Functional Concept
Curtain Closes on Takeda’s Cell Therapy Efforts
Takeda; cell therapy; research discontinuation; impairment loss; gamma delta T-cell; strategic shift; biopharmaceuticals
US Government Shutdown Threatens to Stress an Already Depleted FDA
Government shutdown; FDA operations; drug approval delays; FDA staff cuts; user fees; public health; federal funding; regulatory delays
Metsera’s New Obesity Data Raises Efficacy Profile, Key Side Effect Questions for Pfizer After Acquisition
Metsera; Pfizer; obesity drug; MET-097i; GLP-1; side effects; efficacy; Phase 2 trial; weight loss; Pfizer acquisition
Enanta Presses Ahead with RSV Drug Zelicapavir Despite Missing Primary Endpoint in Phase IIb Trial
Enanta Pharmaceuticals; RSV; zelicapavir; Phase IIb trial; primary endpoint miss; secondary endpoints; clinical trials; FDA Fast Track; elderly; COPD; congestive heart failure; hospitalization rates; future development
MoonLake shares crash after mixed results in pivotal hidradenitis suppurativa studies
MoonLake Immunotherapeutics; Sonelokimab; hidradenitis suppurativa; Phase 3 trial; clinical trial results; biotech shares; placebo response; drug approval outlook; IL-17 inhibitors; Bimzelx; Cosentyx; drug market potential
New Confirmatory Study Suggests Progress in Applied Therapeutics–FDA Alignment for Rare Disease Drug
Applied Therapeutics; govorestat; CMT-SORD; rare disease; FDA; confirmatory study; clinical trial; regulatory alignment
Biogen Shuffles Staff and Exits AAV Gene Therapy Programs After Strategic Shift
Biogen; AAV gene therapy; layoffs; staff reorganization; biotech layoffs; pharma restructuring; gene therapy discontinuation
BMS Breaks Clinical Losing Streak with Positive Phase 3 Myeloma Readout for Iberdomide
Bristol Myers Squibb; iberdomide; multiple myeloma; clinical trial; EXCALIBER-RRMM; minimal residual disease negativity; CELMoD; protein degradation; progression-free survival; phase 3; relapsed or refractory
Pfizer Acquires Metsera to Compete with Zepbound in Obesity Market
Pfizer; Metsera; obesity treatment; Zepbound; GLP-1 therapies; MET-233i; monthly dosing; amylin mimetic; MET-097i; acquisition; clinical trials
FDA Delays Decision on Sanofi’s Oral Multiple Sclerosis Drug to December 2025
FDA action date; Sanofi; tolebrutinib; multiple sclerosis; BTK inhibitor; nrSPMS; drug review delay; December 2025; PDUFA