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Texas accuses Pfizer and contract manufacturer of providing ineffective ADHD drug to state's Medicaid program

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Texas has accused Pfizer and manufacturer Tris Pharma of knowingly providing compromised ADHD medicine to a state Medicaid program for children of low-income families. | In its lawsuit, Texas says the companies knew that deficient manufacturing processes compromised the effectiveness of Quillivant XR.

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Moderna takes hefty $1.3B COVID write-off, scales back manufacturing as sales shrink

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The days of booming COVID-19 vaccine sales, which sent Moderna into the ranks of pharma's top companies, have | The company is focusing on scaling back its manufacturing efforts to cope with the lack of COVID-19 vaccine demand.

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Fierce Pharma Asia—Takeda's manufacturing expansion; Leqembi's sales prospects; GSK's PrEP generics

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Fierce Pharma Asia—Eisai and Biogen's Leqembi progress; AZ and Daiichi's Enhertu data; Samsung Biologics' manufacturing deal

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Fierce Pharma Asia—Plant expansions at Novo, Novartis, Merck KGaA; Kyowa Kirin's pricing record; BeiGene's PD-1 nod

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Three large pharma companies plan to expand their manufacturing footprints. Three large pharma companies plan to expand their manufacturing footprints. Kyowa Kirin’s $4.25 million gene therapy set a new world pricing record. Kyowa Kirin’s $4.25 million gene therapy set a new world pricing record.

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Cognizant and Merck Discuss Technology’s Role in Pharma Manufacturing

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The adoption of technology and data by biopharma is driving a digital transformation in manufacturing, accelerating the process of bringing molecules from benchside to bedside. I am the Strategic Business Unit Head and Global Head of Mergers and Acquisitions for Life Sciences at Cognizant. |

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Moderna lays off parts of manufacturing team after resizing COVID footprint

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Moderna is laying off employees within its manufacturing unit, with the move tied to a resizing of its COVID production work. | Moderna is laying off some employees within its manufacturing unit after shaving COVID production costs. The company previously disclosed plans to rightsize its COVID vaccine production footprint.