Obesity biotech Alveus raises ~$160M Series A to advance MariTide‑like GLP‑1/GIPR drug and amylin pipeline

Alveus Therapeutics; obesity biotech; $160 million Series A; ALV-100; MariTide-like; GLP-1 receptor agonist; GIPR antagonist; amylin; ALV-200; obesity drugs; metabolic diseases; Sanofi Capital; New Rhein Healthcare Investors; Andera Partners; Omega Funds

Lilly’s triple agonist retatrutide posts strongest weight-loss data to date, with unusual sensory skin side effect reported

Eli Lilly; retatrutide; triple agonist; triple hormone receptor agonist; GLP-1; GIP; glucagon; obesity; weight loss; TRIUMPH-4; Phase III; dysesthesia; abnormal sense of touch; safety signal; side effects

Eli Lilly to Invest $3 Billion in New European Factory for Weight-Loss Pill Orforglipron

Eli Lilly; Orforglipron; obesity pill; Leiden Bio Science Park; Netherlands; GLP-1 receptor agonist; manufacturing facility; European market; advanced manufacturing; global supply chain

Lilly Commits $1.2 Billion to Expand GLP-1 Pill Manufacturing Facility in Puerto Rico

Eli Lilly; Puerto Rico; GLP-1 receptor agonist; orforglipron; manufacturing expansion; oral medicines; investment; Carolina; pharmaceutical production; U.S. supply chain

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