Major Leadership Changes and Fundraising in Biotech: Metagenomi CEO Exit, Workforce Cuts; Cogent Biosciences Raises Over $475M

Metagenomi; CEO exit; Brian Thomas; Jian Irish; workforce cuts; biotech layoffs; Cogent Biosciences; fundraising; bezuclastinib; hemophilia A program; pipeline focus

FDA Unveils ‘Plausible Mechanism Pathway’ to Accelerate Personalized Therapies, Inspired by Baby KJ

FDA; personalized therapies; gene editing; plausible mechanism pathway; Baby KJ; rare diseases; CRISPR; regulatory innovation

ViTAA Medical Secures FDA 510(k) Clearance for AiORTA Plan, Launching Its Hyper-Precise Aortic Care Platform

ViTAA Medical; FDA 510(k) clearance; AiORTA Plan; hyper-precise aortic care; automated aortic surgery planning; vascular AI; preoperative measurement automation; cloud-based healthcare; aortic aneurysm segmentation; clinical workflow improvement

Can the CDER-CBER Dynamic Change Under New Leadership? Pazdur vs. Prasad in the FDA’s Turbulent 2025

Richard Pazdur; Vinay Prasad; FDA leadership; CDER; CBER; regulatory dynamics; drug approvals; biologics; agency instability; Project Orbis

Odyssey Therapeutics Appoints Dennis Dean as EVP, Head of Non-Clinical Development

Odyssey Therapeutics; Dennis Dean; Executive Vice President; Head of Non-Clinical Development; preclinical research; autoimmune diseases; drug development; biopharmaceutical

Neurocrine’s Phase 2 Depression Drug Fails Primary Endpoint in Major Takeda-Licensed Study

Neurocrine Biosciences; Takeda; NBI-1070770; Phase 2 failure; major depressive disorder; depression drug; psychiatry pipeline; clinical trial results; drug licensing; pharmaceutical setbacks

Voyager Therapeutics Partners with Transition Bio for Small Molecule Neurodegenerative Drug Discovery; CRISPR Therapeutics Ends Work on CAR-T Therapy

Voyager Therapeutics; Transition Bio; ALS; frontotemporal dementia; TDP-43; small molecule drug discovery; neurodegenerative diseases; CRISPR Therapeutics; CAR-T therapy; partnership; drug development