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RFK Jr. Cancels USPSTF Meeting Amid Healthcare Groups’ Integrity Concerns
RFK Jr.; USPSTF; meeting cancellation; preventive care; health policy; HHS; Congress; expert panel integrity
Merck Makes $10B Acquisition of Verona Pharma to Bolster Respiratory Portfolio
Merck; Verona Pharma; acquisition; Ohtuvayre; COPD; respiratory disease; Keytruda patent; biotech; pharmaceutical industry
Deal Roundup: Novartis Options Sironax’s Neuro Platform, Plus Moves from Revolution, Iambic, Sernova, and Eledon
Novartis; Sironax; Brain Delivery Module; neuroscience; blood-brain barrier; biotech; dealmaking; Revolution Medicines; Iambic; Sernova; Eledon
FDA Approves Updated Dosing for Lilly’s Kisunla to Lower Brain Swelling Risk
FDA; Kisunla; Eli Lilly; Alzheimer’s disease; dosing regimen; brain swelling; ARIA; safety; label update; TRAILBLAZER-ALZ 6
AstraZeneca’s Alexion Signs $825M AAV Capsid Deal with JCR Pharma
AstraZeneca; Alexion; JCR Pharmaceuticals; JUST-AAV; gene therapy; AAV capsid; rare disease; licensing deal; genomic medicines
Revolution Medicines and Iambic Announce $25M AI-Powered Drug Discovery Collaboration
Revolution Medicines; Iambic Therapeutics; AI drug discovery; NeuralPLexer; PropANE; oncology; RAS-addicted cancers; collaboration; pharmaceutical industry; milestone payments
Taiho’s Investigational DMD Therapy Misses Primary Endpoint in Phase 3 Trial
Taiho; Duchenne muscular dystrophy; DMD; pizuglanstat; TAS-205; Phase 3 trial; clinical trial failure; REACH-DMD study; Otsuka Holdings
Novartis Gains World-First Approval of Malaria Treatment for Babies
Novartis; malaria; Coartem Baby; Swissmedic; newborns; infants; Africa; approval; artemether-lumefantrine; Medicines for Malaria Venture; not-for-profit
Alphabet’s Calico Strikes $596M Deal for Mabwell’s Anti-Aging Antibody
Calico; Alphabet; Mabwell; anti-aging; biotech; IL-11 antibody; 9MW3811; exclusive licensing; aging-related diseases; biopharma deal
China Approves Lilly and Innovent’s Mazdutide, Marking New Era for GLP-1 Obesity Drugs
Mazdutide; China approval; Innovent Biologics; Eli Lilly; GLP-1 obesity drugs; dual GCG/GLP-1 agonist; NMPA; weight management