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Connecticut Biotech Veradermics Secures $150M for Phase 3 Trials of Oral Rogaine
Veradermics; Connecticut biotech; oral Rogaine; Phase 3 clinical trials; fundraising; hair loss treatment; biotechnology; clinical development
Lilly’s Oral GLP-1, Orforglipron, Achieves Two New Clinical Wins in Type 2 Diabetes
Lilly; Orforglipron; oral GLP-1; type 2 diabetes; clinical trial; weight loss; regulatory submission; ACHIEVE-1; ATTAIN-2; semaglutide; Farxiga; efficacy; safety
Sanofi Challenges Novartis’ Dominance with Clinically Meaningful Pancreatic Tumor Data from AlphaMedix Phase II Trial
Sanofi; Novartis; radiopharma; AlphaMedix; Orano Med; gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors; GEP-NETs; radioligand therapy; Phase II clinical trial; progression-free survival; overall survival; safety profile
Amgen’s Repatha Cholesterol-Lowering Shot Poised for Sales Boost After Landmark CV Prevention Trial Success
Amgen; Repatha; cholesterol-lowering; PCSK9 inhibitor; cardiovascular trial; VESALIUS-CV; primary prevention; heart disease; sales; LDL cholesterol
Vanda Ends Lawsuits Against FDA in Broad Settlement, Paving Way for Drug Review Progress
Vanda Pharmaceuticals; FDA; Hetlioz; jet lag disorder; tradipitant; lawsuit dismissal; collaborative framework; clinical trial hold; drug approval; sNDA; motion sickness
Novartis Receives FDA Approval for Rhapsido: First Oral BTK Inhibitor for Chronic Hives
Novartis; Rhapsido; FDA approval; Bruton’s tyrosine kinase inhibitor (BTKi); remibrutinib; chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU); chronic hives; immunology; oral therapy; competition
Crystalys Lands $205M to Advance Gout Drug Dotinurad
Crystalys Therapeutics; Gout Drug; Dotinurad; Global Expansion
Novartis and Boehringer Ingelheim Launch Direct-to-Consumer Drug Sales, Bypassing Middlemen
Boehringer Ingelheim; Novartis; Direct-to-consumer (DTC); Pharmaceutical sales; Middlemen; Drug pricing; Patient access; Cosentyx; Spiriva Respimat; PhRMA
Tourmaline Attracted Bidding War Before $1.4B Acquisition by Novartis
Tourmaline Bio; Novartis; acquisition; bidding war; $1.4 billion; pacibekitug; cardiovascular drug; IL-6 antibody; ASCVD; biotech
New Confirmatory Study Suggests Progress in Applied Therapeutics–FDA Alignment for Rare Disease Drug
Applied Therapeutics; govorestat; CMT-SORD; rare disease; FDA; confirmatory study; clinical trial; regulatory alignment