May 2025
RegenXBio Secures Up to $250 Million by Monetizing Royalties from Zolgensma and Two Gene Therapies
RegenXBio; Zolgensma; gene therapy; royalty monetization; HealthCare Royalty; RGX-121; RGX-111; non-dilutive financing; biotech; milestone payments
Prime Medicine CEO Exits Amidst Layoffs and Restructuring as Sole Clinical Gene Therapy Shelved
Prime Medicine; CEO exit; gene therapy; layoffs; restructuring; biotech; PM359; prime editing; clinical trial; pipeline pivot
SpyLock Technology: Recent News on Rapid Bispecific Antibody Screening
SpyLock technology; bispecific antibody screening; Bio-Rad Laboratories; Pioneer Antibody Discovery Platform; high-throughput screening; protein engineering; SpyTag/SpyCatcher; BiLockCatcher; drug development
FDA Approves Novavax COVID Vaccine After Delay, Limits Use to Smaller High-Risk Population
Novavax; FDA approval; COVID-19 vaccine; Nuvaxovid; restricted population; protein-based vaccine; older adults; underlying health conditions
Regeneron to Acquire 23andMe Out of Bankruptcy for $256 Million
Regeneron; 23andMe; acquisition; bankruptcy; genetic testing; genome; personal genome service; total health; research services; data privacy
Pfizer-backed CellCentric Secures $120M for Myeloma Drug Trials
CellCentric; Pfizer; multiple myeloma; Series C funding; inobrodib; p300/CBP inhibitor; oral drug; clinical trials; phase 2/3; accelerated approval
Leqembi’s Expansion and Blood Test Impact: Analyst Sees Gradual Uptake Boost
Leqembi; Eisai; Biogen; Alzheimer’s disease; FDA approval; blood test; launch; maintenance dosing; autoinjector; subcutaneous; market adoption
Applied Therapeutics’ Rare Disease Drug Fails Another Phase 3 Trial After FDA Rejection
Applied Therapeutics; govorestat; rare disease; phase 3 failure; FDA rejection; classic galactosemia; aldose reductase inhibitor; clinical trial conduct; FDA warning letter
Recent Developments in Building Robust Health System Partnerships for Life Sciences (2025)
health system partnerships; life sciences; strategic partnerships; digital transformation; artificial intelligence; cybersecurity; primary care; biotechnology; Salesforce Life Sciences Cloud; data integration
ASCO25 Primer: Navigating Cancer R&D Amid Regulatory Uncertainty
ASCO25; cancer research; oncology; regulatory uncertainty; immunotherapy; precision medicine; diagnostics; expert perspectives; policy changes