Intercept Withdraws Ocaliva from US Market After FDA Safety Concerns

Intercept Pharmaceuticals; Ocaliva; liver disease; primary biliary cholangitis; FDA; drug withdrawal; safety concerns; liver injury; clinical trial hold; regulatory setbacks

Odyssey Therapeutics Secures $213M Series D to Accelerate Autoimmune Clinical Portfolio

Odyssey Therapeutics; Series D financing; $213 million; autoimmune diseases; clinical pipeline; preclinical programs; precision immunomodulation; RIPK2 inhibitor; PROTAC technology; investors

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