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RFK Jr. Approves ACIP Recommendation to Remove Thimerosal from U.S. Flu Vaccines
RFK Jr.; Thimerosal; ACIP; Vaccine Safety
Dispatch Bio Launches with $216M and CAR-T Pioneer Carl June to Advance Universal Solid Tumor Immunotherapy
Dispatch Bio; solid tumors; immunotherapy; CAR-T; Carl June; Series A funding; Flare platform; Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy; ARCH Venture Partners; universal cancer treatment
Abivax aces pair of phase 3 ulcerative colitis trials as end of cash runway looms
Abivax; Obefazimod; ulcerative colitis; Phase 3 trial; clinical remission; ABTECT-1; ABTECT-2; cash runway; induction trials; oral miR-124 enhancer; maintenance trial
Sarepta Therapeutics Faces FDA Crackdown after Third Patient Death; George Tidmarsh Named Top FDA Drug Regulator; Multiple Drugs Rejected; Pharma Invests Billions in US Manufacturing
Sarepta Therapeutics; FDA; gene therapy; Elevidys; acute liver failure; clinical hold; George Tidmarsh; drug rejection; reshoring; pharmaceutical manufacturing
Avalyn Pharma Raises $100M to Advance Inhaled Lung Disease Drugs
Avalyn Pharma; $100 million Series D; inhaled lung disease medications; pulmonary fibrosis; AP01; AP02; pirfenidone; nintedanib; clinical trials; drug safety; side effects; Suvretta Capital Management; SR One; Novo Holdings
FDA Rejects Roche’s Columvi for Earlier-Line Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma
FDA rejection; Columvi; Roche; Genentech; diffuse large B-cell lymphoma; DLBCL; STARGLO study; second-line treatment; Complete Response Letter; gemcitabine; oxaliplatin; accelerated approval; third-line therapy
Flagship’s Sail Biomedicines announces second round of layoffs in 2025
Sail Biomedicines; Flagship Pioneering; layoffs; immunology pipeline; endless RNA; eRNA; in vivo CAR-T; biotech workforce reduction
Bayer Extends CEO Bill Anderson’s Contract; Sarepta C-Suite Turmoil
Bill Anderson; Bayer; CEO contract extension; company transformation; restructuring; Sarepta; C-suite changes; pharma industry
Big Pharma Braces for Potential 200% US Tariffs Amid Uncertainty
pharmaceutical industry; tariffs; Donald Trump; supply chains; onshoring; drug prices; manufacturing; healthcare system
FDA Advisory Panel Rejects GSK’s Blenrep in New Combinations Over Safety, Efficacy Concerns
Blenrep; GSK; FDA Advisory Panel; multiple myeloma; ocular toxicity; safety concerns; DREAMM trials; drug approval; relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma