February 14, 2025
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Confirmed as HHS Secretary in Close Senate Vote
RFK Jr., HHS Secretary, Senate confirmation, Trump administration, vaccine skepticism, healthcare policy, Make America Healthy Again
AI-Driven Enzyme Engineering: Baker Lab’s Latest Breakthrough in Computational Protein Design
AI-generated enzymes, computational protein design, artificial luciferases, de novo enzyme engineering, machine learning in biochemistry, Baker Lab, University of Washington
FDA Approves Extended Dosing for Astellas’ Izervay, Intensifying Competition in Geographic Atrophy Treatment
Izervay, Astellas, FDA approval, extended dosing, geographic atrophy, age-related macular degeneration, Syfovre, Apellis, eye treatment
Bristol Myers Squibb’s Opdualag Fails Phase 3 Trial in Adjuvant Melanoma Treatment
Opdualag, Bristol Myers Squibb, melanoma, clinical trial failure, LAG-3 inhibitor, immunotherapy, adjuvant treatment
Leadership Changes at Agios and Moderna: Board Resignation and New Marketing Chief
David Schenkein, Agios Pharmaceuticals, board resignation, Moderna, Amy Mahery, chief marketing officer, pharmaceutical industry, leadership changes
FDA Approves Pfizer’s Adcetris Combination Therapy for Relapsed/Refractory Large B-cell Lymphoma
Adcetris, brentuximab vedotin, FDA approval, large B-cell lymphoma, LBCL, DLBCL, antibody-drug conjugate, Pfizer, combination therapy
Newleos Therapeutics Launches with $93.5M to Advance Novel Neuropsychiatric Treatments
Newleos Therapeutics, mental health, neuropsychiatry, Roche assets, Series A funding, anxiety disorders, substance use disorders, GABA modulators
Sanofi and Johnson & Johnson’s E. coli Vaccine Candidate Fails in Phase 3 Trial
E. coli vaccine, Sanofi, Johnson & Johnson, Phase 3 trial failure, invasive E. coli disease, ExPEC9V
FDA Approves Extended Dosing for Astellas’ Izervay in Geographic Atrophy Treatment
Izervay, avacincaptad pegol, geographic atrophy, age-related macular degeneration, FDA approval, extended dosing, Astellas Pharma