May 2025
HHS to require all “new vaccines” to be tested against placebo
Vaccines, HHS, placebo-controlled trials, COVID19 (disease), Testing, Placebos, Policy
Tang’s Concentra snaps up Kronos in buying spree
Concentra, Acquisition (action), Kronos, Kronos Bio, Purchase
BMS to close Illinois site as part of cell therapy manufacturing consolidation
Bristol Myers Squibb, viral vector production, Libertyville Illinois, manufacturing consolidation, Novartis acquisition, cell therapy, cost cuts
Lilly’s Q1 revenue surge overshadowed by CVS dumping Zepbound for Wegovy
Chorionic Villi Sampling, Zepbound, Eli Lilly, Wegovy, Health
Generation Gold Standard: HHS’s $500 Million Initiative for Universal Vaccine Development
Universal vaccines, beta-propiolactone (BPL), whole-virus platform, influenza, coronavirus, NIH, Jay Bhattacharya, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., pandemic preparedness
Moderna expands effort to rein in costs in an uncertain environment
Moderna, Financial cost, Uncertainty, Environment
Biogen says Leqembi sales are improving slowly following lackluster launch
Leqembi, Biogen, Sales – occupational activity, Growth, Eisai, United States Food and Drug Administration, Improving (qualifier value)
AstraZenecas Truqap Posts Another Pivotal Disappointment as Phase III Prostate Cancer Study Fails
Truqap, capivasertib, AstraZeneca, Phase III trial failure, CAPItello-280, metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC), AKT inhibitor, docetaxel, androgen-deprivation therapy (ADT), oncology setback, clinical trial discontinuation, radiographic progression-free survival, overall survival
Entrada tightens focus on Duchenne, axes 20% of staff
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), workforce reduction, ENTR-601-44, ENTR-601-45, FDA clinical hold, exon skipping therapy