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FDA Rejects Sydnexis Myopia Drug for Kids; Chugai to Buy Renalys for $98M Upfront
FDA; SYD-101; Sydnexis; myopia; pediatric; complete response letter; Chugai; Renalys; acquisition; $98M; ophthalmology
RAPT Therapeutics Announces Proposed Public Offering of Common Stock
RAPT Therapeutics; public offering; common stock; underwritten offering; biopharmaceutical; immunology; market conditions; share dilution; offering pricing; gross proceeds
Alector’s GSK-partnered dementia drug latozinemab fails in late-stage trial
Alector; GSK; latozinemab; dementia; frontotemporal dementia; Phase 3 trial; clinical trial failure; progranulin; drug development
Neuphoria Scraps Social Anxiety Drug After Trial Failure; Minerva Doubles Down on Schizophrenia Therapy
Neuphoria Therapeutics; BNC210; social anxiety disorder; AFFIRM-1 phase 3 trial; clinical trial failure; program discontinuation; PTSD; Merck partnership; Minerva Neurosciences; schizophrenia therapy
Diorasis Therapeutics Welcomes Dr. Dimitri Azar to Its Board of Directors
Diorasis Therapeutics; Dimitri Azar; Board of Directors; gene therapy; glaucoma; ophthalmology; biotechnology; FDA; clinical development
Connecticut Biotech Veradermics Secures $150M for Phase 3 Trials of Oral Rogaine
Veradermics; Connecticut biotech; oral Rogaine; Phase 3 clinical trials; fundraising; hair loss treatment; biotechnology; clinical development
Ex-FDA Leaders Launch Canal Row Advisors, Offer Insights on Agency’s Challenges and Direction
Canal Row Advisors; FDA leadership; regulatory consulting; Michael Rogers; Hilary Marston; life sciences; regulatory strategy; public health; FDA reform; innovation policy
Gene Therapy Delivers Long-Term Immune Protection in Children With Rare Immune Disorders
gene therapy; long-term immune protection; ADA-SCID; severe combined immunodeficiency; LAD-I; leukocyte adhesion deficiency; rare disease; pediatric immunology; clinical trial; curative treatment
Former FDA Deputy Dr. Namandjé N. Bumpus to Lead Charles River’s New Scientific Advisory Board
Namandjé Bumpus; Charles River Laboratories; Scientific Advisory Board; FDA; New Approach Methodologies; NAMs; alternative testing; drug development; animal welfare; biopharmaceutical innovation
Pelage Pharmaceuticals Raises $120M to Advance Hair Loss Regenerative Therapy to Phase 3 Trials
Pelage Pharmaceuticals; hair loss; regenerative medicine; PP405; Phase 3 clinical trial; Series B financing; stem cell therapy; androgenetic alopecia