Temporal Concept
FDA Rejects Stealth BioTherapeutics’ Rare Disease Drug but Leaves Door Open for Accelerated Approval
FDA rejection; Stealth BioTherapeutics; elamipretide; Barth syndrome; rare disease; accelerated approval; muscle strength endpoint; phase 2 trial; regulatory delay
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
Exit Strategy: Biopharma Professionals Consider Opportunities Outside Industry and US
biopharma talent; job market trends; industry transition; employment outside US; biopharma survey 2025; life sciences employment; biotech careers; pharmaceutical industry
Spotlight on LGBTQ+ Leaders Driving Change in Life Sciences
LGBTQ+ professionals; life sciences; biopharma; leadership; Diversity and Inclusion; Health Workforce; GUTC Fellows; philanthropy; Pride Month
Applied Therapeutics’ Rare Disease Drug Fails Another Phase 3 Trial After FDA Rejection
Applied Therapeutics; govorestat; rare disease; phase 3 failure; FDA rejection; classic galactosemia; aldose reductase inhibitor; clinical trial conduct; FDA warning letter
BioMarin Acquires Inozyme Pharma for $270M, Gaining Phase 3 Rare Disease Therapy
BioMarin; Inozyme Pharma; acquisition; rare disease; INZ-701; ENPP1 Deficiency; enzyme replacement therapy; Phase 3 clinical trial
FDA Delays Decision on Biohaven’s Troriluzole for Rare Disease, Plans Advisory Committee Review
Biohaven; FDA delay; troriluzole; spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA); rare disease drug; PDUFA extension; advisory committee; neurodegenerative disease
Sanofi Commits $20 Billion to US Expansion Amid Industry-Wide Investment Surge
Sanofi; US investment; pharmaceutical manufacturing; R&D; drug production; job creation; supply chain; industry trends
Merck’s Keytruda Achieves Industry-First Success in Preventing Head and Neck Cancer Recurrence: AACR 2025 Highlights
Keytruda; Merck; AACR 2025; head and neck cancer; resectable locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma; event-free survival; KEYNOTE-689 trial; perioperative pembrolizumab; recurrence prevention; clinical trial; FDA
Azafaros Raises €132M in Series B to Fund Phase 3 Trials for Brain-Penetrant Drug
Azafaros; Series B funding; nizubaglustat; brain-penetrant drug; lysosomal storage disorders; rare neuro-metabolic diseases; phase 3 clinical trials; Jeito Capital; Forbion Growth; neurodegenerative diseases