XtalPi and DoveTree Announce Landmark $6 Billion AI-Powered Drug Discovery Collaboration

XtalPi; DoveTree Medicines; AI drug discovery; robotics; pharmaceutical R&D; Gregory Verdine; oncology; immunology; neurology; metabolic diseases; collaboration; upfront payment; milestone payments; royalties

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

Vertex Drops Next-Generation Pain Drug After Phase 2 Failure, Casts Doubt on Broader Journavx Expansion

Vertex Pharmaceuticals; Journavx; VX-993; pain management; acute pain; phase 2 clinical trial; sodium channel inhibitor; non-opioid pain drugs; FDA approval; peripheral neuropathic pain; drug development

Roche Doubles Down on Alzheimer’s with Next-Gen Amyloid-Lowering Drug Trontinemab

Roche; Alzheimer’s disease; trontinemab; amyloid-lowering drug; Brainshuttle; Phase III trial; TRONTIER studies; drug development; biomarkers; early intervention