Cell or Molecular Dysfunction
GSK walks away from remaining IDEAYA programs, formally ending partnership
GSK; IDEAYA Biosciences; synthetic lethality; collaboration termination; Werner helicase; Pol Theta; DNA damage repair; oncology partnership; license agreement; drug development pipeline
UniQure restates FDA’s negative feedback on Huntington’s trial; Neurimmune expands AstraZeneca alliance
UniQure; AMT-130; FDA feedback; external control group; gene therapy; Neurimmune; AstraZeneca; neurodegeneration; antibody collaboration; licensing deal; biopharmaceutical partnerships
Marengo’s invikafusp alfa shows promising monotherapy activity in PD-1 resistant gastrointestinal cancers
Invikafusp alfa; Marengo Therapeutics; PD-1 resistant tumors; Gastrointestinal cancers; Colorectal cancer; TMB-H; MSI-H; Immunotherapy; ESMO 2025; FDA Fast Track designation
FDA Approves Syndax’s First-in-Class Menin Inhibitor with Black-Box Warning; Updates on GSK’s ADC Deal
Syndax; Revuforj; revumenib; FDA approval; menin inhibitor; black-box warning; acute leukemia; KMT2A translocation; differentiation syndrome; acute myeloid leukemia (AML); GSK; antibody-drug conjugate (ADC); oncology drug approval
Accuray Accelerates Transformation Efforts with Appointments of Experienced Executive Leaders
Accuray; transformation; executive appointments; Steve La Neve; CEO; Suzanne Winter; organizational change; operational transformation; med-tech; leadership transition
GSK CEO Emma Walmsley Steps Down After 9 Years; Luke Miels to Succeed
Emma Walmsley; GSK; CEO transition; Luke Miels; leadership change; pharmaceutical industry; Haleon demerger; specialty medicines; vaccines; succession planning
uniQure’s Gene Therapy AMT-130 Significantly Slows Huntington’s Progression in Pivotal Trial
Gene therapy; uniQure; AMT-130; Huntington’s disease; clinical trial; disease progression; FDA approval; huntingtin-lowering; neurodegeneration
Novartis Takes Another Shot at Alpha-Synuclein With $2.2B Arrowhead CNS Deal
Novartis; Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals; alpha-synuclein; Parkinson’s disease; RNA interference (RNAi); gene silencing; ARO-SNCA; TRiM platform; neurodegeneration; biotech partnerships
Novartis Pays $30M Upfront to Leqembi Creator BioArctic for Access to Blood-Brain Barrier Technology
Novartis; BioArctic; BrainTransporter platform; blood-brain barrier; neurodegeneration; Leqembi; partnership; antibody; milestone payments; royalties
Novo Nordisk Appoints New CEO and Reduces 2025 Sales Guidance
Novo Nordisk; CEO change; Maziar Mike Doustdar; 2025 sales guidance cut; growth outlook; leadership transition; obesity drug competition