Hormone
Terns Ditches Obesity Pill After Phase 2 Letdown, Shifts Focus to Cancer Pipeline
Terns Pharmaceuticals; TERN-601; obesity drug; GLP-1 receptor agonist; Phase 2 trial; weight loss; liver enzyme elevation; oncology; TERN-701; chronic myeloid leukemia (CML); metabolic disease
Inspira Technologies Appoints Former Johnson & Johnson Executive as VP of Global Sales
Inspira Technologies; Mike Hershkovitz; Johnson & Johnson; VP of Global Sales; leadership appointment; healthcare; commercialization; board of directors
Iambic’s AI-Designed HER2 Inhibitor IAM1363 Shows Early Anti-Tumor Activity in Heavily Pretreated Patients
Iambic Therapeutics; AI-designed drug; IAM1363; HER2 inhibitor; cancer; clinical trial; Phase 1/1b; ESMO 2025; brain-penetrant; tyrosine kinase inhibitor
Sanofi Expands $35 Insulin Program to All U.S. Patients Nationwide
Sanofi; Insulin; $35 monthly program; Insulins Valyou Savings Program; diabetes; insurance coverage; Medicare; affordability; United States
Sparrow Pharmaceuticals Raises $95M Series B for Midstage Diabetes Study
Sparrow Pharmaceuticals; Series B fundraising; Type 2 diabetes; clofutriben; phase 2b trial; HSD-1 inhibition; cortisol; RA Capital Management; Forbion; venture capital
Pfizer Acquires Metsera to Compete with Zepbound in Obesity Market
Pfizer; Metsera; obesity treatment; Zepbound; GLP-1 therapies; MET-233i; monthly dosing; amylin mimetic; MET-097i; acquisition; clinical trials
Teva Launches First Generic GLP-1 Weight-Loss Drug in the US
Teva; GLP-1; generic; weight loss; liraglutide; FDA approval; Saxenda; obesity treatment; United States
FDA Grants Wegovy 3rd Indication: First GLP-1 Approved for MASH with Moderate-to-Advanced Liver Scarring
Wegovy; FDA approval; MASH; semaglutide; GLP-1 receptor agonist; liver fibrosis; Novo Nordisk; ESSENCE trial; noncirrhotic; accelerated approval
Execution, Execution, Execution: Novo’s New CEO Doubles Down on Obesity, Diabetes and Trims Pipeline
Novo Nordisk; Maziar Mike Doustdar; obesity; diabetes; pipeline cuts; GLP-1 drugs; Wegovy; Ozempic; incretin market; leadership change
Madrigal Pharmaceuticals Inks up to $2B Deal with CSPC for Preclinical Oral GLP-1, Plans Combination with Rezdiffra for MASH
Madrigal Pharmaceuticals; CSPC Pharmaceutical Group; GLP-1 receptor agonist; SYH2086; Rezdiffra; MASH; oral small molecule; preclinical drug; global license agreement; combination therapy; milestone payments