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Opinion: STAT+: A California court is setting a dangerous precedent over drug development (or lack thereof) liability

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It had also done preliminary work on a similar but different drug — tenofovir alafenamide fumarate (TAF) — for which it had early, although not definitive, evidence for safety and efficacy. Ultimately, this medicine was shown to have a better side effect profile than TDF.

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STAT+: The U.S. has relied on cheap, effective generic drugs for 40 years. Now that promise is under threat

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Then, in 2018, she finally found a drug that kept her ADHD in check.  STAT is co-publishing this article by Tradeoffs. Lisa Ann Trainor struggled to stay on top of schoolwork, hold a job or even perform basic tasks like laundry for six exhausting years.   Continue to STAT+ to read the full story…

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The XBI biotech index hit its lowest point since 2018. No one knows what comes next.

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Want to stay on top of the science and politics driving biotech today?    Sign up  to get our biotech newsletter in your inbox. Hello, everyone. Damian here with a look at biotech’s latest nadir, the virtues of Neanderthal DNA, and the sudden success of a decades-old idea in oncology. Read the rest…

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STAT+: At JPM, Verve details plot to take genome editing mainstream

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But since Verve Therapeutics was founded in 2018, it’s had a wider aperture: using the molecular tools of genome editing to go after the most common cause of death in the world. Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco this week.

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STAT+: Insitro, biotech AI’s quiet unicorn, unveils efforts in ALS, liver disease, and cancer at JPM

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Insitro, a South San Francisco firm, was founded in 2018 by Daphne Koller, who had previously been a Stanford professor, a 2004 MacArthur “genius” grant recipient, and the co-founder and co-CEO of the online course company Coursera. But in biotech, one of the most well-funded AI players has been quiet.

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STAT+: AI can speed up drug discovery but don’t expect it to cure cancer, yet

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At Amgen, where he’s led drug research and development since 2018, Reese said this moment has finally arrived. David Reese calls it a “hinge moment” — the turning point when biotech and big tech merge to attack human disease with artificial intelligence.

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STAT+: Alphabet’s AI predicted the structure of 200 million proteins. Can it really speed up drug discovery?

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Then in 2018, a team from DeepMind, a machine-learning company owned by Alphabet, entered the competition for the first time and astonishingly notched about 60 using an artificial intelligence platform called AlphaFold. In the first 24 years, none of the entrants scored better than around 40 out of 100 for the most difficult targets.