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Merck Halts Two Phase 3 Trials of Keytruda for Early-Stage Lung and Skin Cancers
Merck, Keytruda, Phase 3 trials, early-stage lung cancer, skin cancer, KEYNOTE-867, KEYNOTE-630
Johnson & Johnson’s 340B Drug Discount Policy Change Rejected by HHS
Johnson & Johnson, 340B drug discount program, Stelara, Xarelto, HHS, HRSA, drug pricing, hospital payments
Bavarian Nordic Shares Surge on Strong Earnings and Major Mpox Vaccine Order Amid Global Health Emergency
Bavarian Nordic, Mpox Vaccine, Global Health Emergency, WHO, Vaccine Order, Earnings Report
Novartis and Versant Invest $150M in Kidney Biotech Borealis to Replicate Chinook’s Success
Novartis, Versant, Borealis, kidney biotech, $150M investment, Chinook Therapeutics, chronic kidney disease, biotech funding
Bavarian Nordic Ramps Up Mpox Vaccine Production to Combat Global Health Emergency
Bavarian Nordic, Mpox Vaccine, Jynneos, Global Health Emergency, Africa CDC, WHO
FDA Grants Tentative Approval for YUTREPIA, a New Treatment for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension and Pulmonary Hypertension Associated with Interstitial Lung Disease
YUTREPIA, treprostinil, pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), pulmonary hypertension associated with interstitial lung disease (PH-ILD), FDA tentative approval, regulatory exclusivity, United Therapeutics, Tyvaso
Merck Acquires Curon’s Bispecific Antibody in $1.3B Deal; Legend Biotech Evaluates Options Amid Probes; Amgen’s FDA Filing Reveals Missing Adverse Events
Merck, Curon Biopharmaceutical , Bispecific antibody, Legend Biotech, Amgen, FDA filing, Adverse events, China investigations, CAR-T therapy, Carvykti
Acelyrin Shifts Focus Amid Izokibep Setbacks, Lays Off Staff to Pursue Tepezza’s Market Share
Acelyrin, izokibep, clinical trial setbacks, layoffs, Tepezza, market strategy
Exscientia Merges with Recursion to Form AI-Driven Drug Discovery Leader
Exscientia, Recursion, AI drug discovery, merger, precision chemistry, small molecule synthesis, biotech consolidation
Amgen’s Horizon Acquisition Fuels Revenue Growth and Advances Obesity Drug MariTide
Amgen, Horizon Therapeutics, MariTide, obesity drug, revenue growth, pharmaceutical acquisition