August 2025
Sanofi Acquires China Rights to Arrowhead’s Plozasiran for $395 Million
Sanofi; Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals; Visirna Therapeutics; Plozasiran; China rights; RNA interference; Familial chylomicronemia syndrome; Severe hypertriglyceridemia; biotech partnership; milestone payments
Allogene Reports Patient Death Linked to ALLO-647 Conditioning Antibody in CAR-T Trial
Allogene; ALLO-647; CAR-T; patient death; monoclonal antibody; lymphodepletion; large B-cell lymphoma; ALPHA3 trial; liver failure; adenovirus infection
Regeneron Faces Another FDA CRL for Eylea HD, Predicts August PDUFA Delay
Regeneron; Eylea HD; CRL; FDA; PDUFA; supplemental Biologics License Application; dosing intervals; retinal diseases
FDA Approves LENZ Therapeutics’ VIZZ Eye Drop for Presbyopia
FDA approval; VIZZ; LENZ Therapeutics; presbyopia; aceclidine; eye drop; near vision
Novo Nordisk’s Leadership Shakeup and Wider Implications; Ex-FDA Official Takes Regulatory Role at GSK
Novo Nordisk; leadership shakeup; new CEO; Maziar Mike Doustdar; share price drop; obesity drug market; competition; GSK; regulatory affairs; Former FDA
Moderna Wins UK Appeals Court in Covid-19 Patent Case Against Pfizer/BioNTech
Moderna; Pfizer; BioNTech; UK Court of Appeal; COVID-19 vaccine; patent infringement; EP’949 patent; Comirnaty; legal victory
Trump Gives Pharma CEOs 60-Day Ultimatum for ‘Most Favored Nation’ Drug Pricing
Trump; pharmaceutical industry; drug pricing; most favored nation policy; executive order; prescription drugs; healthcare policy; Medicaid; tariffs
Spine BioPharma’s Phase 3 Back Pain Drug Fails to Meet Primary Endpoint, Attributes Miss to High Sham Response
Spine BioPharma; Phase 3 trial; chronic low back pain; degenerative disc disease; SB-01; primary endpoint; sham response; clinical trial results
Alnylam Surpasses $50B Market Cap as Amvuttra Heart Disease Launch Impresses Wall Street
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals; market cap; Amvuttra; heart disease; ATTR-CM; stock surge; Q2 2025 earnings; revenue growth
Merck to Lay Off 6,000 Employees, Reduce Workforce by 8% in $3B Cost-Cutting Move
Merck; layoffs; cost-cutting; restructuring; pharmaceuticals; job cuts; Keytruda; Gardasil; workforce reduction