Issue 43: Pharma Digest

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Top 5 pharma news to watch

1. US FDA lifts clinical hold on Novavax's combo COVID-flu shot (Reuters.com, Nov 11)
2. With US launch progressing, ARS inks another licensing deal for epinephrine spray Neffy worth up to $465M (Fierce Pharma, Nov 11)
3. AbbVie's closely watched schizophrenia drug fails two studies, shares slide (Reuters.com, Nov 11)
4. With Trump victorious, biotech industry’s focus turns to his plans for FDA, FTC (Biopharma Dive, Nov 7)
5. An RNAi renaissance is creating a new generation of startups (Pharma Voice, Nov 7)

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