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Novo Nordisk Invests $1.1 Billion to Expand GLP-1 Drug Manufacturing in Brazil
Novo Nordisk , GLP-1 production , Brazil investment , Wegovy and Ozempic , Diabetes treatment , Obesity treatment , Montes Claros facility , Pharmaceutical manufacturing
Federal Judge Blocks NIH Grant Caps as HHS Appeals Ruling
NIH, HHS, research funding, grant caps, indirect costs, federal judge, permanent injunction, Trump administration, medical research, Administrative Procedure Act, legal appeal, U.S. healthcare policy.
Cellares’ cell therapy factory-in-a-box scores coveted advanced manufacturing technology tag from FDA
Cell Therapy, Advanced Manufacturing Technology, United States Food and Drug Administration, Technology, Identifier, Cell Shuttle, production, Cellares, Biologics License Application, Investigational New Drugs
Mass Firings at FDA Spark Concerns Over Agency’s Future
FDA, layoffs, leadership changes, public health, drug regulation, Trump administration
Back to the drawing board for Vertex’s ‘cells plus device’ diabetes programme
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, VX-264, type 1 diabetes, cell therapy, implantable device, clinical trial failure, zimislecel, insulin production
HHS Overhaul: RFK Jr. Cuts 20,000 Jobs in Major Restructuring
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), job cuts, restructuring, Administration for a Healthy America (AHA), chronic disease epidemic, efficiency, cost-saving
Drugmakers fear Trump tariffs will drive up manufacturing costs, hurt medicine access: BIO survey
Manufacture, EU, Surveys, Financial cost, Fear (Mental Process), Bio
Chiesi unveils 430M investment to revitalize Italian production site for inhaler, biologics manufacturing
Investments, Inhaler, Biological Factors, production
Alcon Secures Control of Aurion Biotech in Strategic Takeover
Alcon, Aurion Biotech, majority stake, CEO replacement, cell therapy, corneal endothelial disease, AURN001, IPO dispute
Eisai Revises Leqembi Sales Forecast for 2027, Remains Optimistic About Growth
Leqembi, Alzheimer’s disease, sales forecast, Eisai, Biogen, revenue projection