HHS Cancels $500 Million in BARDA-Funded mRNA Vaccine Contracts Amid Strategic Shift

HHS; BARDA; mRNA vaccine; vaccine development; contract cancellation; Robert F. Kennedy Jr.; COVID-19; federal funding; Moderna; Pfizer; Seqirus

Replimune Awaits FDA Direction After Complete Response Letter for Advanced Melanoma Therapy

Replimune; FDA; Complete Response Letter; RP1; vusolimogene oderparepvec; nivolumab; advanced melanoma; cancer treatment; IGNYTE trial; accelerated approval

Allogene Reports Patient Death Linked to ALLO-647 Conditioning Antibody in CAR-T Trial

Allogene; ALLO-647; CAR-T; patient death; monoclonal antibody; lymphodepletion; large B-cell lymphoma; ALPHA3 trial; liver failure; adenovirus infection

Viridian Licenses Promising Eye Disease Candidates to Kissei for Japanese Market

Viridian Therapeutics; Kissei Pharmaceutical; veligrotug; VRDN-003; thyroid eye disease; Japan partnership; anti-IGF-1R antibodies; clinical trials; biopharma deal