GPE – Talk Bio

Flagship’s Most-Funded Startups, Generate and Tessera, Announce Layoffs in 2025

15 hours ago talkbio0Tagged Biomedicines, Flagship, layoffs, Pioneering, startups, Tessera

Flagship Pioneering; startups; Generate:Biomedicines; Tessera; layoffs; biotech; 2025

GSK to Lay Off 150 Employees in Cambridge, Massachusetts Amid Vaccine Manufacturing Shift

3 days ago talkbio0Tagged biotech employment, Cambridge Massachusetts, Drug Industry, layoffs, Marietta Pennsylvania, site transfer, SmithKline Beecham, Vaccines

GSK; layoffs; Cambridge Massachusetts; vaccine manufacturing; site transfer; Marietta Pennsylvania; pharmaceutical industry; biotech employment

AstraZeneca Unveils $50 Billion U.S. Investment, Including Major Manufacturing Facility in Virginia

3 days ago talkbio0Tagged AstraZeneca, Chronic disease, Investments, Manufacturing, R&D, Surgical construction, tariffs, United States, Virginia plant

AstraZeneca; investment; United States; Virginia plant; manufacturing; R&D; tariffs; chronic diseases; job creation; pharmaceuticals

Eisai Adopts Elix Discovery Platform to Accelerate AI-Driven Drug Development

4 days ago talkbio0Tagged Aortic Valve Insufficiency, Artificial Intelligence, DAIIA, Drug Discovery, Eisai, Elix Discovery, federated learning, Initiative, Japan, joint research, pharmaceutical innovation

Eisai; Elix Discovery; AI drug discovery; federated learning; pharmaceutical innovation; joint research; Japan; DAIIA initiative

Thermo Fisher to Acquire Sanofi Factory; Amphastar Plans Major HQ Expansion

1 week ago talkbio0Tagged Acquisition, Amphastar, California, capacity quadruple, expansion, fill-finish, headquarters, pharmaceutical manufacturing, Ridgefield New Jersey, sanofi, sterile manufacturing, Thermo Fisher

Thermo Fisher; Sanofi; acquisition; sterile manufacturing; Ridgefield New Jersey; fill-finish; pharmaceutical manufacturing; Amphastar; headquarters expansion; capacity quadruple; California

AstraZeneca Amyloidosis Drug Fails Phase 3 Trials but Shows Potential in Subgroup

1 week ago talkbio0Tagged Alexion, Amyloidosis, Anselamimab, AstraZeneca, Clinical trial failure, Drug Development, Infrequent, prespecified, Primary amyloidosis, Subgroup A Nepoviruses

AstraZeneca; amyloidosis; anselamimab; Phase 3 trial; clinical trial failure; prespecified subgroup; rare diseases; Alexion; AL amyloidosis; drug development

Vertex, NHS England Finalize Reimbursement Deal for CF Drug Alyftrek

1 week ago talkbio0Tagged ALYFTREK, Cystic Fibrosis, Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator, Gene Mutation, Health care facility, NHS England, Nitroglycerin/Sodium Citrate/Ethanol Solution, Reimbursement, triple therapy, UK

Vertex; NHS England; Alyftrek; cystic fibrosis; reimbursement agreement; triple therapy; CFTR gene mutation; NICE; UK healthcare

Sino Biopharm Acquires Merck’s PD-1xVEGF Bispecific Partner LaNova for up to $951M

1 week ago talkbio0Tagged Acquisition, Antibodies, Bispecific, Biopharm, Cancer Therapeutic Procedure, isononanoyl oxybenzene sulfonate, LaNova Medicines, Merck, PD-1xVEGF

Sino Biopharm; LaNova Medicines; acquisition; Merck; PD-1xVEGF bispecific antibody; cancer therapy; Chinese pharma; $951 million deal

Trump Threatens 200% Tariffs on Pharma Imports, Proposes 1-Year Grace Period for Onshoring

2 weeks ago talkbio0Tagged 200, Biopharma, drug imports, grace, Investments, Menstruation, onshoring, Pharma, pharmaceutical tariffs, Policy, tariff, Transplant Registry Unified Management Program, U.S.

Trump; pharmaceutical tariffs; 200% tariff; grace period; pharma manufacturing; drug imports; US supply chain; onshoring; policy; biopharma investments

FDA Approves Updated Dosing for Lilly’s Kisunla to Lower Brain Swelling Risk

2 weeks ago talkbio0Tagged Alzheimer 's disease, Cerebral Edema, dosing, eli lilly, Kisunla, label update, Neuregulins, Safety, Treatment Protocols, United States Food and Drug Administration

FDA; Kisunla; Eli Lilly; Alzheimer’s disease; dosing regimen; brain swelling; ARIA; safety; label update; TRAILBLAZER-ALZ 6