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Rapport Reveals Promising Phase 2a Data for RAP-219 Epilepsy Pill, Plans Phase 3 Trials
Rapport Therapeutics; RAP-219; epilepsy; seizure reduction; Phase 2a clinical trial; focal onset seizures; Phase 3 trials; anti-seizure medication; drug-resistant epilepsy; clinical development
Fierce Biotech Fundraising Tracker ’25: CHARM attracts $80M; Wugen reels in $115M
CHARM Therapeutics; AI drug design; menin inhibitor; acute myeloid leukemia (AML); Series B funding; venture capital; biotech fundraising; Wugen; NVIDIA; drug development
FDA Approves Tonix’s Tonmya: First New Fibromyalgia Drug in Over 15 Years
Tonmya; FDA approval; fibromyalgia; Tonix Pharmaceuticals; non-opioid analgesic; cyclobenzaprine HCl sublingual tablets; chronic pain; phase 3 clinical trials
Vertex Drops Next-Generation Pain Drug After Phase 2 Failure, Casts Doubt on Broader Journavx Expansion
Vertex Pharmaceuticals; Journavx; VX-993; pain management; acute pain; phase 2 clinical trial; sodium channel inhibitor; non-opioid pain drugs; FDA approval; peripheral neuropathic pain; drug development
Praxis touts ‘best-in-disease’ epilepsy data, but shares dip
Praxis Precision Medicines; epilepsy; vormatrigine; RADIANT study; focal onset seizures; Phase 2 trial; seizure reduction; clinical trial; anti-seizure medication; stock market
Bayer’s Lynkuet (elinzanetant) Wins First-in-World Approval in UK, Challenging Astellas’ Hot Flash Drug
Bayer; elinzanetant; Lynkuet; menopause; hot flashes; vasomotor symptoms; Astellas; non-hormonal therapy; MHRA approval; UK first approval
Leap Therapeutics Slashes 75% of Workforce, Ends Clinical Trial, Considers Strategic Options
Leap Therapeutics; workforce reduction; biotech layoffs; clinical trial; strategic alternatives; sirexatamab; FL-501; R&D wind down
Amgen Adjusts Phase 3 Dosing for MariTide After Midstage Side Effects Concerns
Amgen; MariTide; Phase 3; obesity treatment; dose escalation; vomiting; adverse events; clinical trial; GLP-1 receptor; GIP receptor
Eli Lilly Acquires SiteOne for Up to $1B to Expand Non-Opioid Pain Pipeline
Eli Lilly; SiteOne Therapeutics; non-opioid pain treatment; STC-004; acquisition; Nav1.8 inhibitor; chronic pain; neuroscience pipeline; Vertex; pharmaceutical industry
Eroding Immunity: Vaccine Hesitancy and Cynicism With Paul Offit
Vaccines, Urinary hesitation, Offit, cynicism, Misinformation, Immune response, Paul Offit, mandates