Eli Lilly Pays $1B Upfront to Acquire Verve Therapeutics, Expanding Cardiovascular Gene Editing Portfolio
Eli Lilly; Verve Therapeutics; gene editing; cardiovascular disease; acquisition; PCSK9; VERVE-102; biotech; heart disease
Senate Drops Orphan Cures Act from Trump’s Tax Bill, Dealing Setback to Biopharma
Orphan Cures Act; orphan drugs; Trump tax bill; biopharma; Senate; IRA price negotiations; rare diseases; Big Beautiful Bill; healthcare legislation; reconciliation bill
FDA Launches New Priority Review Voucher Program Aligned with National Priorities
FDA; priority review voucher; CNPV; biopharma; drug approval; national priorities; accelerated review; unmet public health needs
Lark Health Launches LarkVantage: AI-Powered Platform to Manage GLP-1 Costs
Lark Health; LarkVantage; GLP-1 cost management; AI healthcare; prior authorization; utilization management; PBM; health plans; weight management; Matthew Gibbs
Second Patient Dies After Receiving Sarepta’s Elevidys Gene Therapy for DMD
Duchenne muscular dystrophy; gene therapy; Sarepta Therapeutics; Elevidys; acute liver failure; AAV-based gene therapy; patient death; non-ambulatory patients; FDA; risk mitigation
Fauna Unveils ‘Fauna Brain’: An Agentic AI System Accelerating Drug Discovery with Proven Results in Lilly Collaboration
Fauna Brain; agentic AI; drug discovery; comparative genomics; Lilly collaboration; multi-agent system; pharmaceutical research; AI platform
Lilly Makes All Zepbound Doses Available via Direct Pay Program
Zepbound; Eli Lilly; direct pay; LillyDirect; tirzepatide; obesity medication; dose availability; pharmacy platform
NextCure Partners with Simcere for Novel ADC in $745M Deal
NextCure; Simcere; Antibody-Drug Conjugate; ADC; SIM0505; CDH6 Targeting
Roche Advances Prasinezumab Into Phase III Trials for Parkinson’s Despite Mixed Phase II Results
Roche; prasinezumab; Parkinson’s disease; Phase III trial; clinical trials; alpha-synuclein antibody; Prothena; PADOVA study; PASADENA study; biomarker; disease-modifying treatment
Lilly Posts Encouraging Early-Stage Weight Loss Data on Amylin Candidate
Eli Lilly; eloralintide; amylin candidate; weight loss; early-stage trial; obesity drug; clinical data; side effects