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Kai Beckmann Appointed as Successor to Merck KGaA CEO Belén Garijo, Effective May 2026
Merck KGaA; Kai Beckmann; Belén Garijo; CEO Succession; Electronics Business; Executive Board; Leadership Transition; Healthcare sector; Corporate governance; Strategic transformation
CDC Advisors Shift COVID-19 Vaccine Guidance to Individual Decision-Making
CDC; COVID-19 vaccine; vaccine recommendation; individual choice; ACIP; provider consultation
Sanofi’s MS Drug Tolebrutinib Faces FDA Delay Amid Extended Review
Sanofi; tolebrutinib; FDA delay; multiple sclerosis; nrSPMS; Bruton’s tyrosine kinase inhibitor; breakthrough therapy; HERCULES trial; GEMINI trial; PERSEUS trial; NDA; regulatory review
Langers Team Launch $77.5M Fund to Invest at Intersection of Technology and Biology
T.Rx Capital; Robert Langer; Michael Langer; intersection of technology and biology; biotech investments; venture capital; Fund I
Lilly Opens AI Drug-Discovery Models to Biotechs for Free via TuneLab Platform
Eli Lilly; AI drug discovery; TuneLab; biotech startups; machine learning; small molecules; antibodies; data sharing; federated learning; Insitro
Sanofi Phase 3 Eczema Win Falls Short of Analyst Expectations
Sanofi; amlitelimab; phase 3 trial; eczema; atopic dermatitis; analyst expectations; Dupixent; EASI-75; market reaction
Wave Life Sciences Shares Dip After Mixed Data Update on GSK-Partnered AATD Therapy
Wave Life Sciences; GSK; AATD; RNA editing; WVE-006; clinical trial; protein levels; stock dip; biotech
Cytokinetics Stock Soars After Positive Phase 3 Data as FDA Approval Decision for Aficamten Nears
Cytokinetics; Aficamten; FDA approval; Phase 3 trial; obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (oHCM); PDUFA date; REMS; stock performance
Vinay Prasad Details New Approach to COVID-19 Vaccine Approvals in Recent FDA Memos
Vinay Prasad; COVID-19 vaccine; FDA; vaccine approval; children; Spikevax; regulatory decisions; vaccine safety; evidence; risk-benefit analysis
Zymeworks Halts Development of ZW171 T-cell Engager After Phase 1 Trial Assesses Benefit-Risk Profile
Zymeworks; ZW171; T-cell engager; mesothelin; cancer; clinical trial; drug development; benefit-risk profile; dose-limiting toxicity