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Praxis touts ‘best-in-disease’ epilepsy data, but shares dip
Praxis Precision Medicines; epilepsy; vormatrigine; RADIANT study; focal onset seizures; Phase 2 trial; seizure reduction; clinical trial; anti-seizure medication; stock market
Sanofi Acquires China Rights to Arrowhead’s Plozasiran for $395 Million
Sanofi; Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals; Visirna Therapeutics; Plozasiran; China rights; RNA interference; Familial chylomicronemia syndrome; Severe hypertriglyceridemia; biotech partnership; milestone payments
Alnylam Surpasses $50B Market Cap as Amvuttra Heart Disease Launch Impresses Wall Street
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals; market cap; Amvuttra; heart disease; ATTR-CM; stock surge; Q2 2025 earnings; revenue growth
Ignoring China’s Biotech Industry Is No Longer an Option: Recent Developments and Implications
China biotech industry; global drug development; clinical trials; innovation ecosystem; pharmaceutical R&D; biotech patents; US-China competition
Viridian Licenses Promising Eye Disease Candidates to Kissei for Japanese Market
Viridian Therapeutics; Kissei Pharmaceutical; veligrotug; VRDN-003; thyroid eye disease; Japan partnership; anti-IGF-1R antibodies; clinical trials; biopharma deal
FDA Investigates Elevidys Death; Sarepta and Roche Deny Link to Gene Therapy
FDA; Elevidys; Sarepta Therapeutics; Roche; gene therapy; Duchenne muscular dystrophy; patient death; Brazil; market suspension; safety concerns
CHMP Recommends Against Approval of Elevidys Gene Therapy in Europe, Dealing Blow to Sarepta and Roche
CHMP; Elevidys; Sarepta; Roche; gene therapy; Duchenne muscular dystrophy; EMA; negative opinion; Europe; EMBARK trial
Lack of Transparency Tarnishes Sarepta’s Sheen as Patient Deaths Trigger FDA Battle
Sarepta Therapeutics; Elevidys; patient deaths; FDA; lack of transparency; gene therapy; market withdrawal; regulatory action; limb-girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD); Duchenne muscular dystrophy
AstraZeneca Unveils $50 Billion U.S. Investment, Including Major Manufacturing Facility in Virginia
AstraZeneca; investment; United States; Virginia plant; manufacturing; R&D; tariffs; chronic diseases; job creation; pharmaceuticals
Sarepta Stands Behind Elevidys After FDA Requests Withdrawal Amid Safety Concerns
Sarepta; Elevidys; FDA; gene therapy; market withdrawal; safety concerns; Duchenne muscular dystrophy; deaths; clinical trial hold