Navigating JPM 2026: Biotech/Biopharma Trends, Policy Impacts, and Forward Outlook
JPM 2026; biotech trends; biopharma trends; healthcare policy; AI in drug discovery; financing strategy; dealmaking; innovation
FDA Imposes Boxed Warning and Restricts Use of Sarepta’s Elevidys Gene Therapy for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Elevidys; Sarepta Therapeutics; Duchenne muscular dystrophy; FDA; Boxed warning; Gene therapy; Acute liver failure; Safety labeling; Indication restriction; Post-marketing study
Pfizer Reduces Stake in BioNTech; Candel Pauses Pancreatic Cancer Program
Pfizer; BioNTech; stake reduction; Candel Therapeutics; pancreatic cancer; Comirnaty; mRNA vaccine; Metsera acquisition; pipeline expansion
Lundbeck Fires First Shot in Bidding War With Alkermes Over Sleep Biotech Avadel
Lundbeck; Alkermes; Avadel; bidding war; sleep biotech; Lumryz; idiopathic hypersomnia; FDA approval; deal; CVR
Nuvalent Shares Positive Phase 1/2 ALK Inhibitor Data Rivaling Pfizer’s Lorbrena in Lung Cancer
Nuvalent; neladalkib; ALK inhibitor; ALKOVE-1 trial; Phase 1/2 data; non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC); lorlatinib; Lorbrena; FDA; clinical trial; objective response rate; CNS activity
Zimmer Biomet Receives U.S. FDA Clearance for Enhanced ROSA Knee Robotic Technology
Zimmer Biomet; FDA clearance; ROSA Knee; OptimiZe technology; robotic knee replacement; personalized surgical planning
ONWARD Medical Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance Expanding ARC-EX System Indication for Home Use
ONWARD Medical; FDA 510(k) clearance; ARC-EX System; home use; spinal cord injury; hand strength; hand sensation; neurotechnology; CE Mark; medical device
BMS Jettisons Coronary Trial for J&J-Partnered Anticoagulant
Bristol Myers Squibb; Johnson & Johnson; Janssen; anticoagulant; Factor XIa inhibitor; BMS-986177; coronary trial; clinical trial termination
Pfizer Closes Metsera Deal, Officially Ending Bidding War Drama
Pfizer; Metsera; acquisition; Novo Nordisk; bidding war; obesity drugs; GLP-1; CVR; regulatory certainty
Merck Again Brings Out Big Bucks, Buys Cidara in $9.2B Antiviral Push
Merck; Cidara Therapeutics; CD388; antiviral; acquisition; influenza; phase 3; FDA Breakthrough Therapy; J&J; Sanofi; Keytruda