December 11, 2025
Lilly’s triple agonist retatrutide posts strongest weight-loss data to date, with unusual sensory skin side effect reported
Eli Lilly; retatrutide; triple agonist; triple hormone receptor agonist; GLP-1; GIP; glucagon; obesity; weight loss; TRIUMPH-4; Phase III; dysesthesia; abnormal sense of touch; safety signal; side effects
ProMIS Neurosciences Announces New Peer-Reviewed Publication Highlighting Selective Targeting of Toxic Oligomers for Potential Clinical Benefit and Reduced ARIA Risk
ProMIS Neurosciences; PMN310; toxic oligomers; ARIA risk; PRECISE-AD trial; peer-reviewed publication; oligomer selectivity; plaque binding; vascular deposit binding; phase 1b trial; biomarkers; clinical outcomes
Ventus Therapeutics Doses First Patient in Phase 2 Trial of VENT-03, an Oral cGAS Inhibitor, in Lupus
Ventus Therapeutics; VENT-03; cGAS inhibitor; Phase 2 trial; lupus; cutaneous lupus erythematosus; autoimmune disease; interferon pathway; biomarkers; oral small molecule; clinical trial; immunology; cardiometabolic; inflammaging
Zealand Pharma and OTR Therapeutics in multi-program strategic collaboration for metabolic diseases
Zealand Pharma; OTR Therapeutics; strategic collaboration; license agreement; metabolic diseases; obesity; oral small-molecule therapeutics; R&D partnership; China biotech; upfront payment; milestone payments; royalties
Health tech investors are getting creative with exits in 2025
healthtech exits 2025; creative exit strategies; M&A consolidation; secondary markets; private equity roll-ups; AI healthtech IPOs; provider operations investment; VC healthtech trends
Roche breast cancer pill cuts post-surgery recurrence risk by 30% in major trial
Roche; giredestrant; breast cancer; hormone receptor-positive; ER-positive; HER2-negative; oral SERD; endocrine therapy; adjuvant therapy; recurrence risk; phase III lidERA trial; disease-free survival; San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium
Immunovant Announces Pricing of $550 Million Common Stock Financing
Immunovant; IMVT; common stock offering; $550 million financing; equity financing; underwritten offering; IMVT-1402; Roivant Sciences; Leerink Partners; biotech capital raise
Updated Efficacy Data of Ivonescimab Plus Chemotherapy as First-Line Treatment for TNBC at ESMO IO 2025
ivonescimab; Yidafan; PD-1/VEGF bispecific antibody; triple-negative breast cancer; TNBC; first-line treatment; ESMO IO 2025; Phase II trial; chemotherapy combination; objective response rate; progression-free survival; disease control rate; PD-L1 CPS subgroups; safety profile; Breakthrough Therapy Designation; HARMONi-BC1; AK112-308
Concr Adds Former AstraZeneca and Cancer Research Institute Executives to Advisory Board
Concr; AstraZeneca; Cancer Research Institute; advisory board; biotech; oncology; executive appointments; life sciences; strategic advisory; cancer drug development
Recent advances in AI for antimicrobial resistance (AMR) prevention and control
antimicrobial resistance; AI in healthcare; machine learning; antibiotic stewardship; AI antibiotic discovery; phage therapy; rapid diagnostics; AMR surveillance; generative AI