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Adam Feuerstein✡️

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Reporter at STAT. The Harry Kane of biotech. Dog ❤️er. Polk Award winner. Said one analyst: The likes of Adam Feuerstein attack viciously.

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Adam Feuerstein✡️ @adamfeuerstein.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
Follow me on X. This site has become unbearable.
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Jason Ukman @jasonukman.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
So @statnews.com has had a LOT of coverage of the ouster of the FDA's Peter Marks. The news: statnews.com/2025/03/28/f... Analysis from @adamfeuerstein.bsky.social statnews.com/2025/03/30/f... Analysis from @matthewherper.bsky.social statnews.com/2025/03/31/r...
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Adam Feuerstein✡️ @adamfeuerstein.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
FDA’s ‘key man’ Peter Marks is out. Biotech investors will now deal with the consequences www.statnews.com/2025/03/30/f...
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FDA’s ‘key man’ Peter Marks is out. Biotech investors will now deal with the consequences
Peter Marks’ ouster comes at a time when the sector is already suffering through a years-long public markets slump.
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Adam Feuerstein✡️ @adamfeuerstein.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
RFK Jr. misleads, deceives or simply lies when he claims the measles vaccine "routinely" causes deaths. IT DOES NOT. @matthewherper.bsky.social lays out the facts. www.statnews.com/2025/03/14/r...
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RFK Jr. says measles vaccine routinely causes deaths. That's not true
RFK Jr.'s claims on the safety of vaccine safety aren't backed by the data.
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Adam Feuerstein✡️ @adamfeuerstein.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
The Senate confirmation hearing for FDA Commissioner nominee Marty Makary is scheduled to start at 10 am ET. STAT's live blog is here for those who want to check in during the day: www.statnews.com/2025/03/06/m...
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Live updates: Marty Makary, Trump’s pick for FDA commissioner, testifies before Senate panel
Marty Makary, Trump’s pick for FDA commissioner, testifies before a Senate panel this morning. Follow STAT's live updates.
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Adam Feuerstein✡️ @adamfeuerstein.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
How to eliminate biotech zombies: Buy them www.statnews.com/2025/02/27/b...
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How to eliminate biotech zombies: Buy them
Why one health care investor buys “zombie” biotechs to shut them down.
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Adam Feuerstein✡️ @adamfeuerstein.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla inflicts injury on his company — and all of pharma The hiring of a former top FDA official amplifies ‘revolving door’ criticism at the worst possible time www.statnews.com/2025/02/24/p...
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Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla inflicts injury on his company — and all of pharma
The hiring of a former top FDA official amplifies "revolving door" criticism at the worst possible time, STAT's Adam Feuerstein writes.
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Adam Feuerstein✡️ @adamfeuerstein.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
Trump administration rehires some FDA employees it fired www.statnews.com/2025/02/23/f... via @lizzylawrence.bsky.social
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Trump administration rehires some FDA employees it fired
The Trump administration has started quietly rehiring some FDA employees just days after it fired them.
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Adam Feuerstein✡️ @adamfeuerstein.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
A race to the bottom — too much weight loss? A new, must-read story from my colleague @elaineywchen.bsky.social Patients in trials of Eli Lilly's next-gen obesity drug think they're losing too much weight. One started skipping doses, another is making himself eat caloric foods. Link below...
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Adam Feuerstein✡️ @adamfeuerstein.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
This week's Biotech Scorecard newsletter: Why biotech’s future is threatened by zombies (Not the movie kind, the money-wasting, space-sucking negative enterprise value kind!) www.statnews.com/2025/02/20/w...
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Adam Feuerstein✡️ @adamfeuerstein.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
You absolutely must read this interview: FDA’s former top food official says Trump firings are ‘dismantling’ the division In candid interview, Jim Jones says moves will undercut RFK Jr.’s agenda www.statnews.com/2025/02/18/f... via @matthewherper.bsky.social
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FDA’s former top food official says Trump firings are ‘dismantling’ the division
The former head of the FDA's food division told STAT he resigned because cuts made by the Trump administration imperil the agenda set forth by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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Adam Feuerstein✡️ @adamfeuerstein.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Biogen $BIIB partners with Stoke Therapeutics $STOK on drug for severe epilepsy www.statnews.com/2025/02/18/b...
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Biogen partners with Stoke Therapeutics on drug for severe epilepsy
Biogen and Stoke Therapeutics have signed a deal to co-develop and sell Stoke’s experimental drug for Dravet syndrome, outside the U.S.
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Adam Feuerstein✡️ @adamfeuerstein.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Duchenne gene therapy from Solid Biosciences $SLDB produces promising results in early study www.statnews.com/2025/02/18/s... via @jasonmast.bsky.social $RGRX $SRPT
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Duchenne gene therapy from Solid Biosciences produces promising results in early study
Solid said that the first patients to receive its Duchenne gene therapy all produced high levels of the target protein, an early sign of promise
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Adam Feuerstein✡️ @adamfeuerstein.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
Drug inspectors, AI experts, maternal health workers: Trump’s health agency cuts are far-reaching In interviews w/ STAT, those who were fired, along with officials who remain, argued the cuts would be deeply felt. www.statnews.com/2025/02/17/t... via @helenbranswell.bsky.social
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Drug inspectors, AI experts, maternal health workers: Trump’s health agency cuts are far-reaching
In interview after interview with STAT, those who were fired from federal health and science agencies, along with officials who remain, argued the cuts would be deeply felt.
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Adam Feuerstein✡️ @adamfeuerstein.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
Trump administration lays off FDA employees www.statnews.com/2025/02/15/t... via @statnews.com
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Trump administration lays off FDA employees
The cuts are part of a purge of 5,200 probationary workers across federal health agencies that started Friday.
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Adam Feuerstein✡️ @adamfeuerstein.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Remember the heroic Kate Winslet character in the movie Contagion? Well, they just fired the Kate Winslets... CDC cuts expected to devastate Epidemic Intelligence Service, a ‘crown jewel’ of public health www.statnews.com/2025/02/14/t... via @helenbranswell.bsky.social
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CDC cuts expected to devastate Epidemic Intelligence Service, a ‘crown jewel’ of public health
Members of the CDC's Epidemic Intelligence Service were warned Friday that many of them were about to be fired
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Adam Feuerstein✡️ @adamfeuerstein.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
A reminder that I can be reached on Signal at stafaf.54
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Adam Feuerstein✡️ @adamfeuerstein.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
BREAKING: Trump administration to fire thousands at health agencies www.statnews.com/2025/02/14/f... via @statnews.com
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Trump administration to fire thousands at health agencies
The Trump administration is set to eliminate thousands of federal health care jobs Friday, targeting employees across agencies who were hired in the past one to two years.
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Adam Feuerstein✡️ @adamfeuerstein.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Biotech is in a dark place. The market offers one beatdown after another. Sentiment is lousy and the bad mood is relentless, to the point where people are seriously wondering if a sector turnaround is ever possible. Sorry, but it's just depressing out there... www.statnews.com/2025/02/13/b...
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Biotech is in a dark place
Biotech and drug stocks, collectively, are down an average of 16% over the past three months. The closely watched XBI index is down 19% in the same time period.
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Adam Feuerstein✡️ @adamfeuerstein.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
As outcry builds over Trump cuts to NIH payments, drugmakers are MIA On last night's earnings call, $VRTX CEO Reshma Kewalramani said nothing about the NIH, yet Vertex owes some of that $11B in cystic fibrosis drug sales to foundational biomedical research funded by NIH....
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Adam Feuerstein✡️ @adamfeuerstein.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
$ABSI and Generate Biomedicines say they’re using AI to conjure drugs from scratch. Documents, experts suggest otherwise www.statnews.com/2025/02/10/a... via @brittanytrang.bsky.social
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Two biotechs say they're using AI to conjure drugs from scratch. Their documents suggest otherwise
A STAT examination shows how AI-powered biotechs like Absci and Generate Biomedicines routinely aggrandize their AI capabilities.
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Adam Feuerstein✡️ @adamfeuerstein.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
The CRISPR companies are not OK Today, in @statnews.com - a must-read story from my colleague @jasonmast.bsky.social www.statnews.com/2025/02/06/c...
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The CRISPR companies are not OK
Gene editing promised a revolution, but biotech layoffs, stock slumps, and industry struggles reveal a stark reality: CRISPR is hard to do profitably.
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Adam Feuerstein✡️ @adamfeuerstein.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
Austin Leclaire was a remarkable young man with Duchenne who raised awareness about his devastating disease, and as a patient advocate, played a pivotal role in spurring the development of the first medicines to treat it. Austin died on Feb. 1. He was 26. www.statnews.com/2025/02/06/a...
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Remembering a remarkable Duchenne champion
Patient advocate Austin Leclaire, who died Feb. 1, played a pivotal role in spurring the development of the first medicines to treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
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Adam Feuerstein✡️ @adamfeuerstein.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Personalized cancer vaccine shows potential in kidney cancer www.statnews.com/2025/02/05/p... via @statnews.com
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Personalized cancer vaccine shows potential in kidney cancer
In a Phase 1 study, nine people with advanced kidney cancer became cancer free after receiving personalized vaccines.
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Adam Feuerstein✡️ @adamfeuerstein.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
VACCINES DO NOT CAUSE AUTISM. (Yes, I'm typing in my loud voice.) @matthewherper.bsky.social lays out the facts. www.statnews.com/2025/02/03/v...
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Here is how we know that vaccines do not cause autism
Vaccines do not cause autism. You’ve almost certainly read that before — but often without a full explanation of how we know it to be true. Here's how we know.
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Adam Feuerstein✡️ @adamfeuerstein.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Vertex wins FDA approval for non-opioid pain drug, setting stage for closely watched rollout www.statnews.com/2025/01/30/v... via @jonathanwosen.bsky.social
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Vertex wins FDA approval for non-opioid pain drug, setting stage for closely watched rollout
Vertex Pharmaceuticals won FDA approval for a non-opioid drug for moderate to severe acute pain
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Adam Feuerstein✡️ @adamfeuerstein.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
In this week's Biotech Scorecard newsletter: MASH drugs have reached a meaningful tipping point for patients and investors. $MDGL already topping $400 million in annualized sales. $AKRO reversing cirrhosis in F4 patients + $ETNB following ...
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Adam Feuerstein✡️ @adamfeuerstein.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
The 7 big topics RFK Jr. addressed during a fiery confirmation hearing www.statnews.com/2025/01/29/r... via @statnews.com
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The 7 big topics RFK Jr. addressed during a fiery confirmation hearing
The nominee faced questions on Medicaid, abortion, drug price negotiation, vaccines, campaign fundraising, and food and chronic disease.
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Adam Feuerstein✡️ @adamfeuerstein.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Hey folks -- STAT will be covering tomorrow's RFK Jr. confirmation hearing with a live blog run by our indefatigable DC correspondents. Stay tuned tomorrow morning for a link. Thank you!
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Adam Feuerstein✡️ @adamfeuerstein.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
FDA cancellation of the Feb. 25 adcomm for Novartis' drug Fabhalta is NOT Trump related, Novartis told me. FDA decided adcomm wasn't needed to complete the drug review.
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Adam Feuerstein✡️ @adamfeuerstein.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
RFK Jr. says he doesn’t want to take away vaccines — he just wants to make sure they’re safe. But he's already sketched out a blueprint that could subject recommended vaccines to renewed scrutiny, redirect research, strip legal protections, and change how vaccines are advertised.
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Adam Feuerstein✡️ @adamfeuerstein.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
Daiichi Sankyo AstraZeneca — Enhertu expanded FDA approval covering “ultra low” HER2 expression www.astrazeneca.com/media-centre...
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Enhertu approved in the US as first HER2-directed therapy for patients with HER2-low or HER2-ultralow metastatic breast cancer following disease progression after one or more endocrine therapies
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Adam Feuerstein✡️ @adamfeuerstein.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
From a market cap perspective, the massive drop today in NVDA’s stock price was roughly equivalent to four Pfizers. Amazing.
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Adam Feuerstein✡️ @adamfeuerstein.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
To put these new $AKRO data into context, patients w/ cirrhosis due to MASH have a severe form of disease w/ few treatment options outside of liver transplant. Once MASH progresses to cirrhosis, median survival is about 5 years, three times shorter than for patients with moderate MASH.
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Adam Feuerstein✡️ @adamfeuerstein.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
Akero $AKRO drug reverses liver scarring in study of severe MASH patients www.statnews.com/2025/01/27/a...
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Akero drug reverses liver scarring in study of severe MASH patients
Akero reported Monday strong results showing its drug efruxifermin reversed liver scarring in patients with cirrhosis caused by a disease known as MASH.
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Adam Feuerstein✡️ @adamfeuerstein.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
The FDA remains open, despite some of the bad information you may have seen/read. www.prnewswire.com/news-release...
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FDA Approves LEQEMBI® (lecanemab-irmb) IV Maintenance Dosing for the Treatment of Early Alzheimer's Disease
/PRNewswire/ -- Eisai Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Tokyo, CEO: Haruo Naito, "Eisai") and Biogen Inc. (Nasdaq: BIIB, Corporate headquarters: Cambridge,...
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Adam Feuerstein✡️ @adamfeuerstein.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
“Communications Freeze”
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Adam Feuerstein✡️ @adamfeuerstein.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
Are you affected by the Trump administration’s pause on health communications, science meetings, and reviews? www.statnews.com/2025/01/25/t... via @statnews.com
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Are you affected by the Trump administration’s pause on health communications, science meetings, and reviews?
Have you been affected by the Trump administration’s pause on communications, science meetings, and reviews? @statnews would like to hear from you.
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Adam Feuerstein✡️ @adamfeuerstein.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
FDA purges material on clinical trial diversity from its site, showing stakes of Trump DEI ban www.statnews.com/2025/01/23/f... via @statnews.com
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FDA purges material on clinical trial diversity from its site, showing stakes of Trump DEI ban
Following the Trump administration's DEI ban, the FDA's move to scrub webpages has ensnared many pages focused on ensuring diversity in drug trials.
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Adam Feuerstein✡️ @adamfeuerstein.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Patrizia Cavazzoni, head of FDA’s drug center, to leave the agency www.statnews.com/2025/01/10/f... via @statnews.com
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Patrizia Cavazzoni, head of FDA’s drug center, to leave the agency
Patrizia Cavazzoni, leader of the FDAs Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, is leaving the agency on Jan. 18
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Adam Feuerstein✡️ @adamfeuerstein.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
This week's Biotech Scorecard newsletter: I don't make many (if any) M&A predictions, but... $BIIB will (should) buy $STOK this year. Thoughts? Plus, my #JPM25 roadmap: www.statnews.com/2025/01/09/j...
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Another 'JPM Week' nears: Here's my roadmap for biotech's annual SF gathering
Another 'JPM Week' nears: Here's @adamfeuerstein's roadmap for biotech's annual SF gathering.
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Adam Feuerstein✡️ @adamfeuerstein.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
The biotech scorecard for the first quarter: 16 stock-moving events to watch www.statnews.com/2025/01/06/b...
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The biotech scorecard for the first quarter: 16 stock-moving events to watch
Here is STAT’s biotech scorecard, our regular ledger of stock-moving biotech events, for the first quarter.
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Adam Feuerstein✡️ @adamfeuerstein.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Vertex $VRTX touts pain drug results, but medicine does not outperform placebo in sciatica study www.statnews.com/2024/12/19/v... via @matthewherper.bsky.social
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Vertex touts pain drug results, but medicine does not outperform placebo in sciatica study
A Vertex drug hit its mark in a Phase 2 study in chronic pain, but faces questions about its performance versus placebo.
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Adam Feuerstein✡️ @adamfeuerstein.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
I forgot to post this here: Worst Biopharma CEO of 2024? It’s no contest www.statnews.com/2024/12/18/w... via @statnews.com
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Worst Biopharma CEO of 2024? It's no contest
Remi Barbier, the former CEO of Cassava Sciences, was declared the Worst Biopharma CEO of 2024 by @adamfeuerstein.
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Adam Feuerstein✡️ @adamfeuerstein.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Republicans show no signs of blocking Trump’s health secretary pick RFK Jr. so far www.statnews.com/2024/12/17/r... via @statnews.com
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Republicans show no signs of blocking Trump’s health secretary pick RFK Jr. so far
RFK Jr. is meeting with nearly two dozen senators this week in a bid to win their support.
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Adam Feuerstein✡️ @adamfeuerstein.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
I’m not naming a Best Biopharma CEO for 2024. No individual CEO stood out from the pack this year. With that said, I did compile a deep list of biopharma CEOs whose accomplishments this year deserve recognition. Read more about them: www.statnews.com/2024/12/17/b...
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Who stood out as Best Biopharma CEO of 2024?
Best Biopharma CEO of 2024, in @adamfeuerstein's view? No clear winner, but plenty of contenders.
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Adam Feuerstein✡️ @adamfeuerstein.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
Christmas cookies
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Adam Feuerstein✡️ @adamfeuerstein.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Also... Arcellx won the battle of BCMA CAR-T therapies over Legend Bio www.statnews.com/2024/12/12/a...
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Arcellx won the battle of BCMA CAR-T therapies
Why Arcellx won the battle of BCMA CAR-T therapies against Legend Biotech.
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Adam Feuerstein✡️ @adamfeuerstein.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Apologies. I have been delinquent over here in #biosky land: Investors in Padlock Therapeutics sue Bristol Myers Squibb over ‘milestone’ payments The plaintiffs, including @gilman.bsky.social, allege the pharma giant reneged on part of an acquisition agreement www.statnews.com/2024/12/12/p...
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Investors in Padlock Therapeutics sue Bristol Myers Squibb over ‘milestone’ payments
Investors in Padlock Therapeutics have accused Bristol Myers Squibb of reneging on payments of up to $450 million negotiated as part of a 2016 acquisition agreement.
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Adam Feuerstein✡️ @adamfeuerstein.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
I’m compiling my 2024 Best and Worst CEO lists. Would love to hear your picks. Message me or reply here. Worst is easy but there are surely runners up to consider.
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