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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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