OpenAI launches ChatGPT Health as a dedicated, privacy-focused health assistant

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Zaka VC Invests in DeepSeq.AI to Transform AI-Based Protein Drug Discovery

Zaka VC; DeepSeq.AI; protein drug discovery; AI-based drug discovery; hyperscaled data; LLM-based technology; biotech investment; DARPA-funded initiative; Illumina Ventures; PPI datasets

Exclusive: Compounding giant Empower Pharmacy cuts hundreds of staff, stops New Jersey operations

Empower Pharmacy; compounding pharmacy; layoffs; job cuts; New Jersey operations; East Windsor facility; manufacturing shutdown; outsourcing facility; FDA inspection; Form 483; compounded GLP-1 drugs; workforce reduction

Pharmas Write Big M&A Checks Again as Patent Urgency Seizes C-Suites

pharma M&A 2025; biotech acquisitions; patent cliff; pharma patent expirations; Novo Nordisk Akero deal; Johnson & Johnson Intra-Cellular acquisition; Merck Verona Pharma deal; Sanofi Blueprint Medicines acquisition; FGF21 MASH deals; 2025 healthcare deals

RTW-backed startup Yarrow Bioscience signs autoimmune antibody deal with China’s GenSci

RTW Investments; Yarrow Bioscience; GenSci; Changchun GeneScience Pharmaceutical; autoimmune; antibody; GS-098; YB-101; anti-TSHR antibody; thyroid eye disease; China; ex-China rights; strategic partnership; licensing deal

FDA broadens label for Amgen’s Uplizna as it enters rare disease competition

Uplizna; inebilizumab; Amgen; FDA approval; label expansion; generalized myasthenia gravis; gMG; AChR-positive; MuSK-positive; neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder; NMOSD; IgG4-related disease; rare disease market; MINT trial; twice-yearly dosing

The Endpoints 100: Biotech CEOs are feeling more upbeat about the road ahead

Endpoints 100; E100 survey; biotech CEOs; biopharma executives; industry sentiment; market recovery; dealmaking; IPO window; Trump administration; FDA reorganization; tariffs; 2025 outlook