VantAI and Halda Strike $1B+ AI-Driven Partnership on ‘Hold-and-Kill’ Drugs

VantAI; Halda Therapeutics; RIPTAC drugs; hold-and-kill; AI drug discovery; target-effector pairs; oncology; immunology; regulated induced proximity targeting chimeras; $1 billion deal

Reunion Psychedelic Therapy Advances to Pivotal Trials after Postpartum Depression Success

Reunion Neuroscience; RE104; psychedelic therapy; postpartum depression (PPD); Phase II trial; Phase III trial; RECONNECT trial; clinical trial results; Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS); remission rates

Federal Appeals Court Overturns FDA Rejection of Vanda’s Hetlioz for Jet Lag Disorder

Vanda Pharmaceuticals; Hetlioz; FDA; jet lag disorder; Federal Appeals Court; supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA); regulatory law; clinical trial evidence

Conflicts of Interest Among Federal Vaccine Advisors at Historic Lows Through 2024

conflicts of interest; vaccine advisory committees; ACIP; VRBPAC; CDC; FDA; transparency; Robert F. Kennedy Jr.; JAMA study

FDA Approves Tonix’s Tonmya: First New Fibromyalgia Drug in Over 15 Years

Tonmya; FDA approval; fibromyalgia; Tonix Pharmaceuticals; non-opioid analgesic; cyclobenzaprine HCl sublingual tablets; chronic pain; phase 3 clinical trials

FDA Grants Wegovy 3rd Indication: First GLP-1 Approved for MASH with Moderate-to-Advanced Liver Scarring

Wegovy; FDA approval; MASH; semaglutide; GLP-1 receptor agonist; liver fibrosis; Novo Nordisk; ESSENCE trial; noncirrhotic; accelerated approval