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Biotech & Pharma Updates | September 11 - 14, 2025
🧬 Lila Sciences' "autonomous science" ambitions could net it a $300M+ fundraise, Medicines Discovery Catapult + Crown Bioscience partner on radiopharma development, UK's biopharma industry dealt multiple blows as both AstraZeneca & Eli Lilly reconsider initiatives there, vaccine stocks slide over rumors of Trump admin linking COVID shots to 25 children deaths

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✅ The Good News ✅
THE GOOD
Business Development & Partnerships
Medicines Discovery Catapult, Crown Bioscience partner to develop integrated translational biology platform for radiopharmaceuticals
Research collaboration, radiopharmaceuticals, drug discovery, translational biology, co-development - Read more
Uni-Bio Science, Kexing Biopharm partner on Teriparatide osteoporosis drug commercialization across six international markets
Licensing deal, commercialization, osteoporosis, international markets, milestone payments - Read more
THE GOOD
Clinical Trials
Galimedix's oral amyloid-targeting therapy GAL-101 advances to Ph2 fundraising after successful Alzheimer's disease safety trial
Small molecule, neurological, Alzheimer's disease, amyloid beta, blood-brain barrier, oral therapy - Read more
FORE Biotherapeutics' Ph1/2a data shows plixorafenib delivers 5+ year responses in BRAF-altered thyroid cancer patients
Small molecule, cancer, kinase inhibitor, thyroid cancer, BRAF inhibitor, targeted therapy - Read more
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✅ More Good News ✅
THE GOOD
Earnings & Finances
KalVista's new hereditary angioedema drug Ekterly reports $1.4M in sales after July FDA approval
Small molecule, rare disease, hereditary angioedema, revenue impact, financial - Read more [Paywall]
THE GOOD
Fundraises
Lila Sciences moves towards $300M+ Series A, scaling "scientific superintelligence" at $1B+ valuation
AI/ML platform, platform technology, autonomous science, platform-enabled - Read more [Paywall]
THE GOOD
Lawsuits
Gilead wins whistleblower lawsuit over hepatitis C kickback allegations after $202M HIV settlement
Small molecule, infectious disease, legal, kickback allegations - Read more
❌ The Bad News ❌
THE BAD
Investments
Eli Lilly pauses UK biotech incubator amid concerns over NHS pricing and industry environment
Strategic, operational, biotech incubator, pharmaceutical investment, regional development, market access - Read more
AstraZeneca pauses $271M Cambridge expansion, joining Merck & Co. and Eli Lilly in UK pharma exodus
Strategic, financial, operational, investment - Read more
THE BAD
Market Reports
ABPI report reveals UK pharma sector's declining competitiveness amid Merck & Co.'s London R&D cancellation
Pharma industry, regulatory, strategic, competitive, operational - Read more
THE BAD
Politics & Policy
Novartis loses court appeal challenging Medicare drug price negotiation program under Inflation Reduction Act
Regulatory policy, pharmaceutical industry, legal challenge, government pricing - Read more
👹 The Ugly News 👹
THE UGLY
Politics & Policy
Vaccine stocks drop as Trump officials plan to link COVID-19 shots to child deaths at CDC meeting
mRNA vaccine, infectious disease, regulatory, political influence, stock market impact - Read more
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