Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure
Nkarta lays off 3rd of staff, including CFO, to fund autoimmune CAR NK program
Nkarta, restructuring, Allogeneic CD19-OX40-CD3zeta-CAR-mbIL-15-expressing Natural Killer Cells NKX019, Cell Therapy
Alcon Secures Control of Aurion Biotech in Strategic Takeover
Alcon, Aurion Biotech, majority stake, CEO replacement, cell therapy, corneal endothelial disease, AURN001, IPO dispute
Soleno breaks through with FDA nod for Prader-Willi syndrome treatment Vykat XR
FDA approval, Vykat XR, Prader-Willi syndrome, hyperphagia, Soleno Therapeutics, diazoxide choline
BioSpace Presents the World Atlas of GLP-1s
Eli Lilly, Wegovy, India, China, BioSpace, World, Cervical Atlas, GLP-1s, Nordisk, Glucagon-Like Peptide 1, Brazil, India
GLP-1 Injectables Will Soon Be Joined by Orals. Is the Industry Ready to Scale?
Glucagon-Like Peptide 1, Industry, Market, Effectiveness, Oral cavity, production, injectables, Orals, orforglipron, Manufacture, GLP-1s
Eyeing precision medicines for ocular diseases, Character clinches $93M
Glycogen storage disease type II, Personality Character
Novartis snags FDA nod for Fabhalta in another kidney disease but leaves room for rival Apellis
Fabhalta, United States Food and Drug Administration, Apellis, Novartis, Approved, C3 G, Proteinuria, pegcetacoplan, Kidney Diseases
Johnson & Johnson Announces $55 Billion Investment in U.S. Manufacturing and Innovation
This major investment demonstrates J&J’s commitment to expanding its U.S. manufacturing and innovation capabilities, with potential benefits for job creation and the domestic pharmaceutical industry. The announcement aligns with broader trends of increased U.S. manufacturing investment by large corporations in recent years.
Alnylam’s Amvuttra Approved for ATTR Cardiomyopathy, Challenging Pfizer and BridgeBio
Amvuttra, vutrisiran, ATTR-CM, FDA approval, RNAi therapeutic, cardiomyopathy
Adaptimmune, after bringing cell therapy to market, questions viability and defunds 2 preclinical programs
Adaptimmune, Tecelra, Viable, Market, Solid Neoplasm, cellular targeting