Functional Concept
Will Trump’s Tax Bill Cut Medicare by $490 Billion? Not Exactly.
Trump tax bill; Medicare cuts; sequestration; budget reconciliation; 2025 healthcare changes; CBO report
FDA Expects ‘Timely Availability’ of Covid Shots as Advisors Update Formula Recommendation
FDA; Covid-19; vaccine; formula update; timely availability; advisory committee; JN.1-lineage; KP.2 strain; 2025-2026
Pfizer-backed CellCentric Secures $120M for Myeloma Drug Trials
CellCentric; Pfizer; multiple myeloma; Series C funding; inobrodib; p300/CBP inhibitor; oral drug; clinical trials; phase 2/3; accelerated approval
Applied Therapeutics’ Rare Disease Drug Fails Another Phase 3 Trial After FDA Rejection
Applied Therapeutics; govorestat; rare disease; phase 3 failure; FDA rejection; classic galactosemia; aldose reductase inhibitor; clinical trial conduct; FDA warning letter
ASCO25 Primer: Navigating Cancer R&D Amid Regulatory Uncertainty
ASCO25; cancer research; oncology; regulatory uncertainty; immunotherapy; precision medicine; diagnostics; expert perspectives; policy changes
BioMarin Acquires Inozyme Pharma for $270M, Gaining Phase 3 Rare Disease Therapy
BioMarin; Inozyme Pharma; acquisition; rare disease; INZ-701; ENPP1 Deficiency; enzyme replacement therapy; Phase 3 clinical trial
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
AbbVie Advances Solid Tumor Program with FDA Approval of Emrelis for Lung Cancer
AbbVie; Emrelis; FDA Approval; ADC; solid tumor; lung cancer; non-small cell lung cancer; c-Met overexpression; telisotuzumab vedotin-tllv; accelerated approval
Sanofi Announces $20 Billion US Investment Over Five Years
Sanofi; $20 billion investment; US pharmaceutical industry; manufacturing; research and development; tariffs; job creation; Big Pharma; domestic partnerships
Roche Pledges Nearly $300M to Establish New Vabysmo Production Plant in China
Roche; Vabysmo; biopharmaceutical manufacturing; Shanghai; China; investment; eye disease treatment; plant construction; localization; green energy