Madrigal Pharmaceuticals Inks up to $2B Deal with CSPC for Preclinical Oral GLP-1, Plans Combination with Rezdiffra for MASH

Madrigal Pharmaceuticals; CSPC Pharmaceutical Group; GLP-1 receptor agonist; SYH2086; Rezdiffra; MASH; oral small molecule; preclinical drug; global license agreement; combination therapy; milestone payments

Vinay Prasad Departs FDA Amid Conservative Criticism and Sarepta Gene Therapy Controversy

Vinay Prasad; FDA; departure; Sarepta Therapeutics; gene therapy; Duchenne muscular dystrophy; conservative criticism; CBER; drug approval controversy; Trump administration

Jaypirca Demonstrates Superior Efficacy Over Imbruvica in BTK Inhibitor Clash for CLL/SLL

Jaypirca; Imbruvica; BTK inhibitor; chronic lymphocytic leukemia; small lymphocytic lymphoma; BRUIN CLL-314; overall response rate; progression-free survival; head-to-head trial; Eli Lilly

ARTBIO Raises $132M Series B to Advance Alpha Radiotherapy Pipeline and Manufacturing with Pb212

ARTBIO; Series B financing; alpha radioligand therapies; Pb212; AlphaDirect technology; cancer treatment; manufacturing expansion; AB001; metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer; clinical trials

Bausch Health to Acquire DURECT and Breakthrough Liver Disease Candidate Larsucosterol for $63M Upfront

Bausch Health; DURECT; larsucosterol; liver disease; alcoholic hepatitis; epigenetic modulator; FDA Breakthrough Therapy; acquisition; pharmaceutical; milestone payments