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
FDA Extends PDUFA Date for Regenxbio’s Hunter Syndrome Gene Therapy RGX-121
FDA delay; PDUFA extension; Regenxbio; Hunter syndrome; clemidsogene lanparvovec; RGX-121; gene therapy; Mucopolysaccharidosis II; IDS gene; rare disease
Merck KGaA and Skyhawk Therapeutics Launch $2B RNA-Targeting Neurology Collaboration
Merck KGaA; Skyhawk Therapeutics; RNA-targeting; SkySTAR platform; neurological disorders; $2 billion collaboration; drug development; milestone payments; royalties
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
Merck KGaA Forms $2 Billion Neurological Disease Pact with Skyhawk Therapeutics
Merck KGaA; Skyhawk Therapeutics; neurological diseases; RNA splicing; SkySTAR platform; drug discovery; strategic collaboration; milestone payments
Genentech to End $2B Cell Therapy Collaboration with Adaptive Biotechnologies
Genentech; Adaptive Biotechnologies; cell therapy; collaboration termination; T-cell receptor; TruTCR platform; personalized cancer therapy; $2 billion deal