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Merck Begins Layoffs in New Jersey as Part of $3 Billion Cost-Cutting Plan
Merck & Co.; New Jersey; layoffs; pharma industry; cost-cutting; Keytruda; restructuring; WARN notice
Insmed Secures FDA Approval for First DPP1 Inhibitor in Lung Disease
Insmed; FDA approval; DPP1 inhibitor; Brensocatib; Brinsupri; bronchiectasis; lung disease
Eli Lilly Vows Vigorous Defense as Texas Sues Over Alleged Drug Kickbacks
Eli Lilly; Texas Attorney General; kickback scheme; drug prescriptions; Mounjaro; Zepbound; GLP-1 drugs; Medicaid fraud; Free Nurse Program; Support Services Program; Ken Paxton; pharmaceutical litigation
Fierce Biotech Layoff Tracker 2025: Abata Folds; Generation Lays Off 90% of Staff
biotech layoffs; Abata; Generation; Fierce Biotech Layoff Tracker; 2025; company closure; staff reduction
AbbVie Invests $195 Million in New North Chicago API Manufacturing Site
AbbVie; North Chicago; API manufacturing; $195 million investment; facility expansion; pharmaceutical manufacturing; Illinois; domestic production
Insmed’s Brinsupri Receives First-Ever FDA Approval for Progressive Lung Disease
Brinsupri; Insmed; FDA approval; non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis; bronchiectasis; DPP1 inhibitor; brensocatib; progressive lung disease; neutrophil-mediated disease; first-in-class
Bayer Expands Oncology Pipeline with $1.3B Kumquat Deal
Bayer; Kumquat Biosciences; oncology pipeline; KRAS G12D inhibitor; FDA approval; cancer therapy; precision oncology; commercialization; milestone payments
PureTech Spins Out Celea Therapeutics to Advance IPF Drug Candidate
PureTech; Celea Therapeutics; spin-out; lung disease; idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis; IPF; deupirfenidone; LYT-100; Sven Dethlefs; phase 3 trial
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
FDA may not renew Pfizer’s pediatric COVID-19 shot authorization, creating uncertainty for fall child vaccinations
FDA; Pfizer-BioNTech; pediatric COVID-19 vaccine; EUA renewal; authorization not renewed; child vaccinations; fall 2025; regulatory framework; Moderna comparison; CDC guidance