Elevara Raises $70M to Advance Novel Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment Targeting Synovial Fibroblasts

Elevara Medicines; Series A financing; rheumatoid arthritis; ELV001; CDK4/6 inhibitor; synovial fibroblasts; Teijin Pharma; clinical trial; chronic inflammatory diseases; Forbion; Sofinnova Partners

GSK, Spero Reveal Full Phase 3 Data for Oral Antibiotic Tebipenem HBr; Regulatory Filing Set for End of 2025

GSK; Spero Therapeutics; tebipenem HBr; oral carbapenem; Phase 3 PIVOT-PO trial; complicated urinary tract infections (cUTIs); non-inferiority; IDWeek 2025; regulatory filing; FDA submission

Neuphoria Scraps Social Anxiety Drug After Trial Failure; Minerva Doubles Down on Schizophrenia Therapy

Neuphoria Therapeutics; BNC210; social anxiety disorder; AFFIRM-1 phase 3 trial; clinical trial failure; program discontinuation; PTSD; Merck partnership; Minerva Neurosciences; schizophrenia therapy

Solventum Appoints Heather Knight as Chief Commercial Officer

Solventum; Heather Knight; Chief Commercial Officer; MedTech; Leadership appointment; Chris Barry; MedSurg; Dental Solutions; Health Information Systems; Global commercial operations; R&D

Inspira Technologies Appoints Former Johnson & Johnson Executive as VP of Global Sales

Inspira Technologies; Mike Hershkovitz; Johnson & Johnson; VP of Global Sales; leadership appointment; healthcare; commercialization; board of directors

Novo Nordisk CEO and Board Leadership Step Down Amid Market Pressures; New Board to Prioritize Faster Decision-Making

Novo Nordisk; CEO resignation; Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen; board leadership change; Novo Nordisk Foundation; share price decline; strategic decision-making; competition; Lars Rebien Sørensen; executive transition