Joseph Haas
Senior Writer

Joe has covered a wide range of biopharmaceutical stories since 2007 and contributes to Scrip, In Vivo, Pink Sheet and related Citeline publications. His specialties include business development, commercial strategies and liver and infectious diseases.
Latest From Joseph Haas
Deal Watch: Sol-Gel To Tackle Gorlin Syndrome In Pact With BridgeBio’s PellePharm
Shoreline picks up technology platform rights and access from Editas, which recently reduced staff. Hyloris out-licenses commercial rights to Maxigesic in nine EU markets to Salus.
Merck Reports Good News/Bad News In Latest Keytruda Readouts
With successful Phase III data, Merck will look to add biliary tract cancer to Keytruda’s label, but it will discontinue a Phase III study in prostate cancer after an interim analysis showed no survival benefit.
Top 5 Deals Of 2022: The Economic Drag On M&A Continues
Many of the same factors that held down large M&A transactions in 2021 carried over to 2022, which saw eight buyouts valued at $2bn+, headlined by Amgen’s $27.8bn purchase of Horizon.
Finch To Wind Down, Seek Value For Pipeline Assets And IP
Following two workforce cuts in 2022, Finch said it will cut its staff by 95%, halting a Phase III study of lead recurrent C. diff candidate CP101 and seeking to maximize shareholder value.
Takeda Pays Big For De-Risked HutchMed CRC Drug
The Japanese pharma agreed to pay $400m up front plus up to $730m in milestones for a colorectal cancer drug already on the market in China and nearing regulatory filings in the US, EU and Japan.
BeiGene’s Brukinsa Set To Take On Imbruvica With CLL Approval
The BTK inhibitor demonstrated superiority to AbbVie/J&J’s Imbruvica for overall response in relapsed/refractory CLL, in addition to hitting a progression-free survival endpoint versus chemotherapy in the first-line.