Eli Lilly’s Oral SERD Inluriyo Approved by FDA for ESR1-Mutated Breast Cancer
Eli Lilly; Inluriyo; oral SERD; imlunestrant; FDA approval; ESR1 mutation; metastatic breast cancer; estrogen receptor positive; HER2-negative; EMBER-3 trial
Trump Administration Teases MFN Drug Pricing Rule as Commitment Deadline Looms for Companies
Trump administration; Most-Favored-Nation (MFN) pricing; drug pricing; executive order; pharmaceutical manufacturers; Medicaid; direct-to-consumer sales; price parity; commitment deadline; tariffs; international reference price
Thyme Care Raises $97 Million Series D to Drive AI-Powered Oncology Care at $1B Valuation
Thyme Care; cancer care; Series D funding; AI orchestration; oncology ecosystem; value-based care; patient navigation; strategic investors; unicorn startup; healthcare technology
Kai Beckmann Appointed as Successor to Merck KGaA CEO Belén Garijo, Effective May 2026
Merck KGaA; Kai Beckmann; Belén Garijo; CEO Succession; Electronics Business; Executive Board; Leadership Transition; Healthcare sector; Corporate governance; Strategic transformation
AstraZeneca Appeals to Supreme Court in Final Attempt to Challenge Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program
AstraZeneca; Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program; Supreme Court; Inflation Reduction Act; Third Circuit; due process; pharmaceuticals; CMS; drug pricing; Farxiga
Eli Lilly Withdraws $1.9B Phase 2b Obesity Trial Before Launching Enrollment
Eli Lilly; obesity drug; tirzepatide; bimagrumab; trial termination; phase 2b; Zepbound; type 2 diabetes; clinical trial; regulatory strategy
Trump Administration Launches Tariff Probe into Medtech and Pharmaceutical Industries
Trump administration; tariffs; medtech industry; pharmaceutical imports; Section 232 investigation; semiconductor tariffs; national security; supply chain; manufacturing; medical devices
Pfizer’s $4.9B Metsera Deal Signals More Pharma M&A in Booming Obesity Drug Market
Pfizer; Metsera; obesity drugs; weight loss; pharma M&A; GLP-1; biotech acquisition; pharmaceutical market; late-stage clinical development
Catalent Opens New Global HQ; Fujifilm Launches North Carolina Factory
Catalent; Global Headquarters; Tampa Florida; Fujifilm Biotechnologies; North Carolina; Holly Springs; manufacturing facility; Johnson & Johnson; cell culture; biopharma
Eli Lilly Invests $6.5 Billion in Texas Facility to Manufacture Obesity Pill
Eli Lilly; Texas facility; obesity pill; orforglipron; pharmaceutical manufacturing; API; AI automation; supply chain resilience; job creation