February 2025
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
Cabaletta’s CABA-201 CAR-T Therapy Shows Promising Results in Lupus and Other Autoimmune Diseases
CABA-201, CAR-T therapy, lupus, autoimmune diseases, clinical trials, remission, B cell depletion
Siemens Healthineers Expands U.S. Supply Chain with Strategic ‘Mega Depots’ to Combat Logistics Challenges
Siemens Healthineers, supply chain resilience, mega depots, logistics expansion, healthcare equipment, parts inventory, GXO partnership
Ascletis’ Oral GLP-1 Drug Shows Promising Early Results in Obesity Treatment, Rivaling Roche’s Candidate
Ascletis Pharma, obesity treatment, oral GLP-1 receptor agonist, ASC30, weight loss, clinical trials, Roche, CT-996, pharmaceutical competition
Legal Challenges Mount Against Trump’s NIH Funding Cuts
NIH funding cuts, indirect costs, research universities, lawsuits, temporary restraining order, economic impact