All Antibody articles
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BusinessPan-cancer approval shows huge potential for antibody–drug conjugates
Enhertu gains approval based on gene expression rather than tumour location
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OpinionFrom one sinking ship to another?
Biogen abandoning Alzheimer’s antibody aducanumab is unusual, but hardly surprising, says Derek Lowe
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BusinessPharmaceuticals roundup 2023
Regulatory and pricing reforms have topped industry agendas in 2023, while weight loss drugs surged and Covid-19 therapies waned
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BusinessDanaher completes $5.7 billion Abcam acquisition
Deal proceeded despite significant opposition from founder and ex-chief Jonathan Milner
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BusinessAntibodies face Alzheimer’s reality
Companies are convincing regulators, but will doctors use them, and will providers pay for them?
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BusinessBiogen to cut 1000 more jobs by 2025
Biotech giant has also agreed to buy Reata Pharmaceuticals for $7.3 billion
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BusinessRevolutionising RSV prevention
New vaccines and a long-acting antibody aim to protect older adults and babies from respiratory syncytial virus
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NewsBillionaire professor donates ‘transformative’ sum to protein science institute
$210 million endowment from entrepreneur and Moderna investor Tim Springer will support ongoing research
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BusinessUS supreme court confirms Amgen’s cholesterol antibody patents invalid
Decision could mean patent descriptions need to be even more detailed, and hence expensive
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OpinionRegulators must follow their heads, not their hearts
The 2019 US approval of antibiotic Recarbrio seems not to have met the normally expected standards
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BusinessMerck & Co to buy immunology specialist Prometheus
$10.8 billion cash deal give Merck rights to late-stage candidate for two inflammatory bowel conditions
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BusinessSecond Alzheimer’s antibody approved in the US
Biogen–Eisai’s lecanemab can slow disease progression a little, but at significant cost and risk of side effects
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BusinessAlzheimer’s antibody engenders anticipation
Tantalising press-released data on Biogen and Eisai’s lecanemab prompt questions without firm answers
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BusinessProtective treatment for Covid-19 makes minimal impact
Limited uptake of antibody combination for vulnerable patients, while demand for antivirals seems to be slowing
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OpinionAlzheimer’s, amyloid and abandoned antibodies
Biogen’s aducanumab is stumbling into obscurity. Where does that leave the amyloid hypothesis?
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FeatureThe incredible antibodies of sharks, llamas and camels
Sharks and llamas share a strange quirk of their immune systems. Hayley Bennett finds out how their ‘nanobodies’ could help us tackle Covid and a host of other diseases
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OpinionWhen regulatory cooperation goes too far, we all lose
Were FDA staff unduly influenced by Biogen in approving Alzheimer’s antibody?
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ResearchEngineered antibody that snags sperm could be an effective non-hormonal contraceptive
Approach could offer new method of contraception for women
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BusinessRegeneron’s Covid-19 antibodies help those who can’t make their own
Regn-Cov2 reduces deaths and shortens hospitalisation for these patients, even when given at late stages of infection
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BusinessAlzheimer’s antibody gets surprise US approval
Good news for industry and future drug approvals, but physicians doubt it will be effective for most patients