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Novo Nordisk Launches Surprise Bid for Metsera, Topping Pfizer Offer; Pfizer Alleges Move May Violate Antitrust Law
Novo Nordisk; Metsera; Pfizer; acquisition; bidding war; obesity; antitrust; unsolicited bid; weight-loss drugs
Takeda Makes Pipeline Cuts and Faces Softer Q2 Sales Due to Generic Competition
Takeda; pipeline cuts; generic competition; Q2 sales; Vyvanse; restructuring; operating profit; impairment charges; drug development; late-stage pipeline
Ventus Therapeutics Continues Phase 2a Trial of VENT-02 NLRP3 Inhibitor in Parkinson’s Disease; No Indication of Program Halt
Ventus Therapeutics; VENT-02; NLRP3 inhibitor; Phase 2a trial; Parkinson’s disease; clinical development; neuroinflammation; biomarkers
Jazz Pharmaceuticals Appoints Dr. Ted Love to Board of Directors
Jazz Pharmaceuticals; Ted Love; Board appointment; Board of Directors; Corporate governance; Audit Committee; Science and Medicine Committee; Kenneth W. O’Keefe retirement
Eye Disease Biotech Kala Bio Collapses After Failed Clinical Trial, Lender Takes Control
Kala Bio; biotech collapse; failed drug trial; KPI-012; persistent corneal epithelial defect; PCED; lender takeover; Oxford Finance; foreclosure proceedings; workforce reduction; clinical trial failure
Acrivon Therapeutics Showcases AP3 Platform and Preclinical Data for ACR-2316 with Three Poster Presentations at AACR-NCI-EORTC 2025
Acrivon Therapeutics; AP3 platform; Generative Phosphoproteomics; KaiSR model; ACR-2316; AACR-NCI-EORTC conference; preclinical data; partial response; WEE1 inhibitor; PKMYT1 inhibitor; PLK1; precision oncology
Terns Ditches Obesity Pill After Phase 2 Letdown, Shifts Focus to Cancer Pipeline
Terns Pharmaceuticals; TERN-601; obesity drug; GLP-1 receptor agonist; Phase 2 trial; weight loss; liver enzyme elevation; oncology; TERN-701; chronic myeloid leukemia (CML); metabolic disease
Neuphoria’s Social Anxiety Drug Fails in Phase 3 Trial, Program Discontinued
Neuphoria Therapeutics; BNC210; social anxiety disorder; phase 3 trial; AFFIRM-1; clinical failure; strategic review; PTSD
Mixed Results for Roche’s Vamikibart in Phase III Uveitic Macular Edema Trials
Roche; vamikibart; uveitic macular edema; Phase III trials; MEERKAT trial; SANDCAT trial; vision improvement; central subfield thickness; clinical significance; ocular adverse events