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Shankar Ramaswamy’s Kriya Therapeutics Raises $313M for Gene Therapy Advancements
Kriya Therapeutics; Shankar Ramaswamy; gene therapy; biotech funding; fundraising; biotechnology; venture capital; 2025
Battle Intensifies in the Obesity Drug Market as Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly Vie for Dominance
obesity drugs; GLP-1; Wegovy; Zepbound; Novo Nordisk; Eli Lilly; market competition; direct-to-consumer; pharmacy benefit managers; compounders; clinical trials
Stealth BioTherapeutics Resubmits Third FDA Application for Rare Disease Drug
Stealth BioTherapeutics; FDA resubmission; rare disease; Barth syndrome; elamipretide; drug approval; expanded access program
Merck KGaA and Skyhawk Therapeutics Launch $2B RNA-Targeting Neurology Collaboration
Merck KGaA; Skyhawk Therapeutics; RNA-targeting; SkySTAR platform; neurological disorders; $2 billion collaboration; drug development; milestone payments; royalties
Federal Appeals Court Overturns FDA Rejection of Vanda’s Hetlioz for Jet Lag Disorder
Vanda Pharmaceuticals; Hetlioz; FDA; jet lag disorder; Federal Appeals Court; supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA); regulatory law; clinical trial evidence
Reunion Psychedelic Therapy Advances to Pivotal Trials after Postpartum Depression Success
Reunion Neuroscience; RE104; psychedelic therapy; postpartum depression (PPD); Phase II trial; Phase III trial; RECONNECT trial; clinical trial results; Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS); remission rates
Conflicts of Interest Among Federal Vaccine Advisors at Historic Lows Through 2024
conflicts of interest; vaccine advisory committees; ACIP; VRBPAC; CDC; FDA; transparency; Robert F. Kennedy Jr.; JAMA study
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
Merck KGaA Forms $2 Billion Neurological Disease Pact with Skyhawk Therapeutics
Merck KGaA; Skyhawk Therapeutics; neurological diseases; RNA splicing; SkySTAR platform; drug discovery; strategic collaboration; milestone payments
FDA Grants Wegovy 3rd Indication: First GLP-1 Approved for MASH with Moderate-to-Advanced Liver Scarring
Wegovy; FDA approval; MASH; semaglutide; GLP-1 receptor agonist; liver fibrosis; Novo Nordisk; ESSENCE trial; noncirrhotic; accelerated approval