July 2025
Dispatch Bio Launches with $216M and CAR-T Pioneer Carl June to Advance Universal Solid Tumor Immunotherapy
Dispatch Bio; solid tumors; immunotherapy; CAR-T; Carl June; Series A funding; Flare platform; Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy; ARCH Venture Partners; universal cancer treatment
Lack of Transparency Tarnishes Sarepta’s Sheen as Patient Deaths Trigger FDA Battle
Sarepta Therapeutics; Elevidys; patient deaths; FDA; lack of transparency; gene therapy; market withdrawal; regulatory action; limb-girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD); Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Sarepta Therapeutics Faces FDA Crackdown after Third Patient Death; George Tidmarsh Named Top FDA Drug Regulator; Multiple Drugs Rejected; Pharma Invests Billions in US Manufacturing
Sarepta Therapeutics; FDA; gene therapy; Elevidys; acute liver failure; clinical hold; George Tidmarsh; drug rejection; reshoring; pharmaceutical manufacturing
Scancell’s Cancer Vaccine Supercharges Melanoma Immunotherapy in Recent Trials
Scancell; SCIB1; iSCIB1+; melanoma; cancer vaccine; immunotherapy; checkpoint inhibitors; clinical trial; SCOPE trial
Sanofi Tightens Grip on RSV with $1.15B Upfront Acquisition of Vicebio, Diversifying Beyond mRNA Vaccines
Sanofi; Vicebio; acquisition; RSV; human metapneumovirus; combination vaccine; Molecular Clamp technology; non-mRNA vaccine; vaccine pipeline; respiratory vaccines
Avalyn Pharma Raises $100M to Advance Inhaled Lung Disease Drugs
Avalyn Pharma; $100 million Series D; inhaled lung disease medications; pulmonary fibrosis; AP01; AP02; pirfenidone; nintedanib; clinical trials; drug safety; side effects; Suvretta Capital Management; SR One; Novo Holdings
AstraZeneca Highlights Survival Benefit for Tagrisso Combo Amid Competition in Lung Cancer
AstraZeneca; Tagrisso; lung cancer; Johnson & Johnson; EGFR-mutated NSCLC; overall survival; chemotherapy combination; FLAURA2 trial; life-extension benefit
GSK to Lay Off 150 Employees in Cambridge, Massachusetts Amid Vaccine Manufacturing Shift
GSK; layoffs; Cambridge Massachusetts; vaccine manufacturing; site transfer; Marietta Pennsylvania; pharmaceutical industry; biotech employment
Sarepta, bowing to FDA pressure, pauses shipments of Duchenne gene therapy Elevidys
Sarepta Therapeutics; FDA; Elevidys; Duchenne muscular dystrophy; gene therapy; shipment pause; patient deaths; safety concerns
AstraZeneca Unveils $50 Billion U.S. Investment, Including Major Manufacturing Facility in Virginia
AstraZeneca; investment; United States; Virginia plant; manufacturing; R&D; tariffs; chronic diseases; job creation; pharmaceuticals