Trump Administration Weighs Severe Restrictions on US Pharmas Licensing Chinese Medicines

Trump administration; Chinese medicines; executive order; pharmaceutical industry; licensing restrictions; national security; lobbying; Pfizer; AstraZeneca; biotech; drug manufacturing; FDA review

Novo Nordisk to Cut 9,000 Jobs Globally as New CEO Targets $1.3B Savings by 2026

Novo Nordisk; layoffs; 9000 jobs; cost savings; CEO Doustdar; restructuring; weight-loss drugs; Wegovy; Ozempic; competition; Eli Lilly; profit guidance

J&J’s Inlexzo Bladder Cancer Therapy Wins ‘Practice-Changing’ FDA Approval

Inlexzo; FDA approval; bladder cancer; Johnson & Johnson; gemcitabine intravesical system; BCG-unresponsive; non-muscle invasive bladder cancer; SunRISe-1 trial; novel drug delivery; carcinoma in situ

Odyssey Therapeutics Secures $213M Series D to Accelerate Autoimmune Clinical Portfolio

Odyssey Therapeutics; Series D financing; $213 million; autoimmune diseases; clinical pipeline; preclinical programs; precision immunomodulation; RIPK2 inhibitor; PROTAC technology; investors

Second MAHA Report Emphasizes Chronic Disease, Tilts at Vaccine Reform

MAHA Commission; chronic disease; vaccine reform; Robert F. Kennedy Jr.; childhood health; food policy; medication overuse; public health; federal directives; childhood vaccine schedule

Lundbeck Offloads Assets to Three Partners as It Exits 27 Markets, Leaving 602 Jobless

Lundbeck; market exit; asset offloading; partnerships; job cuts; Swixx Group; Zuellig Pharma; NewBridge Pharmaceuticals; restructuring; neuro-rare diseases; neuro-specialty diseases

ICER Draft Report: High-Cost GLP-1 Obesity Drugs Deemed Cost-Effective—Affordability Still a Concern

ICER; GLP-1; semaglutide; tirzepatide; obesity drugs; cost-effectiveness; health policy; affordability; value-based pricing; cardiovascular benefits