February 20, 2025
Trump’s Healthcare Nominees Pledge to Divest Industry Investments Amid Controversy
Trump administration, healthcare appointments, NIH, CMS, divestment, industry ties, Jay Bhattacharya, Mehmet Oz, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
AstraZeneca Acquires FibroGen’s China Unit for $160 Million, Gaining Full Control of Anemia Drug Roxadustat
AstraZeneca, FibroGen, China, acquisition, roxadustat, anemia, chronic kidney disease, pharmaceutical industry
Pfizer’s European Manufacturing Vulnerable to Potential US Tariffs, CEO Warns
Pfizer, Albert Bourla, European manufacturing, US tariffs, pharmaceutical industry, trade tensions, supply chain disruption
EU PFAS Ban Threatens Pharmaceutical Packaging Industry: Challenges and Implications
PFAS ban, pharmaceutical packaging, EU regulations, supply chain disruption, chemical alternatives, environmental protection, drug safety
Illumina Announces Layoffs as Incyte Forges AI Partnership for Drug Discovery
Illumina, layoffs, Incyte, Genesis Therapeutics, AI partnership, drug discovery, GEMS platform, small molecule therapeutics
Supernus Pharmaceuticals’ Depression Drug SPN-820 Fails to Meet Primary Endpoint in Phase 2b Trial
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, SPN-820, treatment-resistant depression, Phase 2b trial, clinical study failure, MADRS score, placebo effect
Radiance Biopharma Secures $1.2 Billion Deal for Novel ROR1-Targeted Antibody-Drug Conjugate from CSPC
Radiance Biopharma, CSPC Pharmaceutical, ROR1, antibody-drug conjugate (ADC), oncology, licensing deal, biopharmaceutical partnership
Merck & Co. Partners with Epitopea to Explore ‘Junk DNA’ for Novel Cancer Antigens
Merck & Co., Epitopea, cancer immunotherapy, Cryptigen tumor-specific antigens, CryptoMap platform, junk DNA, off-the-shelf immunotherapies
Ascletis Advances in Obesity Treatment with Promising Oral GLP-1 Data
Ascletis Pharma, oral GLP-1, obesity treatment, weight loss, ASC30, Chinese biotech, pharmaceutical innovation