Organization
Bicycle Therapeutics Lays Off 25% of Workforce After Genentech Collaboration Ends
Bicycle Therapeutics; layoffs; Genentech; R&D partnership; biotech; cost reduction; workforce reduction; strategic realignment
Pfizer CEO Holds ‘Extremely Productive’ Talks With Trump Administration Amid MFN Pricing and Tariff Threats
Pfizer; Albert Bourla; Trump administration; Most Favored Nation (MFN) pricing; drug pricing; tariffs; pharmaceutical industry; direct-to-consumer (DTC) sales; policy negotiation; Robert F. Kennedy Jr.; Mehmet Oz; PhRMA
Imunon Halts COVID-19 Vaccine Program, Seeks Partner Due to Financial Struggles
Imunon; COVID-19 vaccine; IMNN-101; deprioritization; cash crunch; partnership; financial results
Sanofi Acquires China Rights to Arrowhead’s Plozasiran for $395 Million
Sanofi; Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals; Visirna Therapeutics; Plozasiran; China rights; RNA interference; Familial chylomicronemia syndrome; Severe hypertriglyceridemia; biotech partnership; milestone payments
Moderna Wins UK Appeals Court in Covid-19 Patent Case Against Pfizer/BioNTech
Moderna; Pfizer; BioNTech; UK Court of Appeal; COVID-19 vaccine; patent infringement; EP’949 patent; Comirnaty; legal victory
Viridian Licenses Promising Eye Disease Candidates to Kissei for Japanese Market
Viridian Therapeutics; Kissei Pharmaceutical; veligrotug; VRDN-003; thyroid eye disease; Japan partnership; anti-IGF-1R antibodies; clinical trials; biopharma deal
Bristol Myers Squibb Spins Out Five Immunology Assets into New $300M Biotech with Bain Capital
Bristol Myers Squibb; Bain Capital; immunology; autoimmune disorders; biotech spinout; afimetoran; BMS-986322; clinical development; investment; new company
Endpoints 11: The Most Promising Biotech Companies to Watch in 2025 Revealed Live in Boston
Endpoints 11; biotech companies; Boston; biotech awards; biotech industry
LEO Pharma Acquires Exclusive Global Rights for Boehringer Ingelheim’s Psoriasis Drug Spevigo in €90 Million Deal
LEO Pharma; Boehringer Ingelheim; Spevigo; spesolimab; psoriasis; GPP; drug licensing; immunology; IL-36 receptor; partnership; biotech news
EU Lifts Restriction on Valneva’s Chikungunya Vaccine for Older Adults, Recommends Caution
Valneva; Chikungunya vaccine; IXCHIQ; European Medicines Agency; older adults; safety concerns; label extension; adverse events