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The Good News

THE GOOD
Approvals & Labels

FDA approves Curium's Bexlutry (lutetium Lu 177 dotatate), first radioligand equivalent targeting somatostatin receptor for gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors
Radioligand therapy, cancer, neuroendocrine tumors, somatostatin receptor, generic drug - Read more

NICE backs Johnson & Johnson's daratumumab quadruplet as first-line therapy for transplant-eligible myeloma patients
Monoclonal antibody, oncology, regulatory, financial - Read more

THE GOOD
Business Development & Partnerships

Eli Lilly, QurCan Therapeutics collaborate on CNS genetic medicine delivery, up to $237M milestones per program
Research collaboration, neurological, gene therapy, drug delivery, milestone payments - Read more

Sanofi divests 20 mature medicines, three manufacturing sites to Cheplapharm for 26.4% equity stake
Divestiture, manufacturing agreement, equity investment, R&D, small molecule - Read more

GSK acquires Chimagen Biosciences' trispecific T cell engager for multiple myeloma, deal worth up to $750M
Licensing deal, oncology, antibody, multiple myeloma, milestone payments - Read more

Aptar Pharma, Massachusetts General Hospital collaborate on translational platform to advance nose-to-brain drug delivery
Research collaboration, drug delivery, neurological, computational modeling, small molecule - Read more

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More Good News

THE GOOD
Clinical Trials

Corbus Pharmaceuticals posts Ph1b data for (CRB-913) targeting cannabinoid receptor 1 inverse agonism in obesity
Small molecule, metabolic, CB1 inverse agonist, obesity, neuropsychiatric safety - Read more

CSL Seqirus publishes Ph3 data for AUJEMFLU (MF59-adjuvanted cell-based quadrivalent influenza vaccine) showing superiority in older adults
Vaccine, infectious disease, influenza, older adults, adjuvanted vaccine - Read more

Vera Therapeutics' Trutakna (atacicept-vymj) Ph3 data support full FDA approval bid for IgA nephropathy
Protein therapy, autoimmune, fusion protein, IgA nephropathy, BAFF and APRIL inhibition, kidney disease - Read more

THE GOOD
Company Launches

ANGELIS Oncology launches, acquires PLX038 from ProLynx, and initiates glioblastoma clinical trial
Small molecule prodrug, oncology, strategic, major transaction - Read more

One04 Therapeutics launches as clinical-stage company on encouraging CPV-104 Phase 1 results, expanding to kidney disease and dry AMD
Recombinant protein, rare disease, complement-mediated disease, ophthalmology, strategic - Read more

THE GOOD
Fundraises

Electra Therapeutics plans $325M IPO to fund late-stage sHLH trial
Rare disease, antibody, autoimmune, clinical-stage - Read more

QL Biopharmaceutical raises ~CNY 300M ($44.7M) Series C+, advancing once-monthly GLP-1 receptor agonist zovaglutide
Metabolic disease, GLP-1 receptor agonist, peptide, clinical-stage - Read more

THE GOOD
Investments

VERDOT opens new Centre of Excellence in France, boosting manufacturing capacity by 150%
Bioprocessing equipment, biopharmaceutical manufacturing, operational, capacity expansion - Read more

THE GOOD
Regulatory

FDA launches Operation TrialBlazer, accepting applications to accelerate early-phase U.S. clinical trials
IND program, drug development, regulatory, operational - Read more

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The Bad News

THE BAD
Business Development & Partnerships

Novo terminates Ascendis GLP-1 obesity drug pact worth up to $285M after under two years
Licensing deal, metabolic disease, small molecule, GLP-1, milestone payments, royalties - Read more

THE BAD
Clinical Trials

Axoltis Pharma's NX210c (NX210c) misses Ph2 primary endpoint in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis but secondary data support continuation
Protein therapy, neurological, synthetic peptide, ALS, blood-brain barrier - Read more

Eli Lilly terminates Ph1 trial of experimental obesity drug LY4064912 after failing to meet internal development standards
Protein therapy, metabolic, obesity, GLP-1 receptor agonist, phase 1 trial - Read more

J&J, Contineum Therapeutics' (JNJ-5120) M1 receptor antagonist fails Ph2 for major depressive disorder
Small molecule, neurological, M1 receptor antagonist, major depressive disorder, multiple sclerosis - Read more

Connect Biopharma's (rademikibart) misses primary endpoint in Ph2 asthma trial targeting IL-4/IL-13
Antibody, autoimmune, monoclonal antibody, asthma, IL-4/IL-13 blockade, atopic dermatitis - Read more

THE BAD
Layoffs

Sionna Therapeutics lays off 46% of workforce after cystic fibrosis trial failure, pivots to phase 2 study
Small molecule, cystic fibrosis, strategic, cost reduction - Read more

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