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Moderna to Cut 10% of Workforce in $1.5B Cost-Saving Push
Moderna; layoffs; workforce reduction; cost-cutting; $1.5 billion savings; 2025; Stéphane Bancel; biotechnology; COVID-19 vaccine
Lilly’s Mounjaro Matches Cardiovascular Benefit of Trulicity in Landmark Trial, Paving Way for Expanded Approval
Mounjaro; tirzepatide; Eli Lilly; cardiovascular outcomes; type 2 diabetes; SURPASS-CVOT; Trulicity; dulaglutide; major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE-3); non-inferiority; A1C reduction; weight loss; mortality; FDA expansion
Ignoring China’s Biotech Industry Is No Longer an Option: Recent Developments and Implications
China biotech industry; global drug development; clinical trials; innovation ecosystem; pharmaceutical R&D; biotech patents; US-China competition
Merck Announces $3 Billion Cost-Cutting and Restructuring Plan
Merck; cost cutting; restructuring; job cuts; real estate reduction; Keytruda; pharmaceutical industry; Q2 2025 financials
Adaptimmune Expects To Cut 62% of Staff After Cell Therapy Asset Sale
Adaptimmune; layoffs; cell therapy sale; US WorldMeds; restructuring; biotech workforce reduction; TECELRA; lete-cel; afami-cel; uza-cel
Rocket Pharmaceuticals Cuts 30% of Staff, Refocuses on Heart Gene Therapies
Rocket Pharmaceuticals; layoffs; restructuring; 30% workforce reduction; cardiovascular gene therapy; adeno-associated virus (AAV); Danon disease; PKP2-associated cardiomyopathy; BAG3-associated dilated cardiomyopathy; operating cost reduction; Fanconi Anemia; Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency; KRESLADI
Flagship’s Sail Biomedicines announces second round of layoffs in 2025
Sail Biomedicines; Flagship Pioneering; layoffs; immunology pipeline; endless RNA; eRNA; in vivo CAR-T; biotech workforce reduction
Biotech Layoff Wave Hits Karyopharm, Century, and Pacira in 2025
biotech layoffs; Karyopharm Therapeutics; Century Therapeutics; Pacira; 2025 workforce reductions; biopharma restructuring
Biopharma Layoffs Continue to Surge in First Half of 2025
biopharma; layoffs; 2025; workforce reductions; industry trends; biotech closures; year-over-year increase
Rhythm’s Oral MC4R Agonist Bivamelagon Shows Promising Results in Rare Obesity Type
Rhythm Pharmaceuticals; oral weight-loss drug; bivamelagon; MC4R agonist; Phase 2 trial; hypothalamic obesity; BMI reduction; clinical trial results