AstraZeneca Signs $110M AI-Driven R&D Deal with CSPC Pharmaceutical for Chronic Disease Drugs

AstraZeneca; CSPC Pharmaceutical; AI drug discovery; chronic diseases; immunological diseases; oral therapies; R&D collaboration; China pharma; milestone payments; pharmaceutical industry

FDA Approves Novavax COVID Vaccine After Delay, Limits Use to Smaller High-Risk Population

Novavax; FDA approval; COVID-19 vaccine; Nuvaxovid; restricted population; protein-based vaccine; older adults; underlying health conditions

FDA Delays Decision on Biohaven’s Troriluzole for Rare Disease, Plans Advisory Committee Review

Biohaven; FDA delay; troriluzole; spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA); rare disease drug; PDUFA extension; advisory committee; neurodegenerative disease

OpenAI Debuts HealthBench Dataset to Evaluate AI Models in Real-World Medical Scenarios

OpenAI; HealthBench; AI healthcare benchmark; large language models; medical AI evaluation; physician rubrics; realistic medical scenarios; AI safety; open-source dataset