Genentech’s Kristin Bittenbender Named BIO Board Chair Amid Industry Challenges

BIO; Genentech; Kristin Bittenbender; board chair; biotech industry; FDA; existential threats; leadership change; biotechnology policy

Ousted ACIP Members Criticize RFK Jr.’s ‘Destabilizing’ Changes to U.S. Vaccine Policy

ACIP; RFK Jr.; vaccine policy; CDC; committee dismissal; public health; vaccine recommendations; destabilizing decisions

Roche and AbbVie Announce Phase 3 Venclexta Trial Fails to Meet Primary Endpoint in High-Risk MDS

Roche; AbbVie; Venclexta; venetoclax; azacitidine; myelodysplastic syndromes; MDS; Phase 3 trial; VERONA study; clinical trial results; cancer drug

Lark Health Launches LarkVantage: AI-Powered Platform to Manage GLP-1 Costs

Lark Health; LarkVantage; GLP-1 cost management; AI healthcare; prior authorization; utilization management; PBM; health plans; weight management; Matthew Gibbs

Roche Advances Prasinezumab Into Phase III Trials for Parkinson’s Despite Mixed Phase II Results

Roche; prasinezumab; Parkinson’s disease; Phase III trial; clinical trials; alpha-synuclein antibody; Prothena; PADOVA study; PASADENA study; biomarker; disease-modifying treatment