Novartis Acquires Tourmaline Bio for $1.4B to Bolster Cardiovascular Pipeline with Promising Phase 2 Drug

Novartis; Tourmaline Bio; acquisition; $1.4 billion; pacibekitug; cardiovascular disease; anti-inflammatory; IL-6 antibody; ASCVD; phase 2 trial; C-reactive protein; chronic kidney disease

LB Pharmaceuticals Files for $228M IPO to Fund Phase III Schizophrenia Drug

LB Pharmaceuticals; IPO; Phase III trial; schizophrenia; LB-102; biotech; CNS therapeutics; bipolar depression; Alzheimer’s psychosis; amisulpride; FDA; Nasdaq

AstraZeneca Escalates EGFR Lung Cancer Rivalry with J&J: Tagrisso Combo Posts Survival Win

AstraZeneca; Tagrisso; EGFR-mutated NSCLC; Johnson & Johnson; Rybrevant; Lazcluze; Flaura2 trial; overall survival; lung cancer; chemotherapy combination

Novartis Again Partners with Argo Biopharma in $5.2B+ RNAi Cardiovascular Deal

Novartis; Argo Biopharma; RNA interference (RNAi); siRNA; cardiovascular pipeline; ANGPTL3; dyslipidemia; biotech collaboration; drug development; milestone payments

UK Pharma Trade Group Calls for Overhaul of Government’s Life Sciences Investment Evaluation and Medicines Pricing Schemes

UK life sciences; ABPI; VPAG; pharma trade group; investment evaluation; medicines pricing; government review; NHS; innovation; statutory scheme

Merck’s Oral PCSK9 Inhibitor Enlicitide Decanoate Achieves Third Consecutive Phase 3 Success

Merck; oral PCSK9 inhibitor; enlicitide decanoate; Phase 3 trials; CORALreef Lipids; hypercholesterolemia; lowering LDL cholesterol; statin therapy; first oral PCSK9; clinical trial results

Novartis Takes Another Shot at Alpha-Synuclein With $2.2B Arrowhead CNS Deal

Novartis; Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals; alpha-synuclein; Parkinson’s disease; RNA interference (RNAi); gene silencing; ARO-SNCA; TRiM platform; neurodegeneration; biotech partnerships