Recent Developments on Vinay Prasad’s Leaked FDA Memo, Alzheimer’s Disease Updates, and Next-Gen Obesity Drugs

Vinay Prasad FDA memo; COVID-19 vaccine deaths children; FDA vaccine approval changes; Alzheimer’s disease research 2025; obesity drugs next generation; COVID-19 vaccine safety controversy; FDA vaccine policy overhaul

AstraZeneca Makes Strong Case for Baxdrostat with Detailed 24-Hour Data in Resistant Hypertension Trial

AstraZeneca; baxdrostat; resistant hypertension; phase III trial; aldosterone synthase inhibitor; blood pressure; 24-hour data; ambulatory blood pressure; safety profile

Pharma Investment Surge in US Manufacturing Creates Major Opportunities for CDMOs

US pharmaceutical manufacturing; CDMOs; capital investment; Johnson & Johnson; Eli Lilly; biologics; API production; supply chain; advanced therapies; market growth

More Than a Third of New Zepbound Prescriptions Driven by Lilly’s DTC Program

Zepbound; Eli Lilly; LillyDirect; direct-to-consumer; Walmart Pharmacy; GLP-1; weight management; discount pricing; market share; sales growth

Barinthus Biotherapeutics Announces Reverse Merger with Clywedog Therapeutics to Form New Metabolic Disease-Focused Company

Barinthus Biotherapeutics; Reverse Merger; Clywedog Therapeutics; Metabolic Diseases; Autoimmune Diseases; Topco; Shareholder Ownership Structure; UK Scheme of Arrangement; Delaware Merger; Self-Tender Offer; Lock-Up Period; Board Composition

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