FDA places partial clinical hold on Merck and Daiichi Sankyo’s I-DXd lung cancer trial after interstitial lung disease deaths

FDA partial clinical hold; ifinatamab deruxtecan; I-DXd; IDeate-Lung02; Merck; Daiichi Sankyo; small cell lung cancer; interstitial lung disease; grade 5 ILD; antibody-drug conjugate; clinical trial deaths

White House unveils nine new “most-favored-nation” drug pricing deals

most-favored-nation pricing; MFN; drug pricing; White House; Trump administration; pharmaceutical manufacturers; Ozempic; Wegovy; Eli Lilly; Novo Nordisk; prescription drug costs; US healthcare policy

Insmed Delivers Rare Disappointment as Brinsupri Flops in Mid-Stage Rhinosinusitis Study

Insmed; Brensocatib; Brinsupri; DPP1 inhibitor; chronic rhinosinusitis without nasal polyps; mid-stage trial; Phase 2b; nasal inflammation; trial failure; biotech stocks; INS1148 acquisition

Moderna Lands CEPI as New Backer for Its Pandemic Flu (H5 Bird Flu) Program

Moderna; CEPI; Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations; pandemic influenza; H5 bird flu; mRNA vaccine; Phase 3 trial; pandemic preparedness; vaccine development; funding

Coloplast announces changes to Executive Leadership Team

Coloplast; Executive Leadership Team; ELT changes; Interventional Urology; People & Culture; Kevin Hardage; Tommy Johns; leadership transition; management changes

GSK strikes RNA-based neuro and kidney disease collaboration with CAMP4 Therapeutics

GSK; CAMP4 Therapeutics; RNA therapeutics; regulatory RNA; antisense oligonucleotides; ASO; RAP Platform; neurodegenerative diseases; kidney disease; renal disease; gene upregulation; biotech collaboration; licensing deal; milestone payments; tiered royalties