Sun Pharma and its US Taro subsidiary have added to criticism over a recent CMS policy proposal that would see Medicare Part B drugs approved under the US hybrid 505(b)(2) pathway reimbursed at a lower rate applicable to multiple source products.

Laura Soucek, one of In Vivo’s 2020 Rising Leaders, is hoping to take Barcelona-based start-up Peptomyc to the next level. The company is nearing the clinic with an inhibitor of the transcription factor Myc, which is involved in the regulation of cellular proliferation, but can also be a driver of cancer.

AMAG’s decision to fight US FDA’s decision to pull the preterm birth product seems unlikely to result in victory, but Makena will get to stay on the market during the appeal process, which is expected to be protracted and will likely include accusations that the agency is being insensitive to affected patients.

Teva’s market overhang and legal uncertainty intensifies with DOJ charges it conspired to fix generic drug prices. Five other companies have pled guilty and reached deferred prosecution agreements.