Trump Administration Teases MFN Drug Pricing Rule as Commitment Deadline Looms for Companies

Trump administration; Most-Favored-Nation (MFN) pricing; drug pricing; executive order; pharmaceutical manufacturers; Medicaid; direct-to-consumer sales; price parity; commitment deadline; tariffs; international reference price

Trump Administration Launches Tariff Probe into Medtech and Pharmaceutical Industries

Trump administration; tariffs; medtech industry; pharmaceutical imports; Section 232 investigation; semiconductor tariffs; national security; supply chain; manufacturing; medical devices

Sanofi Injects $625M Into Biotech Investment Arm to Accelerate Innovation

Sanofi; Sanofi Ventures; biotech investment; $625M cash infusion; digital health; immunology; rare diseases; neurology; venture capital; cell/gene therapy; portfolio expansion

Biogen Plans Resubmission After FDA Declines High-Dose Spinraza for SMA, Requests More Production Information

Biogen; Spinraza; nusinersen; high dose; FDA; Complete Response Letter; spinal muscular atrophy; SMA; supplemental New Drug Application; Chemistry Manufacturing and Controls; CMC; regulatory; resubmission

FDA’s Move to Update GSK’s Leucovorin for Autism Raises Questions on Dose, Supply, and Data

FDA; GSK; leucovorin; Wellcovorin; autism; cerebral folate deficiency; drug relabeling; dose; supply; clinical data

Ionis Heads to FDA as Antisense Therapy Aces Pivotal Study in Rare Neurological Disease

Ionis Pharmaceuticals; zilganersen; antisense oligonucleotide; Alexander disease; pivotal Phase I–III study; FDA Fast Track designation; rare neurological disease; expanded access program; walk speed improvement; Orphan Drug designation

bluebird bio Rebrands as Genetix Biotherapeutics Following Private Equity Buyout

bluebird bio; Genetix Biotherapeutics; private equity buyout; Carlyle; SK Capital Partners; gene therapy; rebranding; FDA-approved therapies; David Meek; sickle cell disease; β-thalassemia; cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy; commercial execution; manufacturing investment

FDA Crackdown on Pharma TV Ads Targets Pfizer, Novartis, BMS, Lilly & Others

FDA crackdown; pharma TV ads; Pfizer; Novartis; BMS; Lilly; warning letters; direct-to-consumer advertising; adequate provision rule; drug marketing compliance