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Makary Sails Through Senate Confirmation Hearing for FDA Commissioner
Martin Makary, FDA, Senate confirmation hearing, vaccine advisory committee, drug reviews, ethics, staffing changes
Bluebird Bio’s Fall from Grace: Gene Therapy Pioneer Sells for $29M After $10B Valuation
Bluebird Bio, gene therapy, private equity, Carlyle, SK Capital, financial challenges, acquisition, biotech industry
Trump’s Healthcare Nominees Pledge to Divest Industry Investments Amid Controversy
Trump administration, healthcare appointments, NIH, CMS, divestment, industry ties, Jay Bhattacharya, Mehmet Oz, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Turnstone Biologics Discontinues Final Clinical Program, Initiates Strategic Review Amid Financial Constraints
Turnstone Biologics, TIDAL-01, clinical program discontinuation, layoffs, strategic alternatives, TIL therapy, manufacturing costs, biotech industry challenges
HHS Awards Moderna $590 Million to Expedite Bird Flu Vaccine Development
Moderna, HHS, Bird Flu Vaccine, Avian Influenza, mRNA Vaccine, Pandemic Preparedness
National Resilience Lays Off 120 Employees at Former Bluebird Bio Gene Therapy Facility in Durham, North Carolina
National Resilience, Layoffs, Gene Therapy, Bluebird Bio, Durham/ North Carolina, Biotech Industry, CDMO (Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization)
Aviceda Secures $200M Series C Funding to Advance Ocular Drug AVD-104 into Late-Stage Trials
Aviceda Therapeutics, AVD-104, Geographic Atrophy, Age-Related Macular Degeneration, Diabetic Macular Edema, Series C Funding, Late-Stage Clinical Trials
Biopharma’s New Horizon: Industry Leaders Converge at JPM 2025
JPM 2025, Biopharma, Jennifer Doudna, Janet Woodcock, Robert Nelsen, Scott Gottlieb, Healthcare, Gene Editing, CRISPR, Pharmaceutical Industry, Biotechnology
Controversial Stanford Professor Jay Bhattacharya Nominated by Trump to Lead NIH Amid Criticism Over Pandemic Views
Jay Bhattacharya, NIH Director Nomination, COVID-19 Pandemic Response Critic, Stanford University Professor, Trump Administration, Public Health Research, Controversial Appointment
PTC Therapeutics Discontinues Utreloxastat Program Following Phase 2 ALS Trial Failure
PTC Therapeutics, Utreloxastat, ALS, Phase 2 Trial, CardinALS Study, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis