Lilly to acquire Ventyx Biosciences for ~$1.2B to add oral NLRP3 and other inflammatory drugs

Eli Lilly; Ventyx Biosciences; $1.2 billion; acquisition; NLRP3 inhibitors; VTX3232; VTX2735; inflammatory diseases; oral therapies; cardiometabolic; neuroinflammation; autoimmune diseases

Exclusive: Charles Fuchs departs Roche to become Chief Medical Officer at Tubulis, steering ADC pipeline after $401M Series C

Charles Fuchs; Tubulis; Roche; Genentech; chief medical officer; antibody-drug conjugates; ADC pipeline; TUB-040; TUB-030; Series C financing; oncology; hematology; solid tumors; NaPi2b; 5T4; Cambridge office

OpenAI launches ChatGPT Health as a dedicated, privacy-focused health assistant

OpenAI; ChatGPT Health; healthcare AI; medical records integration; Apple Health; wellness apps; health data privacy; HealthBench; b.well partnership; AI in healthcare

Jim Lang Appointed to the Board of Directors of Halozyme Therapeutics

Jim Lang; Halozyme Therapeutics; Board of Directors; appointment; election; Bench International; biopharmaceutical; drug delivery platform; corporate governance; OptimizeRx; BioVie

Models are out, molecules are in as AI drug startups sprint to the clinic

AI drug discovery; AI-designed molecules; clinical-stage AI startups; small-molecule therapeutics; biotech funding; Insilico Medicine; Recursion Pharmaceuticals; Absci; PsiThera; clinical trials