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BIO; Genentech; Kristin Bittenbender; board chair; biotech industry; FDA; existential threats; leadership change; biotechnology policy

Ousted ACIP Members Criticize RFK Jr.’s ‘Destabilizing’ Changes to U.S. Vaccine Policy

ACIP; RFK Jr.; vaccine policy; CDC; committee dismissal; public health; vaccine recommendations; destabilizing decisions

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

Federal Judge Rules NIH Grant Terminations Illegal, Orders Restoration of Hundreds of Grants

NIH; grant terminations; federal judge; racial discrimination; DEI; gender identity; Trump administration; biomedical research; public health; LGBTQ+; health disparities

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

Novo Nordisk Strikes Major Deal with Deep Apple Therapeutics for Oral Cardiometabolic Medicines

Novo Nordisk; Deep Apple Therapeutics; cardiometabolic diseases; oral medicines; obesity; small molecule therapeutics; GPCR target; R&D collaboration; biotech partnership

Eli Lilly Strikes $650M Deal with Juvena to Develop Muscle-Boosting Drugs

Eli Lilly; Juvena Therapeutics; muscle-boosting drugs; AI drug discovery; muscle health; biotech collaboration; stem cell secreted proteins; drug development; obesity management; $650 million deal

Inside ASCO 2025: Big Data Drops and a Towering Campaign – Key News Highlights

ASCO 2025; cancer research; big data; campaigns; clinical oncology; artificial intelligence; HER2; lung cancer; breast cancer; therapeutic vaccines