March 2024
FDA Greenlights Idorsia’s Aprocitentan (Tryvio) for Resistant Hypertension Patients
FDA approval, Idorsia, Aprocitentan, Tryvio, Resistant hypertension, Endothelin receptor antagonist, Systolic blood pressure, Uncontrolled hypertension, Combination therapy, Clinical trials, PRECISION study, Recommended dosage: 12.5 mg, Availability: Second half of 2024, Edema and fluid retention side effects
Clasp Therapeutics Launches with $150M Series A Funding to Develop Next-Generation T Cell Engaging Immunotherapies
Clasp Therapeutics, $150M Series A Financing, T Cell Engagers, Personalized Off-the-Shelf Therapies, Targeting Mutated Protein Fragments, HLA Molecule Profiling, Novo Holdings/ Third Rock Ventures/ Catalio Capital Management, CEO Robert Ross
Lonza Acquires Roche’s Massive Biologics Production Facility in Vacaville, California for $1.2 Billion
Lonza, Roche, Genentech, Biologics Manufacturing Site, Vacaville/ California, $1.2 Billion Deal, Large-Scale Commercial Mammalian Products, Expansion Plans ($561 Million), Capacity Utilization, Contract Development and Manufacturing Organizations (CDMOs), Global Biologics Market Growth
Crinetics’ Paltusotine Demonstrates Success in Second Phase III Trial for Oral Acromegaly Treatment, Prepares for FDA Filing
Crinetics Pharmaceuticals, Paltusotine, Acromegaly, Phase III trials, FDA submission, Oral treatment, Symptom reduction
Novo Nordisk Invests $556 Million in Manufacturing Amid Anticipation of Wegovy Approval in China
Novo Nordisk/ Wegovy/ China/ investment/ manufacturing expansion/ weight management
Takeda’s $5.2B Ariad Deal Yields Label Expansion for Iclusig in Rare Leukemia
Takeda, Ariad, $5.2B deal, Iclusig, Label expansion, Rare form of leukemia
Regeneron Antitrust Suit Against Novartis Gains Momentum with Appellate Ruling
Regeneron, Novartis, Antitrust lawsuit, Appeal court backing, Eye treatments (Eylea & Lucentis), Patent dispute
Bayer Prepares Menopause Drug Rival to Astellas’ Veozah for Regulatory Filings Following Successful Phase 3 Trials
Bayer, Menopause Drug, Elinzanetant, Phase 3 Hat Trick, Regulatory Approval, Competition with Astellas’ Veozah
Engrail Therapeutics Secures $157 Million in Mid-Stage Neuroscience Research Funding
Engrail Therapeutics, Mid-stage neuroscience startup, $157 million funding, Generalized anxiety treatment, Mood disorders, Series B financing
FDA Grants First Approval for Orchard Therapeutics’ Gene Therapy Lenmeldy in Treating Rare Pediatric Neuron Disease
Orchard Therapeutics, Lenmeldy, FDA Approval, Metachromatic Leukodystrophy (MLD), Rare Pediatric Disease, Autologous Gene Therapy, Pre-Symptomatic Late Infantile/ Early Juvenile Patients