Sarepta Therapeutics Faces FDA Crackdown after Third Patient Death; George Tidmarsh Named Top FDA Drug Regulator; Multiple Drugs Rejected; Pharma Invests Billions in US Manufacturing

Sarepta Therapeutics; FDA; gene therapy; Elevidys; acute liver failure; clinical hold; George Tidmarsh; drug rejection; reshoring; pharmaceutical manufacturing

Lack of Transparency Tarnishes Sarepta’s Sheen as Patient Deaths Trigger FDA Battle

Sarepta Therapeutics; Elevidys; patient deaths; FDA; lack of transparency; gene therapy; market withdrawal; regulatory action; limb-girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD); Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Avalyn Pharma Raises $100M to Advance Inhaled Lung Disease Drugs

Avalyn Pharma; $100 million Series D; inhaled lung disease medications; pulmonary fibrosis; AP01; AP02; pirfenidone; nintedanib; clinical trials; drug safety; side effects; Suvretta Capital Management; SR One; Novo Holdings

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

Alkermes Advances Narcolepsy Therapy with Promising Phase 2 Trial Results for Alixorexton

Alkermes; narcolepsy; alixorexton; Phase 2 trial; orexin 2 receptor agonist; narcolepsy type 1; normative wakefulness; late-stage testing; Vibrance-1 study; cataplexy; excessive daytime sleepiness

Biogen Pledges $2 Billion Manufacturing Investment in North Carolina

Biogen; manufacturing investment; North Carolina; Research Triangle Park; biotechnology; antisense oligonucleotides; gene therapy; automation; AI; expansion