Category Archives: Advertising & Marketing

Despite rough start, Biogen’s Aduhelm should find footing, analysts say. But don’t expect much in 2021

As Biogen’s new Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm makes headlines nearly every day—many covering the drug’s slower-than-expected uptake—one team of biopharma analysts is lowering its 2021 expectations for the med. Nonetheless, despite the drug sputtering out the gate, the team still sees a multibillion-dollar sales opportunity for the company in Alzheimer’s disease. Writing to investors Wednesday, analysts with RBC Capital Markets… Read More »

Epidemiologist predicts pathway out of the pandemic

In the next six months, it’s likely that every American will be vaccinated, recovered from coronavirus infection, or both. If that happens, cases and deaths could decline, and the pandemic could start to fade. That’s what William Hanage predicted in a Thursday evening seminar titled “COVID-19: What we’ve learned about the pandemic and what we… Read More »

How insect spit could save lives

Aussie researchers are on the brink of developing a medication that could revolutionise treatment for stroke victims, using saliva from an unlikely source. Bush ticks understandably have a bad reputation but Australian researchers have discovered their saliva can be used to make potentially lifesaving drugs to treat a leading cause of death. In a world-first,… Read More »