Gene or Genome
Court Rejects HHS Motion to Dismiss Lawsuit Over US Childhood Vaccine Overhaul as Clinician Groups Push Forward
childhood vaccine overhaul; HHS; lawsuit; ACIP; AAP; CDC; RFK Jr.; immunization schedule
Corvus Pharmaceuticals Reports Positive Phase 1 Data for Soquelitinib in Atopic Dermatitis, Exceeding Expectations
Corvus Pharmaceuticals; soquelitinib; Phase 1; atopic dermatitis; EASI reduction; ITK inhibitor
AAVantgarde Completes Enrollment in LUCE-1 Phase 1/2 Trial of AAVB-081 for Usher Syndrome Type 1B-Associated Retinitis Pigmentosa
AAVantgarde; LUCE-1; AAVB-081; Usher Syndrome Type 1B; USH1B; retinitis pigmentosa; gene therapy; clinical trial
FDA Lifts Partial Hold on Merck and Daiichi Sankyo’s B7-H3 ADC Trial for Lung Cancer[6]
FDA; partial hold lifted; Merck; Daiichi Sankyo; ifinatamab deruxtecan; I-DXd; B7-H3 ADC; small cell lung cancer; IDeate-Lung02
Eisai Licenses Nuvation Bio’s Taletrectinib for ROS1+ Lung Cancer in Europe and Asia
Eisai; Nuvation Bio; taletrectinib; ROS1+ NSCLC; licensing agreement; lung cancer
Aktis Oncology’s 25% IPO jump lifts optimism for a biotech IPO rebound in 2026
Aktis Oncology IPO; AKTS; 2026 biotech IPOs; IPO bounce; radiopharmaceuticals; Eli Lilly backing; biotech capital markets; Nectin-4; B7-H3; IPO window 2026
Roche returns to Chinese biotech MediLink for another ADC pact
Roche; MediLink Therapeutics; YL201; antibody-drug conjugate; ADC; B7-H3; TMALIN platform; small-cell lung cancer; SCLC; solid tumors; licensing deal; oncology; China biotech
Enliven’s Phase 1b ELVN‑001 leukemia pill shows competitive efficacy vs. Novartis and Terns CML TKIs
Enliven Therapeutics; ELVN-001; Phase 1b; chronic myeloid leukemia; CML; BCR-ABL1 inhibitor; major molecular response; MMR; deep molecular response; DMR; asciminib; Novartis; Terns Pharmaceuticals; TERN-701; T315I; ENABLE trial; CML pill; tyrosine kinase inhibitor; TKI; best-in-class
Obesity biotech Alveus raises ~$160M Series A to advance MariTide‑like GLP‑1/GIPR drug and amylin pipeline
Alveus Therapeutics; obesity biotech; $160 million Series A; ALV-100; MariTide-like; GLP-1 receptor agonist; GIPR antagonist; amylin; ALV-200; obesity drugs; metabolic diseases; Sanofi Capital; New Rhein Healthcare Investors; Andera Partners; Omega Funds
2025 FDA staff cuts and their impact on new drug review timelines
FDA layoffs 2025; drug review timelines; user fee programs; HHS staff cuts; RFK Jr. layoffs; PDUFA; regulatory timelines; drug approvals; FDA workforce reductions