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✅ The Good News ✅
THE GOOD
Approvals & Labels
Bayer's Sunharbo (asundexian) wins FDA approval for secondary stroke prevention via Factor XIa inhibition
Small molecule, cardiovascular, Factor XIa inhibitor, stroke, anticoagulant, secondary stroke prevention - Read more
THE GOOD
Business Development & Partnerships
Deerfield Management, Amazon Web Services partner to provide genAI and cloud services to Deerfield's portfolio companies
Research collaboration, AI/ML, drug discovery, cloud technology, digital health - Read more
Third Rock Ventures, Funnel Biosciences collaborate on AI antibody discovery for multiple targets, up to $2.16B
Research collaboration, antibody, AI/ML, drug discovery, milestone payments - Read more
iDEL Therapeutics, Daiichi Sankyo collaborate on multi-drug conjugate preclinical research for solid tumors
Research collaboration, oncology, antibody-drug conjugate, drug discovery, small molecule - Read more
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THE GOOD
Clinical Trials
Veradermics completes Ph3 program for VDPHL01 (minoxidil) in male androgenetic alopecia with strong 12-month hair growth data
Small molecule, dermatological, minoxidil, androgenetic alopecia, extended-release formulation - Read more
Mirum Pharmaceuticals' (brelovitug) meets Ph3 primary endpoint, advancing FDA bid for chronic hepatitis D treatment
Antibody, infectious disease, monoclonal antibody, hepatitis D, antiviral, HBsAg target - Read more
J&J's Caplyta (lumateperone) scores second Ph3 win in bipolar I mania, supporting FDA label expansion bid
Small molecule, neurological, lumateperone, bipolar disorder, dopamine receptor antagonist - Read more
PepGen's (PGN-EDODM1) Ph2 data show 46.5% splicing correction in myotonic dystrophy type 1
Antisense oligonucleotide, neurological, myotonic dystrophy type 1, splicing correction, rare muscle disease - Read more
Beam Therapeutics prepares FDA biologics license application for (risto-cel) after Ph1/2 sickle cell disease pivotal success
Cell therapy, hematological disease, base editing, sickle cell disease, BCL11A target, fetal hemoglobin induction - Read more
THE GOOD
Fundraises
Oyster Therapeutics raises $60M Series A extension for tau-targeting brain drug development
Neurological, protein degrader, Alzheimer disease, tau-targeting, preclinical - Read more
Neobe raises $6.8M seed round to develop engineered bacteria breaking tumour barriers
Oncology, engineered bacteria, platform technology, solid tumors, preclinical, immunotherapy - Read more
Sanyou Biopharmaceuticals raises ~$15M Series C, advancing AI-driven drug discovery platforms
AI-driven, antibody, drug discovery, platform technology, CRO - Read more
Venomics AI raises $2.7M pre-seed funding to expand AI-powered venom-based drug discovery
AI/ML platform, drug discovery, venom-based therapeutics, computational biology, preclinical - Read more
THE GOOD
Investments
Phillips Medisize expands UK inhalation manufacturing footprint with new Chippenham site investment
Inhalation drug-device combination, respiratory, manufacturing expansion, operational - Read more
THE GOOD
Lawsuits
WuXi AppTec removed from US Chinese military companies list following court victory
Contract manufacturing, biosecurity, regulatory, competitive - Read more
THE GOOD
Mergers & Acquisitions
AstraZeneca acquires Omniose, securing bioconjugation platform to advance bacterial vaccine development
Conjugate vaccine, infectious disease, strategic, major transaction - Read more
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❌ The Bad News ❌
THE BAD
Layoffs
Vertex lays off 78 Crinetics Pharmaceuticals staffers amid $10B acquisition integration
Small molecule, endocrine disease, major transaction, operational - Read more
Coherus Oncology cuts 30% of staff to focus on esophageal cancer; Gyre Therapeutics lays off workers post-Cullgen acquisition
Monoclonal antibody, oncology, cost reduction, protein degrader - Read more
THE BAD
Regulatory
FDA orders class-wide GLP-1 label update adding rare eye disease risk, impacting Eli Lilly, Novo drugs
GLP-1 receptor agonist, ophthalmology, regulatory, competitive - Read more
THE BAD
Strategic Plans
AbCellera discontinues (ABCL575) development past Ph1, exits OX40 ligand program for atopic dermatitis
Antibody, autoimmune, monoclonal antibody, atopic dermatitis, OX40/OX40L target - Read more
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