August 13, 2025
Insmed Secures FDA Approval for First DPP1 Inhibitor in Lung Disease
Insmed; FDA approval; DPP1 inhibitor; Brensocatib; Brinsupri; bronchiectasis; lung disease
Uncertainty Clouds Finances for Payers and Health Systems in Q2 2025
Q2 2025; healthcare financial performance; payers; health systems; uncertainty; Medicaid; Medicare; admissions; policy changes; federal budget; consumer confidence
Fierce Biotech Layoff Tracker 2025: Abata Folds; Generation Lays Off 90% of Staff
biotech layoffs; Abata; Generation; Fierce Biotech Layoff Tracker; 2025; company closure; staff reduction
Eli Lilly Vows Vigorous Defense as Texas Sues Over Alleged Drug Kickbacks
Eli Lilly; Texas Attorney General; kickback scheme; drug prescriptions; Mounjaro; Zepbound; GLP-1 drugs; Medicaid fraud; Free Nurse Program; Support Services Program; Ken Paxton; pharmaceutical litigation
Phase III Study: Perioperative Padcev & Keytruda Combo Significantly Improves Survival in Bladder Cancer
Padcev; Keytruda; enfortumab vedotin; pembrolizumab; phase III; bladder cancer; muscle-invasive bladder cancer; cisplatin-ineligible; perioperative; event-free survival; overall survival
PureTech Spins Out Celea Therapeutics to Advance IPF Drug Candidate
PureTech; Celea Therapeutics; spin-out; lung disease; idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis; IPF; deupirfenidone; LYT-100; Sven Dethlefs; phase 3 trial
Bayer Expands Oncology Pipeline with $1.3B Kumquat Deal
Bayer; Kumquat Biosciences; oncology pipeline; KRAS G12D inhibitor; FDA approval; cancer therapy; precision oncology; commercialization; milestone payments
Insmed’s Brinsupri Receives First-Ever FDA Approval for Progressive Lung Disease
Brinsupri; Insmed; FDA approval; non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis; bronchiectasis; DPP1 inhibitor; brensocatib; progressive lung disease; neutrophil-mediated disease; first-in-class
AbbVie Invests $195 Million in New North Chicago API Manufacturing Site
AbbVie; North Chicago; API manufacturing; $195 million investment; facility expansion; pharmaceutical manufacturing; Illinois; domestic production