Disease or Syndrome

RFK Jr. Cancels USPSTF Meeting Amid Healthcare Groups’ Integrity Concerns

3 days ago talkbio0Tagged CHARGE Syndrome, Congress (U.S. Legislature), expert, Health Policy, meeting cancellation, Preventive Care, RFK Jr., USPSTF

RFK Jr.; USPSTF; meeting cancellation; preventive care; health policy; HHS; Congress; expert panel integrity

Merck Makes $10B Acquisition of Verona Pharma to Bolster Respiratory Portfolio

3 days ago talkbio0Tagged Acquisition, COPD, Drug Industry, Keytruda patent, Merck, Ohtuvayre, Pharma, Respiration Disorders, Verona

Merck; Verona Pharma; acquisition; Ohtuvayre; COPD; respiratory disease; Keytruda patent; biotech; pharmaceutical industry

Rhythm’s Oral MC4R Agonist Bivamelagon Shows Promising Results in Rare Obesity Type

3 days ago talkbio0Tagged Agonist, Bivamelagon, Body mass index procedure, Clinical Trials, Hypothalamic obesity, MC4R protein, human, oral weight loss drug, Rhythm

Rhythm Pharmaceuticals; oral weight-loss drug; bivamelagon; MC4R agonist; Phase 2 trial; hypothalamic obesity; BMI reduction; clinical trial results

AstraZeneca’s Alexion Signs $825M AAV Capsid Deal with JCR Pharma

3 days ago talkbio0Tagged AAVS1 gene, Alexion, AstraZeneca, Capsid, gene therapy, genomic medicines, Infrequent, JCR, JUST-AAV, Licensing Deal

AstraZeneca; Alexion; JCR Pharmaceuticals; JUST-AAV; gene therapy; AAV capsid; rare disease; licensing deal; genomic medicines

Revolution Medicines and Iambic Announce $25M AI-Powered Drug Discovery Collaboration

3 days ago talkbio0Tagged Aortic Valve Insufficiency, Artificial Intelligence, Collaboration, Drug Discovery, Drug Industry, Iambic Therapeutics, milestone payments, Neoplasms, NeuralPLexer, propane, RAS-addicted cancers, Revolution Medicines

Revolution Medicines; Iambic Therapeutics; AI drug discovery; NeuralPLexer; PropANE; oncology; RAS-addicted cancers; collaboration; pharmaceutical industry; milestone payments

Taiho’s Investigational DMD Therapy Misses Primary Endpoint in Phase 3 Trial

4 days ago talkbio0Tagged Clinical trial failure, Muscular Dystrophy, Duchenne, Otsuka Holdings, pizuglanstat, REACH-DMD study, Taiho, TAS-205

Taiho; Duchenne muscular dystrophy; DMD; pizuglanstat; TAS-205; Phase 3 trial; clinical trial failure; REACH-DMD study; Otsuka Holdings

Novartis Gains World-First Approval of Malaria Treatment for Babies

4 days ago talkbio0Tagged Africa, Approved, artemether-lumefantrine, Coartem, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Malaria, Novartis, Swissmedic, venture

Novartis; malaria; Coartem Baby; Swissmedic; newborns; infants; Africa; approval; artemether-lumefantrine; Medicines for Malaria Venture; not-for-profit

China Approves Lilly and Innovent’s Mazdutide, Marking New Era for GLP-1 Obesity Drugs

2 weeks ago talkbio0Tagged China approval, eli lilly, GCG, GCG/GLP-1 agonist, Glucagon-Like Peptide 1, Innovent Biologics, mazdutide, N-methyl-N-2-(methylsulfinyl)ethylpropionic acid amide, Obesity, Weight maintenance regimen

Mazdutide; China approval; Innovent Biologics; Eli Lilly; GLP-1 obesity drugs; dual GCG/GLP-1 agonist; NMPA; weight management

Novavax Approval Process Raises Concerns Among Former Regulators About FDA Integrity

2 weeks ago talkbio0Tagged Approved, concerns, COVID19 (disease), delays, Intact, Interferes with, Novavax, political, Regulation of biological process, United States Food and Drug Administration, Vaccines

Novavax; FDA approval; COVID-19 vaccine; regulatory process; integrity concerns; delays; political interference

Novartis and ProFound Therapeutics Forge $750M-Per-Target Cardiovascular Pact

2 weeks ago talkbio0Tagged biobucks, biotech partnership, Cardiovascular Diseases, Drug Discovery, Flagship, Novartis, pharmaceutical milestones, ProFound Therapeutics, Proteomics

Novartis; ProFound Therapeutics; cardiovascular disease; biotech partnership; drug discovery; proteomics; biobucks; flagship pioneering; pharmaceutical milestones