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The Good News

THE GOOD
Approvals & Labels

GC Biopharma receives Guatemala approval for BARYCELA antibiotic-free varicella vaccine targeting chickenpox prevention
Vaccine, infectious disease, live attenuated vaccine, varicella, antibiotic-free manufacturing - Read more

Norgine's PEDMARQSI (sodium thiosulfate) wins Swissmedic approval for preventing cisplatin-induced hearing loss in children
Small molecule, cancer, sodium thiosulfate, pediatric oncology, ototoxicity prevention - Read more

Health Canada approves Henlius Biotech's BILDYOS and TUZEMTY (denosumab) biosimilars for osteoporosis and cancer bone complications
Antibody, cancer, monoclonal antibody, osteoporosis, bone metastases, RANKL inhibitor - Read more

Novo Nordisk wins FDA approval for Awiqli (insulin icodec-abae) targeting type 2 diabetes following Ph3 trials
Protein therapy, metabolic, insulin, type 2 diabetes, once-weekly dosing - Read more

FDA approves Rocket Pharmaceuticals' Kresladi (marnetegragene autotemcel) gene therapy for severe leukocyte adhesion deficiency type I
Gene therapy, autoimmune, lentiviral vector, severe leukocyte adhesion deficiency type I, ITGB2 mutations - Read more

THE GOOD
Business Development & Partnerships

Insilico Medicine, Tenacia Biotechnology expand AI-driven CNS collaboration with $94.75M deal value
Research collaboration, neurological, AI/ML, small molecule, milestone payments - Read more

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More Good News

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Clinical Trials

Kodiak Sciences reports positive Ph3 results for Zenkuda (tarcocimab tedromer) anti-VEGF therapy in diabetic retinopathy
Antibody, ophthalmology, anti-VEGF, diabetic retinopathy, intravitreal injection - Read more

THE GOOD
Company Launches

Neion Bio emerges from stealth with egg-based biosimilar partnership to develop three monoclonal antibodies
Monoclonal antibody, biosimilar, strategic, operational, cost reduction - Read more

THE GOOD
Fundraises

Pinnacle Medicines raises $89M Series B, advancing oral peptide therapeutics platform
Oral peptide drugs, immunology, cardiometabolic, AI-driven platform, clinical-stage - Read more

THE GOOD
Marketing

Vaxess rebrands to Terrestrial Bio, raises $50M to pivot patch technology from vaccines to GLP-1 obesity drug delivery
Transdermal delivery, GLP-1 receptor agonists, patch technology, obesity, platform technology - Read more

THE GOOD
Mergers & Acquisitions

CVC Capital offers €10.9B ($12.6B) takeover bid for Italian drugmaker Recordati, aiming to delist pharma company
Specialty pharma, rare disease, strategic, major transaction - Read more

Pulmatrix to reverse merge with Eos SENOLYTIX, focusing on anti-aging candidate PTC-2105 by mid-2026
Geropeptide, anti-aging, strategic, major transaction - Read more

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The Bad News

THE BAD
Clinical Trials

Wave Life Sciences reports mixed Ph1 results for WVE-007 siRNA therapy targeting obesity
RNA interference, metabolic, siRNA, obesity, visceral fat reduction - Read more

THE BAD
Market Reports

IQVIA reports biopharma funding dropped 20% in 2025 despite surge in $2B+ deals
Small molecule, oncology, financial, strategic, major transaction - Read more

THE BAD
Politics & Policy

Robert Malone steps down from CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices amid mounting drama
Vaccine, infectious disease, strategic, operational - Read more

White House unlikely to name permanent CDC director by Wednesday deadline, agency remains without leader
Vaccines, infectious disease, regulatory, operational - Read more

THE BAD
Strategic Plans

Innate Pharma discontinues IPH6501 NK cell engager phase 1/2 trial in strategic pipeline refocus
NK cell engager, oncology, strategic, operational - Read more

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THE UGLY
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