August 8, 2025 – Talk Bio

Assembly Bio Reports Phase 1b Success in Herpes; Gilead Increases Stake with 2.3M Shares

2 weeks ago talkbio0Tagged ABI-5366, Assembly (construction), Bio, Collaboration, genital lesion reduction, Gilead Sciences, herpesvirus 2, human, safety profile, Simplexvirus, stock purchase, viral shedding

Assembly Bio; Phase 1b trial; ABI-5366; herpes simplex virus (HSV-2); viral shedding reduction; genital lesion reduction; safety profile; Gilead Sciences; collaboration; stock purchase

AbbVie and Genmab Move to Expand Use of T Cell Engager Epkinly Following Strong Phase III Results

2 weeks ago talkbio0Tagged AbbVie, Antibodies, Bispecific, Approved, Epcoritamab, EPKINLY, expansion, Genmab, Labels (device), lenalidomide, Lymphoma, Follicular, Phase 3 Clinical Trials, rituximab, T-Cell engager, United States Food and Drug Administration

Epkinly; epcoritamab; AbbVie; Genmab; follicular lymphoma; T cell engager; bispecific antibody; Phase III trial; FDA approval; label expansion; Rituximab; Lenalidomide

Two Courts Reject Challenges to Inflation Reduction Act, Marking Major Win for Government

2 weeks ago talkbio0Tagged administrative law, AstraZeneca, constitutional challenge, Drug Negotiation Program, federal courts, Inflation, Ira (eukaryote), Medicare, Myasthenic Syndromes, Congenital, Third Circuit Court

Inflation Reduction Act; IRA; Medicare Drug Negotiation Program; AstraZeneca; federal courts; constitutional challenge; administrative law; Third Circuit Court; CMS; Medicare

Bicycle Therapeutics Lays Off 25% of Workforce After Genentech Collaboration Ends

2 weeks ago talkbio0Tagged Bicycle, Financial cost, genentech, layoffs, Partnership, R&D, strategic realignment, Workforce reduction

Bicycle Therapeutics; layoffs; Genentech; R&D partnership; biotech; cost reduction; workforce reduction; strategic realignment

CDC Launches ‘Free Mind’ Campaign Targeting Teen Substance Use and Mental Health

2 weeks ago talkbio0Tagged Adolescence, Alcohol or Other Drugs use, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.), Drug Overdose, fentanyl, Free Mind ' Campaign, mental health, Strategy, teen suicide

CDC; Free Mind campaign; youth mental health; substance use; drug overdose; fentanyl; teen suicide; coping strategies

Agentic AI is Here: Real-World Applications in Life Sciences & Healthcare (2025 Update)

2 weeks ago talkbio0Tagged agentic AI, Automation, Biological Science Disciplines, commercialization, Data Analysis, Health care facility, Pharma, Pharmacovigilance, Precision Medicine, R&D

Agentic AI; life sciences; healthcare; R&D; pharma; personalized medicine; pharmacovigilance; commercialization; automation; data analysis

Novo Nordisk Maintains Edge in Obesity Pill Race as Lilly’s Pill Shows Modest Results

2 weeks ago talkbio0Tagged competition, Contraceptives, Oral, eli lilly, Glucagon-Like Peptide 1, Market, Nordisk, Obesity, oral semaglutide, orforglipron, Wegovy, Weight-Loss Agents, Zepbound

Novo Nordisk; Eli Lilly; obesity pill; oral semaglutide; orforglipron; weight loss drugs; Wegovy; Zepbound; GLP-1; market competition

Lilly’s Q2 2025 Beat-and-Raise Overshadowed by Orforglipron Data

2 weeks ago talkbio0Tagged earnings, Eli, Eli Lilly, Expectations, franchise, Glucagon-Like Peptide 1, Obesity, Oral cavity, orforglipron, Q2 2025, regulatory submission, Weight Loss

Eli Lilly; Q2 2025 earnings; orforglipron; oral GLP-1; weight loss; obesity franchise; regulatory submission; analyst expectations

FDA Launches PreCheck Program to Accelerate Domestic Drug Manufacturing

2 weeks ago talkbio0Tagged alpha 1-antitrypsin, Construction worker, domestic drug manufacturing, Facility (object), National Security, Pharmaceutical Supply Chain, PreCheck, regulatory streamlining, Trump administration, United States Food and Drug Administration

FDA PreCheck; domestic drug manufacturing; pharmaceutical supply chain; API; regulatory streamlining; facility construction; national security; Trump administration