With the patent court siding with Halozyme, Merck faces restrictions on a product that won approval in Europe last year.

Once scientists are able to develop practical quantum computers, the technology could quickly break the encryption methods protecting patient data. Experts say healthcare leaders should start preparing for that reality today.

Argenx shares have fallen more than 13% after the surprise futility finding, which overshadowed a mid-stage celiac disease win for a separate asset acquired in the company’s $2.2 billion Forte Biosciences buy.

Patient demand and payer pressures have been nudging procedures out of expensive inpatient settings, according to a new report.

After one patient death prompted an FDA hold this spring, Newron Pharmaceuticals has now shared that a total of four fatalities have been recorded among participants receiving its schizophrenia candidate. A fifth death was recorded among those taking the placebo.

For the second time in a week, Zealand Pharma’s weight loss pipeline has delivered mixed results, this time in a Phase 2 trial for the Roche-partnered asset petrelintide.

About 80% of hospitals are having their Medicare payments shaved down over high readmission rates this fiscal year, compared with 78% the year prior, according to new CMS data. It continues a worrying trend.

Matchpoint’s lead asset is the oral T cell modulator MPT-062, which the biotech plans to advance into clinical development for autoimmune and inflammatory conditions next year.

Follow along as BioSpace tracks job cuts and restructuring initiatives.

Fitzgerald will oversee three newly established reportable segments as Boston Scientific works to bounce back from guidance cuts.

In this episode of Denatured, you’ll hear from Jennifer McMahon, partner at Seroba and Joey Mason, venture partner at Claret Capital. We dig into how venture debt buys time when equity can’t and how Europe’s funding gaps, tranching habits and slower urgency shape who uses it well.

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Biotechs developing therapeutics to treat rare diseases include two that received FDA approvals this year for drugs to treat spinal muscular atrophy and Alexander disease.

Big Pharma companies including Bristol Myers Squibb, Johnson & Johnson and Novartis are among those that made or planned layoffs in Q3. Those cuts could affect over 1,800 employees, with New Jersey the hardest-hit state.

Kurz’s appointment comes as Medtronic enjoys strong growth in electrophysiology therapies thanks to demand for its pulsed field ablation devices.

The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency adopted 44 recommendations, including a call for AI-enabled devices to be monitored throughout their working life.

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Patients can view their pulmonary artery pressure readings on their phone with the CardioMEMS updates, giving them a more active role in their care.

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