Mental Process
Outlook Therapeutics Faces New FDA Setback for First Ophthalmic Avastin Formulation
Outlook Therapeutics; Avastin; bevacizumab; Lytenava; wet AMD; FDA rejection; NORSE EIGHT; BLA resubmission; ophthalmic formulation; clinical trial
AbbVie Buys Gilgamesh’s Psychedelic Drug Bretisilocin for $1.2B
AbbVie; Gilgamesh Pharmaceuticals; psychedelic drug; bretisilocin; GM-2505; major depressive disorder; acquisition; mental health; neuroscience; pharmaceutical deal
Novartis antibody ianalumab clinches another Phase 3 win in rare blood disease (ITP)
Novartis; ianalumab; VAY736; primary immune thrombocytopenia; ITP; rare disease; Phase 3; time to treatment failure; safe platelet levels; eltrombopag; autoimmune; B-cell depletion; BAFF-R inhibition; Sjögren’s disease; regulatory submissions
CDC Launches ‘Free Mind’ Campaign Targeting Teen Substance Use and Mental Health
CDC; Free Mind campaign; youth mental health; substance use; drug overdose; fentanyl; teen suicide; coping strategies
Eisai Adopts Elix Discovery Platform to Accelerate AI-Driven Drug Development
Eisai; Elix Discovery; AI drug discovery; federated learning; pharmaceutical innovation; joint research; Japan; DAIIA initiative
RFK Jr.’s Revamped ACIP Votes Against Thimerosal in Flu Vaccines, Signaling Shift in Vaccine Policy
RFK Jr.; ACIP; thimerosal; flu vaccine; vaccine policy; anti-vaccine movement; CDC; RSV shot; Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
ALTO-203 Misses Depression Endpoint but Shows Positive Biomarker and Cognitive Signals
ALTO-203; Alto Neuroscience; Phase 2 trial; major depressive disorder; EEG biomarkers; theta/beta ratio; attention; wakefulness; William Blair; drug activity; future development
Ousted ACIP Members Criticize RFK Jr.’s ‘Destabilizing’ Changes to U.S. Vaccine Policy
ACIP; RFK Jr.; vaccine policy; CDC; committee dismissal; public health; vaccine recommendations; destabilizing decisions
Federal Judge Rules NIH Grant Terminations Illegal, Orders Restoration of Hundreds of Grants
NIH; grant terminations; federal judge; racial discrimination; DEI; gender identity; Trump administration; biomedical research; public health; LGBTQ+; health disparities
GSK Licenses Experimental Shigella Vaccine to Bharat Biotech for Development and Distribution
GSK; Bharat Biotech; Shigella vaccine; altSonflex1-2-3; vaccine licensing; Shigellosis; GMMA platform; antimicrobial resistance; low and middle-income countries