Research Activity
GSK, Spero Report Major Phase 3 Win for UTI Antibiotic; Spero’s Stock Surges
GSK; Spero Therapeutics; tebipenem HBr; Phase 3 trial; UTI antibiotic; complicated urinary tract infection; PIVOT-PO trial; stock surge; clinical trial results; FDA submission
InflaRx Halts Rare Skin Disease Study for Vilobelimab After Futility Signal
InflaRx; vilobelimab; pyoderma gangrenosum; futility; clinical trial; COVID-19; drug development; INF904
Recent Developments in NLP and Generative AI for Life Sciences and Precision Medicine (2025)
NLP; Generative AI; life sciences; precision medicine; healthcare; large language models; multimodal AI; quality management; drug discovery; pharmacovigilance
Prothena Halts Drug and Plans Major Layoffs After Second Rare Disease Trial Failure
Prothena; birtamimab; AL amyloidosis; Phase III trial; drug failure; layoffs; biotech; spending cuts; business options
Boundless Bio Lays Off 33% of Staff Following Stumble of Lead Program
Boundless Bio; layoffs; biotech; clinical trial; BBI-355; BBI-825; RNR inhibitor; CHK1 inhibitor; combination therapy; solid tumors; pipeline restructuring
GlycoEra Raises $130M to Advance Protein Degraders Toward Clinic
GlycoEra; protein degraders; $130 million funding; autoimmune diseases; GE8820; IgG4 autoantibodies; Novo Holdings; clinical trial; precision immunology
Merus Phase 2 Data: Analysts See Strong Survival in Head & Neck Cancer, ‘Home Run’ Hopes Emerge
Merus; petosemtamab; Phase 2; overall survival; head and neck cancer; Pembrolizumab; Keytruda; clinical trial; analyst reaction; home run scenario
Moderna Shares Fall as Company Withdraws Flu/COVID-19 Combination Vaccine Application
Moderna; mRNA-1083; combination vaccine; flu; COVID-19; FDA; Biologics License Application; vaccine efficacy; clinical trial; share price
FDA Advisory Committee Narrowly Votes Against UroGen’s Bladder Cancer Drug, Calls for Further Studies
FDA; UroGen Pharma; UGN-102; bladder cancer; Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee; mitomycin; RCT; non–muscle invasive bladder cancer; clinical trials
Vinay Prasad’s First Major Policy: Challenging Covid Vaccine ‘Dogma’ at FDA
Vinay Prasad; FDA; Covid-19 vaccines; policy change; clinical trials; vaccine recommendations; public health; regulatory framework