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The Good News

THE GOOD
Approvals & Labels

UK MHRA approves Eli Lilly’s Inluriyo (imlunestrant tosylate) targeting estrogen receptor for locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer
Small molecule, cancer, selective estrogen receptor degrader, breast cancer, ESR1 mutation - Read more

Biocon receives FDA approval for gSaxenda (liraglutide) GLP-1 injection targeting chronic weight management
Protein therapy, metabolic, GLP-1 agonist, obesity, weight management, liraglutide - Read more

HekaBio and Alpha Tau Medical's Alpha DaRT wins Japan approval for head and neck cancer treatment
Radiation therapy, cancer, alpha particle therapy, head and neck cancer, solid tumors - Read more

THE GOOD
Business Development & Partnerships

Pfizer, Beam Therapeutics global license for liver-targeted gene editing candidate, $1.05B milestone potential
Licensing deal, gene editing, liver disease, milestone payments - Read more

Novo Nordisk, Vivtex collaborate on oral biologics for obesity, up to $2.1B in milestones
Research collaboration, metabolic diseases, oral biologics, milestone payments - Read more

Junshi Biosciences, Antengene collaborate to evaluate JS207 and ATG-037 combination therapy for solid tumors
Research collaboration, oncology, bispecific antibody, small molecule, combination therapy - Read more

Charles River Laboratories sells manufacturing and discovery businesses to GI Partners, IQVIA for strategic pivot
Asset divestiture, manufacturing, drug discovery, AI/ML, small molecule - Read more

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Clinical Trials

Gilead's bictegravir/lenacapivir combo shows Ph2/3 non-inferiority results for human immunodeficiency virus treatment
Small molecule, infectious disease, HIV, combination therapy, integrase inhibitor, capsid inhibitor - Read more

Merck & Co's doravirine/islatravir meets Ph3 endpoints for HIV-1 treatment in treatment-naïve adults with regulatory submission planned
Small molecule, infectious disease, HIV-1, reverse transcriptase inhibitor, two-drug regimen - Read more

THE GOOD
Earnings & Finances

BridgeBio's Attruby reaches $146M Q4 sales, CEO dismisses EU generic competition concerns from Pfizer's patent withdrawal
Small molecule, cardiovascular, competitive, revenue impact - Read more

THE GOOD
Fundraises

BreezeBio raises $60M Series B, genetic medicines using specialized nanoparticles
Gene therapy, autoimmune, oncology, nanoparticle delivery, preclinical - Read more

Basilea Pharmaceutica receives $6M BARDA funding for novel antibiotic development
Infectious disease, antibiotics, clinical-stage, small molecule - Read more

Zura Bio announces proposed public offering of Class A ordinary shares and warrants
Autoimmune, clinical-stage, inflammatory diseases - Read more

Bloom Science raises $11M Series A, microbiome-based weight loss therapy testing
Microbiome, neurological, weight loss, preclinical - Read more [Paywall]

Bicara Therapeutics raises $150M public offering for ficerafusp alfa development/commercialization
Clinical-stage, oncology, bifunctional therapies, solid tumors - Read more

THE GOOD
Investments

Novartis selects Denton, Texas for fifth US radiopharmaceutical facility, generating $280M investment and 175 jobs
Radiopharmaceutical, oncology, operational, major transaction - Read more

THE GOOD
Mergers & Acquisitions

GSK to buy 35Pharma for $950M, gaining pulmonary hypertension hopeful HS235
Small molecule, cardiovascular, strategic, major transaction - Read more

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The Bad News

THE BAD
Clinical Trials

Accent terminates Ph1/2 study of ATX-559 DHX9 inhibitor for cancer due to adverse events
Small molecule, cancer, DHX9 inhibitor, Phase 1/2 trial termination, safety issues - Read more

THE BAD
Politics & Policy

Trump calls on Congress to codify Most Favored Nation drug pricing initiative into law during SOTU address
Drug pricing, regulatory, strategic, financial - Read more

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THE UGLY
Regulatory

15 Democrat-led states sue HHS over Trump administration's dramatic overhaul of childhood vaccination schedule
Vaccine, infectious disease, regulatory, operational - Read more

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