Medical Device
Halozyme to Acquire Elektrofi for $750 Million, Expanding Drug Delivery Capabilities
Halozyme Therapeutics; Elektrofi; acquisition; drug delivery; Hypercon; biologics; subcutaneous delivery; milestone payments; microparticle technology; Q4 2025
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
Acadia Halts Development of Nasal Prader-Willi Drug After Phase 3 Failure
Acadia Pharmaceuticals; carbetocin; Prader-Willi syndrome; Phase 3 trial; COMPASS PWS study; clinical trial failure; nasal spray; hyperphagia
J&J’s Inlexzo Bladder Cancer Therapy Wins ‘Practice-Changing’ FDA Approval
Inlexzo; FDA approval; bladder cancer; Johnson & Johnson; gemcitabine intravesical system; BCG-unresponsive; non-muscle invasive bladder cancer; SunRISe-1 trial; novel drug delivery; carcinoma in situ
Eisai Secures FDA Approval for Leqembi Autoinjector for Maintenance Dosing in Alzheimer’s Patients
Eisai; Leqembi; lecanemab; FDA approval; autoinjector; subcutaneous injection; maintenance dosing; Alzheimer’s disease; at-home treatment; Biogen
Argenx Prepares FDA Filing to Expand Vyvgart Use in Myasthenia Gravis After Late-Stage Trial Win
Argenx; Vyvgart; FDA approval; myasthenia gravis; prefilled syringe; self-injection; chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy; generalized myasthenia gravis; clinical trial
Teva Execs Shrug Off Pharmaceutical Tariff Threat as Turnaround Strategy Rolls Forward
Teva; tariff threat; pharmaceutical tariffs; turnaround strategy; supply chain; pivot to growth; earnings; innovative medicines; Richard Francis; operating profit margin
Tourmaline Bio’s Heart Drug Pacibekitug Shows Promise Against Cardiovascular Inflammation, Targets Competition with Novo, CSL
Tourmaline Bio; heart drug; pacibekitug; cardiovascular inflammation; inflammation markers; Novo Nordisk; CSL; Phase 2 trial; FDA; IL-6
Leqembi’s Expansion and Blood Test Impact: Analyst Sees Gradual Uptake Boost
Leqembi; Eisai; Biogen; Alzheimer’s disease; FDA approval; blood test; launch; maintenance dosing; autoinjector; subcutaneous; market adoption
Argenx brews up DTC push for Vyvgart Hytrulo prefilled syringe in generalized myasthenia gravis
Vyvgart Hytrulo, prefilled syringe, FDA approval, self-administration, generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG), chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP), DTC campaign, patient empowerment