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RFK Jr. Fires Top Deputies, Reshuffles Leadership at HHS
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.; Health and Human Services; leadership reshuffle; chief of staff; personnel changes; Matt Buckham; Trump loyalists; Heather Flick Melanson; Hannah Anderson
Vertex, NHS England Finalize Reimbursement Deal for CF Drug Alyftrek
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
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
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
FDA; Kisunla; Eli Lilly; Alzheimer’s disease; dosing regimen; brain swelling; ARIA; safety; label update; TRAILBLAZER-ALZ 6
Taiho’s Investigational DMD Therapy Misses Primary Endpoint in Phase 3 Trial
Taiho; Duchenne muscular dystrophy; DMD; pizuglanstat; TAS-205; Phase 3 trial; clinical trial failure; REACH-DMD study; Otsuka Holdings
China Approves Lilly and Innovent’s Mazdutide, Marking New Era for GLP-1 Obesity Drugs
Mazdutide; China approval; Innovent Biologics; Eli Lilly; GLP-1 obesity drugs; dual GCG/GLP-1 agonist; NMPA; weight management
Trump’s CDC Nominee Susan Monarez Affirms Vaccine Safety and Access Commitment
Susan Monarez; CDC nominee; vaccines; Trump administration; vaccine safety; autism; Senate confirmation; Robert F. Kennedy Jr.; Gavi Vaccine Alliance
Bayer’s BlueRock Lays Off 50 Employees, Shuts Cambridge Labs in Streamlining Move
BlueRock Therapeutics; Bayer; layoffs; biotech; Cambridge research labs; cell therapy; streamlining; bemdaneprocel; OpCT-001; pharmaceutical industry
BioNTech Halts Cell Therapy Manufacturing at Maryland Site, Lays Off Dozens
BioNTech; cell therapy; Maryland; layoffs; CAR-T; BNT211; Gaithersburg; manufacturing facility; cancer therapy; clinical trial