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
Seagen, Astellas Data Support Broader Indication For Padcev/Keytruda Combo
With accelerated approval in advanced urothelial cancer, the sponsors now have data that could support full approval plus a move into first-line therapy.
Deal Watch: Merck KGAA Teams With AI Biotechs On Drug Discovery Efforts
Plus deals involving Debiopharm/SunRock, RefleXion/3B Pharmaceuticals, Pharmanovia/Sanofi and more.
Infographic: A Snapshot Of Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis R&D
After a multi-year lull, NASH R&D has picked up this past year with key data readouts, several programs advancing toward Phase III and Madrigal's resmetirom under FDA review with a March 2024 action. This graphic provides a look at the overall status of NASH drug R&D.
Boehringer’s Innovation Strategy Does Not Avoid Areas With Heavy Competition
BI’s global head of innovation Michel Pairet tells In Vivo that while unmet medical need is the pharma’s R&D priority, its main focus is bringing breakthrough therapy potential to patients, and it is taking aim at competitive spaces like metabolic health and cancer.
Relmada Hopes Open-Label Efficacy, Safety Bolster Profile Of Depression Candidate
With a pair of Phase III setbacks due to high placebo response, Relmada reports positive efficacy and safety data from an open-label trial while awaiting data from two ongoing pivotal studies for REL-1017, an NMDA antagonist.
Anthos Changing Course With Factor XIa Inhibitor, Targeting Atrial Fibrillation Patients First
With a Phase II study stopped for efficacy in bleeding reduction, Anthos hopes to bring abelacimab, a dual Factor XI/XIa inhibitor to market to prevent strokes in a-fib patients and to treat cancer patients with thrombosis.