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J&J’s Swift $14.6B Acquisition of Intra-Cellular Therapies: A CEO-Driven Deal
Johnson & Johnson, Intra-Cellular Therapies, acquisition, neuroscience, CAPLYTA, Joaquin Duato, pharmaceutical industry, M&A
Eli Lilly Streamlines Pipeline, Removing Alzheimer’s and Obesity Candidates in Q4 2024
Eli Lilly, pipeline update, Alzheimer’s disease, obesity, ceperognastat, clinical trials, drug development
Boston Scientific’s Farapulse PFA System Surpasses $1 Billion in Revenue, Transforming Electrophysiology Market
Boston Scientific, Farapulse, pulsed field ablation, atrial fibrillation, electrophysiology, revenue milestone, medical device innovation
Senator Cassidy’s Crucial Vote Advances RFK Jr.’s HHS Secretary Nomination
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Bill Cassidy, HHS Secretary nomination, Senate Finance Committee, vaccine safety, public health, Trump administration
Omega Therapeutics Faces Bankruptcy and Layoffs Despite Recent Novo Nordisk Obesity Deal
Omega Therapeutics, bankruptcy, layoffs, Novo Nordisk, obesity deal, Flagship Pioneering, epigenomics, financial struggles
Thermo Fisher Scientific Continues Workforce Reduction with 300 Layoffs in Massachusetts
Thermo Fisher Scientific, layoffs, Massachusetts, viral vector production, workforce reduction, biotechnology industry, cost-cutting measures
Inhibikase Halts Parkinson’s Drug Development After Phase II Failure, Shifts Focus to Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Inhibikase Therapeutics, risvodetinib, Parkinson’s disease, Phase II trial, clinical failure, drug development, pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), IkT-001Pro
Sage Therapeutics Rejects Biogen’s Acquisition Proposal, Remains Open to Future Deals
Sage Therapeutics, Biogen, Acquisition Proposal, Postpartum Depression, ZURZUVAE, Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Neuropsychiatry
Allakos Discontinues AK006 Development, Cuts 75% of Workforce Amid Strategic Restructuring
Allakos, AK006, workforce reduction, strategic alternatives, Phase 1 trial failure, chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU), biotechnology, restructuring costs.
Breaking the Silence: Endo’s “I Got Somebody” Campaign Encourages Men to Seek Help for Peyronie’s Disease
Peyronie’s disease, men’s health, Endo, “I Got Somebody” campaign, urology specialists, nonsurgical treatment options, disease awareness, stigma reduction.