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The Good News

THE GOOD
Approvals & Labels

FDA expands PharmaEssentia's Besremi (ropeginterferon alfa-2b) label to include essential thrombocythemia regardless of genotype
Protein therapy, cancer, interferon, essential thrombocythemia, myeloproliferative neoplasms, FDA approval - Read more

Takeda, Protagonist Therapeutics' Mimrylo (rusfertide) wins FDA approval for polycythemia vera following Ph3 success
Peptide therapy, cancer, hepcidin mimetic, polycythemia vera, hematocrit regulation - Read more

FDA approves Stelara (ustekinumab) for pediatric moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis in patients aged 2 and older
Antibody, autoimmune, monoclonal antibody, ulcerative colitis, pediatric patients, IL-12/IL-23 inhibitor - Read more

THE GOOD
Business Development & Partnerships

Mission Therapeutics, NeuraLight partner to deploy brain function biomarkers in multinational Parkinson's disease trial
Research collaboration, neurological, small molecule, diagnostics, digital health - Read more

CREATE Medicines, WestGene Biopharma collaborate to advance in vivo CAR therapies using targeted LNP delivery technology
Research collaboration, cell therapy, LNP technology, autoimmune, oncology, gene therapy - Read more

Heidelberg Pharma, Huadong Medicine sign new collaboration to jointly develop next-generation ADCs including bispecific formats
Co-development, antibody drug conjugates, oncology, drug discovery, R&D - Read more

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More Good News

THE GOOD
Clinical Trials

Jazz Pharmaceuticals' Ziihera (zanidatamab) achieves second overall survival win in Ph3 HER2-positive gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma trial
Antibody, cancer, bispecific antibody, gastric cancer, HER2 - Read more

AstraZeneca's AZD5462 (oral relaxin agonist) shows promise in Ph2 trial for chronic heart failure
Small molecule, cardiovascular, heart failure, relaxin agonist, RXFP1 - Read more

Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals' Redemplo (plozasiran) Ph3 data back label expansion bid for severe hypertriglyceridemia
RNA interference, metabolic, antisense oligonucleotide, hypertriglyceridemia, APOC3 target, pancreatitis - Read more

Quoin Pharmaceuticals reports positive Ph2/3 interim data for QRX003 in Netherton Syndrome
Small molecule, rare disease, topical therapy, Netherton syndrome, orphan disease - Read more

THE GOOD
Fundraises

Electra Therapeutics files IPO to advance immunology and cancer pipeline assets
Immunology, rare disease, antibody, clinical-stage, oncology - Read more

Quoin Pharmaceuticals plans $50M private placement for rare and orphan disease clinical development
Rare disease, specialty pharmaceutical, clinical-stage, small molecule - Read more

THE GOOD
Investments

Somerset Pharma expands New Jersey facilities, adding nasal spray medicine production line for U.S. patients
Nasal spray, generic medicines, operational, manufacturing expansion - Read more

THE GOOD
Mergers & Acquisitions

Eli Lilly to acquire Merida Biosciences for up to $2.9B, expanding autoimmune and allergic disease pipeline
Precision degradation platform, autoimmune, strategic, major transaction - Read more

THE GOOD
Lawsuits

BioMarin wins patent settlement with Ascendis Pharma, securing 18–20% royalties on Ascendis Pharma's Yuviwel achondroplasia drug
Small molecule, rare disease, royalties, competitive - Read more

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The Bad News

THE BAD
Clinical Trials

BioNTech halts Ph2 trial of (autogene cevumeran) mRNA vaccine in resected colorectal cancer due to futility
Vaccine, cancer, mRNA vaccine, colorectal cancer, personalized neoantigen therapy, monotherapy - Read more

THE BAD
Regulatory

B. Braun recalls multiple IV solution lots over iron oxide contamination amid wave of similar Baxter recalls
IV solution, cardiovascular, operational, safety recall - Read more

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