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GLP-1s May Lower Cancer Risk; Gyre Stock Drops After Hep B Data, Share Offering
GLP-1 receptor agonists; cancer risk; obesity-related cancers; Gyre stock; hepatitis B; clinical data; mortality
Eikon Therapeutics Implements Second Major Staff Reduction in Under Two Years
Eikon Therapeutics; layoffs; biotech; staff cuts; funding cuts; research instrument development; workforce reduction; Roger Perlmutter
Vinay Prasad’s First Major Policy: Challenging Covid Vaccine ‘Dogma’ at FDA
Vinay Prasad; FDA; Covid-19 vaccines; policy change; clinical trials; vaccine recommendations; public health; regulatory framework
‘Go ahead and do it’: Top RFK Jr. Deputy Dares Drugmakers Over Threats to Pull Manufacturing Amid Price Pressure
RFK Jr.; drug pricing; Calley Means; HHS; pharmaceutical industry; manufacturing threats; Roche; executive order; price limits; Big Pharma
Korro Bio Lays Off 20% of Workforce to Extend Runway for Genetic Medicine Trials and Novo Nordisk Partnership
Korro Bio; layoffs; biotech; genetic medicine; RNA editing; KRRO-110; Novo Nordisk; clinical trial funding; restructuring; AATD
Novo Nordisk CEO Departs Amid Weight-Loss Drug Market Pressures; Flagship Biotech Appoints CEO from Scholar Rock
Novo Nordisk; CEO departure; Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen; obesity drugs; weight-loss market; Eli Lilly competition; market challenges; Flagship Biotech; CEO appointment; Scholar Rock
Bristol Myers CEO: America’s Biopharma Leadership Not Guaranteed
Bristol Myers Squibb; CEO; Chris Boerner; biopharma; Americas; global competitiveness; dealmaking; innovation; growth portfolio
RFK Jr. Defends HHS Staff Cuts and Reorganization at House and Senate Hearings
RFK Jr.; HHS; staff cuts; reorganization; Congress; House Appropriations Committee; Senate HELP Committee; budget cuts; Medicaid; health coverage
UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty Steps Down; Stephen Hemsley Returns as CEO
UnitedHealth Group; Andrew Witty; Stephen Hemsley; CEO transition; leadership change; personal reasons; financial guidance suspension; stock drop
Azafaros Raises €132M in Series B to Fund Phase 3 Trials for Brain-Penetrant Drug
Azafaros; Series B funding; nizubaglustat; brain-penetrant drug; lysosomal storage disorders; rare neuro-metabolic diseases; phase 3 clinical trials; Jeito Capital; Forbion Growth; neurodegenerative diseases