Viridian Licenses Promising Eye Disease Candidates to Kissei for Japanese Market

Viridian Therapeutics; Kissei Pharmaceutical; veligrotug; VRDN-003; thyroid eye disease; Japan partnership; anti-IGF-1R antibodies; clinical trials; biopharma deal

Bausch Health to Acquire DURECT and Breakthrough Liver Disease Candidate Larsucosterol for $63M Upfront

Bausch Health; DURECT; larsucosterol; liver disease; alcoholic hepatitis; epigenetic modulator; FDA Breakthrough Therapy; acquisition; pharmaceutical; milestone payments

Replimune’s Shares Plunge After FDA Rejects Melanoma Drug Application

Replimune; RP1; FDA rejection; melanoma; cancer drug; Complete Response Letter; clinical trial design; objective response rate; share price drop

Sarepta Stands Ground Against HHS Request To Stop Elevidys Shipments

Sarepta; Elevidys; FDA; HHS; gene therapy; Duchenne muscular dystrophy; drug safety; shipping suspension; patient deaths; AAVrh74; regulatory action