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FDA chief Makary talks expediting drug approvals, RIFs and the abortion pill
United States Food and Drug Administration, Califf, Unspecified Abortion, Contraceptives, Oral, Accelerated, Artificial Intelligence, RIFs, Infrequent, Agencies
Novo Nordisk taps telehealth giants to distribute Wegovy, sending shares soaring
Wegovy, Nordisk, LifeMD, Telemedicine, Access, CALR gene, Obesity, semaglutide, Adult
Pfizer’s Bourla is ‘cautiously optimistic’ on tariffs, says M&A is on the table
Bourla, M&A, Pfizer, United States, TNFRSF19 gene, Policy, tariffs
Abeona’s $3.1M gene therapy wins FDA nod for rare skin disease
United States Food and Drug Administration, United States Food and Drug Administration, Infrequent, ZEVASKYN, Abeona, gene therapy, Dermatologic disorders, Hallopeau-Siemens Disease, Approved, Abeona ‘s
FDA decision on Stealth’s Barth syndrome drug delayed, again
United States Food and Drug Administration, 3-Methylglutaconic aciduria type 2, Decision, Elamipretide
FDA approves Abeonas skin disease cell therapy
ZEVASKYN, United States Food and Drug Administration, Hallopeau-Siemens Disease, Approved, Wounds – qualifier, gene therapy, Abeona, Treating
Pfizer CEO Bourla suggests pharma tariffs will focus on US adversaries, not allies
Pharmaceutical tariffs, Section 232 investigation, Albert Bourla, national security, trade policy, manufacturing investments, Trump administration, supply chain concerns
Octagon Therapeutics Ceases Operations Due to R&D Challenges and Unresolved Biology Questions
Autoimmune disease biotech, B cell immunomodulator program, OCT50 program, Novo Nordisk alliance, Winding down operations, Unresolved biology challenges
Merck KGaA springs back into M&A game with $3.9B buyout of Pfizer spinout SpringWorks
Pharmaceutical acquisition, rare disease treatments, Merck KGaA, SpringWorks Therapeutics, Ogsiveo, Gomekli, desmoid tumors, neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), Pfizer spinout