Senate Drops Orphan Cures Act from Trump’s Tax Bill, Dealing Setback to Biopharma

Orphan Cures Act; orphan drugs; Trump tax bill; biopharma; Senate; IRA price negotiations; rare diseases; Big Beautiful Bill; healthcare legislation; reconciliation bill

Federal Judge Rules NIH Grant Terminations Illegal, Orders Restoration of Hundreds of Grants

NIH; grant terminations; federal judge; racial discrimination; DEI; gender identity; Trump administration; biomedical research; public health; LGBTQ+; health disparities

Lark Health Launches LarkVantage: AI-Powered Platform to Manage GLP-1 Costs

Lark Health; LarkVantage; GLP-1 cost management; AI healthcare; prior authorization; utilization management; PBM; health plans; weight management; Matthew Gibbs

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

Novo Nordisk Strikes Major Deal with Deep Apple Therapeutics for Oral Cardiometabolic Medicines

Novo Nordisk; Deep Apple Therapeutics; cardiometabolic diseases; oral medicines; obesity; small molecule therapeutics; GPCR target; R&D collaboration; biotech partnership