Exclusive: Compounding giant Empower Pharmacy cuts hundreds of staff, stops New Jersey operations

Empower Pharmacy; compounding pharmacy; layoffs; job cuts; New Jersey operations; East Windsor facility; manufacturing shutdown; outsourcing facility; FDA inspection; Form 483; compounded GLP-1 drugs; workforce reduction

Nektar Digs Into Mid-Stage Data To Establish Alopecia Efficacy of Rezpeg

Nektar Therapeutics; rezpegaldesleukin; Rezpeg; REZOLVE-AA; Phase 2b; alopecia areata; hair loss; SALT score; mid-stage trial; efficacy signal; Eli Lilly; IL-2 pathway; autoimmune disease; Phase 3 planning

GSK wins FDA approval for ultra-long-acting asthma drug Exdensur (depemokimab)

GSK; Exdensur; depemokimab; FDA approval; severe asthma; ultra-long-acting biologic; twice-yearly dosing; type 2 inflammation; eosinophilic phenotype; IL-5 inhibitor

Medivis First to Receive FDA Clearance for Augmented Reality Navigation in Neurosurgery

Medivis; FDA 510(k) clearance; augmented reality; AR navigation; cranial neurosurgery; intraoperative guidance; cranial navigation platform; external ventricular drain; ICU bedside procedures; surgical intelligence; spine navigation; neurosurgery innovation

China’s fast, low-cost gene and cell therapy testing boom draws Western interest

China clinical trials; gene therapy; cell therapy; advanced therapy medicinal products; ATMP regulation China 2025; shortened clinical trial review; cheap clinical trials; Western biotech in China; NMPA CDE reforms; novel therapies testing

FDA approves new gonorrhea antibiotics from GSK and Innoviva

gonorrhea; antibiotic resistance; GSK; Blujepa; gepotidacin; Innoviva; Nuzolvence; zoliflodacin; FDA approval; uncomplicated urogenital gonorrhea; first-in-class antibiotic; oral treatment

FDA broadens label for Amgen’s Uplizna as it enters rare disease competition

Uplizna; inebilizumab; Amgen; FDA approval; label expansion; generalized myasthenia gravis; gMG; AChR-positive; MuSK-positive; neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder; NMOSD; IgG4-related disease; rare disease market; MINT trial; twice-yearly dosing

CDC highlights strong effectiveness of 2024–2025 COVID-19 shots in kids while FDA reviews reports of alleged post-vaccination deaths

CDC; FDA; COVID-19 vaccine; children; pediatrics; vaccine effectiveness; emergency department visits; urgent care visits; safety review; alleged deaths; VAERS