Fauna Unveils ‘Fauna Brain’: An Agentic AI System Accelerating Drug Discovery with Proven Results in Lilly Collaboration

Fauna Brain; agentic AI; drug discovery; comparative genomics; Lilly collaboration; multi-agent system; pharmaceutical research; AI platform

Sarepta Halts Duchenne Gene Therapy in Some Patients After Second Death

Sarepta Therapeutics; gene therapy; Duchenne muscular dystrophy; Elevidys; acute liver failure; non-ambulatory patients; FDA; clinical trial pause; immunosuppression; patient safety

Roche Advances Prasinezumab Into Phase III Trials for Parkinson’s Despite Mixed Phase II Results

Roche; prasinezumab; Parkinson’s disease; Phase III trial; clinical trials; alpha-synuclein antibody; Prothena; PADOVA study; PASADENA study; biomarker; disease-modifying treatment

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

J&J CAR-T Therapy Achieves 100% Response Rate in Early-Stage Lymphoma Trial

J&J; CAR-T therapy; lymphoma; early-stage; clinical trial; dual-targeting; CD19; CD20; objective response rate; Phase 1b; JNJ-4496; relapsed/refractory large B-cell lymphoma

FDA Approves UroGen’s Chemo-Turned-Gel Drug ZUSDURI Despite Negative Advisory Vote

UroGen; FDA approval; ZUSDURI; UGN-102; chemo-turned-gel drug; mitomycin gel; low-grade intermediate-risk non–muscle-invasive bladder cancer; negative AdComm vote; ENVISION trial; ODAC