Disease or Syndrome
Eli Lilly Expands RNA Pipeline with $1.3 Billion Rznomics Hearing Loss Pact
Eli Lilly; Rznomics; RNA editing; hearing loss; gene therapy; pharmaceutical partnerships; biotech; trans-splicing ribozyme; sensorineural hearing loss; RNA therapeutics
Neurogene Details New Safety Measures After Young Patient’s Death in Rett Syndrome AAV Gene Therapy Trial
Neurogene; AAV gene therapy; Rett syndrome; NGN-401; ASGCT; safety measures; HLH; clinical trial; MECP2 gene; FDA; dose adjustment
FDA Delays Decision on Biohaven’s Troriluzole for Rare Disease, Plans Advisory Committee Review
Biohaven; FDA delay; troriluzole; spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA); rare disease drug; PDUFA extension; advisory committee; neurodegenerative disease
Kyverna Therapeutics Cuts 16% of Staff in Q1 2025 Amid Pipeline Focus
Kyverna Therapeutics; layoffs; biotech; staff reduction; Q1 2025; CAR-T; autoimmune diseases; pipeline development; KYV-101
Boehringer Ingelheim Expands Oncology Pipeline via Strategic Collaboration with Tempus AI
Boehringer Ingelheim; Tempus AI; oncology; cancer research; real-world data; AI; biomarker discovery; drug development; strategic collaboration
Novo Nordisk and Septerna Forge $2.2B+ Collaboration on Oral Obesity and Diabetes Drugs
Novo Nordisk; Septerna; GPCR; oral drugs; obesity; type 2 diabetes; cardiometabolic diseases; GLP-1; GIP; glucagon receptors; small molecule therapies; collaboration; pharmaceuticals
GSK Acquires Phase III-Ready Liver Drug Efimosfermin for Up to $2B to Enter MASH Arena
GSK; Boston Pharmaceuticals; efimosfermin alfa; Phase III; liver disease; MASH; SLD; drug acquisition; FGF21 analog
Arcturus Prunes Early-Stage Pipeline to Focus on mRNA Therapies
Arcturus Therapeutics; pipeline reduction; mRNA therapies; cystic fibrosis; ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency; Kostaive; vaccine programs; biotech strategy; cash runway
RFK Jr. Defends HHS Staff Cuts and Reorganization at House and Senate Hearings
RFK Jr.; HHS; staff cuts; reorganization; Congress; House Appropriations Committee; Senate HELP Committee; budget cuts; Medicaid; health coverage
OpenAI Debuts HealthBench Dataset to Evaluate AI Models in Real-World Medical Scenarios
OpenAI; HealthBench; AI healthcare benchmark; large language models; medical AI evaluation; physician rubrics; realistic medical scenarios; AI safety; open-source dataset