Bristol-Myers to Buy Turning Point Therapeutics for $4.1 Billion
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. said it will acquire biotechnology company Turning Point Therapeutics Inc. TPTX 116.76% for $4.1 billion, an effort...
Biopharmaceuticals
FDA Rejects Short Sellers’ Request to Halt Trials of Alzheimer’s Drug
The Food and Drug Administration has denied a petition by short sellers to halt clinical trials of an experimental Alzheimer’s...
Biogen to Sell Biosimilar-Venture Stake to Partner Samsung Biologics
Biogen Inc. is selling its share in biosimilar joint venture Samsung Bioepis for at least $2.25 billion to partner Samsung...
CDC Recommends First Covid-19 Boosters for 12- to 15-Year-Olds
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended Covid-19 boosters for 12- to 15-year-olds, making the doses available to the...
AstraZeneca’s Vaccine, Dumped by the West, Helps Fill Gaping Need in Rest of World
LONDON— AstraZeneca PLC’s Covid-19 vaccine isn’t authorized in the U.S., and governments in Canada, Australia and across Western Europe have...
How Blood Samples Are Helping Scientists Test Covid-19 Vaccines Against Omicron
Human blood samples and the substance that makes fireflies glow are among the tools that scientists are using for early...
Glaxo’s Covid-19 Antibody Drug Found to Be Effective Against Omicron
A Covid-19 antibody treatment developed by GlaxoSmithKline PLC and Vir Biotechnology Inc. was effective against the Omicron variant in early...
Covid-19 Boosters From Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna Cleared for All U.S. Adults
The Food and Drug Administration on Friday cleared Covid-19 boosters from Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE and from Moderna Inc....
Pfizer Submits Covid-19 Pill for FDA Authorization
Pfizer Inc. said it asked U.S. health regulators to authorize its oral Covid-19 drug for use in high-risk patients, putting...
Pfizer Ups Covid-19 Vaccine Forecast as Sales More Than Double
Pfizer Inc. raised its forecast for sales of its Covid-19 vaccine this year to about $36 billion, a roughly 7%...
Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 Vaccine for Young Kids Satisfied FDA Criteria, Agency Says
The Food and Drug Administration said the Covid-19 vaccine from Pfizer Inc. PFE 0.70% and BioNTech SE BNTX -2.80% met...
WSJ News Exclusive | FDA Delays Moderna Covid-19 Vaccine for Adolescents to Review Rare Myocarditis Side Effect
The Food and Drug Administration is delaying a decision on authorizing Moderna Inc.’s MRNA -2.41% Covid-19 vaccine for adolescents to...
