bimagrumab, first-in-class obesity therapy, enters Phase IIb of development

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Nonetheless, patients receiving the current standard of care, Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy (injectable semaglutide), are expected to self-administer treatment on a weekly basis. Despite its high price tag, bimagrumab’s unique features set it apart from currently marketed therapies.

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Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic Shortage Spurs Demand for Eli Lilly’s Diabetes Injection Mounjaro

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Eli Lilly is finding itself in an enviable position with its newly launched diabetes injection Mounjaro (tirzepatide) and blockbuster diabetes med Trulicity due to temporary shortages of competitor Novo Nordisk’s diabetes drug Ozempic (semaglutide). Trulicity also continues to be a stellar performer for Lilly, having garnered $1.85

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ASH: Argenx cues up a second use for efgartigimod

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Vyvgart is already approved to treat generalised myasthenia gravis, getting a green light for that indication from the FDA a year ago, and launched with a $225,000 per annum price tag in competition with rival gMG drugs like AstraZeneca/Alexion’s C5 inhibitor Soliris (eculizumab).

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NICE reaches a deal with Roche on access to oral SMA drug Evrysdi

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The agreement has been hailed by patient associations, as it adds to current treatment options for the progressive muscle wasting disease – Biogen’s injectable Spinraza (nusinersen) and one-shot gene therapy with Novartis’ Zolgensma (onasemnogene abeparvovec) – which are also backed by NICE.

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Lyfgenia and Casgevy Become First FDA-Approved Gene Therapies for Sickle Cell Disease

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Both Casgevy and Lyfgenia involve modifying the hematopoietic stem cells of patients with the disorder (to produce normal hemoglobin) and then injecting them back into patients, leading to the generation of red blood cells with normal, functional hemoglobin. Vertex-CRISPR’s Casgevy has a US list price of $2.2

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After a slow start for expensive CAR-T therapies, drug developers revisit oral therapies for blood cancer

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There’s been huge progress in treatments for blood cancer in recent years – but drawbacks of expensive CAR-T cell and injected antibody therapies have led drug developers to look at novel oral therapies as patient-friendly alternatives. Oral therapy data presented at ASH. CellCentric, a U.K-based