Immunologic Factor
Merck to Lay Off 6,000 Employees, Reduce Workforce by 8% in $3B Cost-Cutting Move
Merck; layoffs; cost-cutting; restructuring; pharmaceuticals; job cuts; Keytruda; Gardasil; workforce reduction
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
AstraZeneca Beats Q2 Estimates on Strong Cancer Drug Sales
AstraZeneca; Q2 2025; cancer drug sales; oncology portfolio; Tagrisso; Imfinzi; Enhertu; financial results
DTC vs. DTP: Regulatory Uncertainty & Access Challenges Drive New Go-to-Market Models (2025 Update)
DTC (Direct-to-Consumer); DTP (Direct-to-Patient); regulatory uncertainty; access challenges; pharmaceutical marketing; go-to-market models; FDA; Rx abandonment; formulary restrictions; OOP costs; telehealth; AI in marketing
FDA Delays Blenrep Decision, Challenging GSK’s Multiple Myeloma Comeback Plans
FDA delay; Blenrep; GSK; multiple myeloma; regulatory hurdles; ocular toxicity; PDUFA; oncology; relapsed/refractory
CorestemChemon Partners with ATG Lifetech to Expand Organoid and Transcriptomics Capabilities
CorestemChemon; ATG Lifetech; organoids; transcriptomics; preclinical CRO; drug discovery; predictive analytics; tumorigenicity; FDA/EMA regulatory pathways; liver organoids; heart organoids; blood-brain barrier models
Scancell’s Cancer Vaccine Supercharges Melanoma Immunotherapy in Recent Trials
Scancell; SCIB1; iSCIB1+; melanoma; cancer vaccine; immunotherapy; checkpoint inhibitors; clinical trial; SCOPE trial
GSK to Lay Off 150 Employees in Cambridge, Massachusetts Amid Vaccine Manufacturing Shift
GSK; layoffs; Cambridge Massachusetts; vaccine manufacturing; site transfer; Marietta Pennsylvania; pharmaceutical industry; biotech employment
Sanofi Tightens Grip on RSV with $1.15B Upfront Acquisition of Vicebio, Diversifying Beyond mRNA Vaccines
Sanofi; Vicebio; acquisition; RSV; human metapneumovirus; combination vaccine; Molecular Clamp technology; non-mRNA vaccine; vaccine pipeline; respiratory vaccines
FDA Advisory Panel Rejects GSK’s Blenrep in New Combinations Over Safety, Efficacy Concerns
Blenrep; GSK; FDA Advisory Panel; multiple myeloma; ocular toxicity; safety concerns; DREAMM trials; drug approval; relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma