November 22, 2024
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals Shifts Focus to Clinical Development Following FDA Setbacks
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, FDA setbacks, Clinical development focus, Commercial operations elimination, Sotagliflozin, Type 1 diabetes, Chronic kidney disease, Restructuring
Empowering Women in Life Sciences: 2024’s Trailblazers in Biopharma R&D
Women in Life Sciences, Biopharma R&D, 2024’s Fiercest Women, Gender Balance, Innovation in Healthcare
Neurogene’s Rett Syndrome Trial Halted After Patient Death Linked to High-Dose Gene Therapy
Neurogene, Rett syndrome, gene therapy, AAV, clinical trial, patient death, high-dose complications
AstraZeneca Halts Development of Opioid Use Disorder Drug Due to Antifungal Interaction
AstraZeneca, Opioid Use Disorder, Drug Development, Antifungal Interaction, Clinical Trials
Pyxis Oncology Faces Setback as Early ADC Readout in Solid Tumors Fails to Impress
Pyxis Oncology, ADC, PYX-201, solid tumors, clinical trial, stock performance
Sonata Therapeutics Undergoes Restructuring: CEO Exits, 20 Staff Members Laid Off
Sonata Therapeutics, Flagship Pioneering, CEO departure, staff layoffs, biotech restructuring
Halozyme Therapeutics Abandons $2.1 Billion Acquisition Bid for Evotec Due to Lack of Engagement
Halozyme Therapeutics, Evotec, acquisition bid, withdrawal, lack of engagement, biotech industry
Enveda Secures $130 Million in Funding for Innovative Therapies in Inflammation, Obesity, and Beyond
Enveda, Microsoft-backed, $130M funding, Inflammation & Immunology (I&I), obesity, biotech, pharma, drug development
UCB’s Bimzelx Receives FDA Approval for Moderate-to-Severe Hidradenitis Suppurativa, Marking Fifth Indication
Bimzelx, Bimekizumab, Hidradenitis Suppurativa, FDA Approval, IL-17A and IL-17F Inhibitor, Chronic Inflammatory Skin Disease
Versant Ventures Launches Pep2Tango Therapeutics with Revolutionary Tetra-Receptor Agonist Approach for Obesity Treatment
Obesity treatment, Tetra-receptor agonist peptides, GLP-1/ GIP/ amylin/ and calcitonin receptors, Muscle mass preservation, Next-generation weight loss therapies, Versant Ventures, Pep2Tango Therapeutics Inc.