Novartis antibody ianalumab clinches another Phase 3 win in rare blood disease (ITP)

Novartis; ianalumab; VAY736; primary immune thrombocytopenia; ITP; rare disease; Phase 3; time to treatment failure; safe platelet levels; eltrombopag; autoimmune; B-cell depletion; BAFF-R inhibition; Sjögren’s disease; regulatory submissions

Bayer-allied NextRNA Therapeutics winds down operations after missing a milestone in their collaboration

NextRNA Therapeutics; Bayer; lncRNA; long non-coding RNA; oncology; biotech wind-down; missed milestone; Massachusetts biotech; seed and Series A funding; Dana-Farber; Carl Novina; 2025 biotech shutdowns

GSK set to receive over $500M from mRNA patent settlement tied to BioNTech–CureVac–Pfizer deal

GSK; CureVac; BioNTech; Pfizer; mRNA patents; settlement; royalties; COVID-19 vaccine; influenza vaccine; combination vaccines; licensing; upfront payment; US litigation; global framework; BioNTech acquisition of CureVac

FDA Launches PreCheck Program to Accelerate Domestic Drug Manufacturing

FDA PreCheck; domestic drug manufacturing; pharmaceutical supply chain; API; regulatory streamlining; facility construction; national security; Trump administration

Pfizer’s Embattled Obesity Program Loses Another GLP-1 Drug Due to Data and Competition Issues

Pfizer; obesity; GLP-1 agonist; clinical trial; liver injury; danuglipron; lotiglipron; PF-06954522; obesity drug development; competition

Royalty Market Accelerates with XOMA Biotech Acquisitions and OrbiMed’s Major Fundraise

royalty acquisition; XOMA Royalty; biotech M&A; OrbiMed; biopharma financing; mezigitamab; Turnstone Biologics; HilleVax; LAVA Therapeutics; contingent value rights; life sciences investment