October 2024
B. Braun’s Florida IV Fluid Plant Resumes Operations After Minimal Damage from Hurricane Milton
B. Braun, Hurricane Milton, IV Fluids, Florida Facility, Supply Chain
Pfizer Secures EU Approval for TALZENNA in Combination with XTANDI for Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer
TALZENNA, XTANDI, metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC), PARP inhibitor, European Commission approval, prostate cancer treatment.
Leo Pharma Announces Major Restructuring with Up to 250 Layoffs and Relocations
Leo Pharma, layoffs, relocations, restructuring, biopharma, job cuts
FDA Delays Approval of Zealand Pharma’s Dasiglucagon for Congenital Hyperinsulinism Due to Third-Party Manufacturing Issues
Zealand Pharma, dasiglucagon, congenital hyperinsulinism, FDA, Complete Response Letter, third-party manufacturing issues
Astellas Reduces Universal Cells Workforce in Seattle, Relocates 12 Positions to Japan
Astellas, Universal Cells, layoffs, Seattle, Japan, cell therapy, biotech
Eli Lilly and insitro Collaborate on AI-Driven Metabolic Disease Therapies
Eli Lilly, insitro, AI, metabolic diseases, siRNA, GalNAc, drug discovery, biotechnology, pharmaceutical partnership
Vanqua Bio Advances Experimental Parkinson’s Therapy with VQ-101, Bolsters Leadership Team
Vanqua Bio, VQ-101, Parkinson’s disease, GBA gene mutations, GCase activator, Neurodegenerative diseases, Clinical trials, Lysosomal dysfunction, Alpha-synuclein accumulation
Basecamp Research Secures $60M to Revolutionize AI Drug Discovery with Broad Institute Partnership
AI drug discovery, Basecamp Research, Broad Institute, David R. Liu, Biotechnology, Gene therapy, Artificial intelligence in biology
Arda Therapeutics Secures $43M Series A Funding to Pioneer ADCs for Fibrotic Diseases
Arda Therapeutics, Series A Funding, Fibrotic Diseases, Antibody-Drug Conjugates (ADCs), Eli Lilly, Andreessen Horowitz (a16z)
Purespring Therapeutics Secures £80M ($105M) Series B Funding to Advance IgAN Gene Therapy into Clinical Trials
Purespring Therapeutics, IgAN gene therapy, kidney disease, Series B funding, clinical trials, AAV gene therapy, podocytes, nephrotic syndrome, glomerular kidney disease.