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HHS Cancels $500 Million in BARDA-Funded mRNA Vaccine Contracts Amid Strategic Shift
HHS; BARDA; mRNA vaccine; vaccine development; contract cancellation; Robert F. Kennedy Jr.; COVID-19; federal funding; Moderna; Pfizer; Seqirus
Trump Announces Massive Pharma Tariffs Up to 250%, Signals Enforcement Within Days
Trump; pharma tariffs; tariff increase; biopharma; Canada; Section 301; international trade; fentanyl crisis
Terns to Stop Funding Metabolic Disease Trials Beyond 2025; Seeks Partners for Assets
Terns Pharmaceuticals; metabolic disease; clinical trials; pipeline strategy; partnering; oncology focus; TERN-601; TERN-701; GLP-1 agonists; CML
How Science Drives Better Business Decisions in Biopharma (2025 Update)
biopharma; decision science; AI; digital twins; R&D; portfolio strategy; data-driven decisions; innovation; business strategy
AstraZeneca Expands AI Collaboration with SOPHiA GENETICS for Breast Cancer Research
AstraZeneca; SOPHiA GENETICS; AI Factories; breast cancer; predictive models; real-world evidence; genomics; clinical data
Y-mAbs Therapeutics Acquired by SERB Pharmaceuticals in $412 Million Buyout Following Strategic Review
Y-mAbs Therapeutics; SERB Pharmaceuticals; buyout; Danyelza; rare oncology; merger; pharmaceutical acquisition; strategic review; all-cash tender offer
Pfizer’s Embattled Obesity Program Loses Another GLP-1 Drug Due to Data and Competition Issues
Pfizer; obesity; GLP-1 agonist; clinical trial; liver injury; danuglipron; lotiglipron; PF-06954522; obesity drug development; competition
Pfizer CEO Holds ‘Extremely Productive’ Talks With Trump Administration Amid MFN Pricing and Tariff Threats
Pfizer; Albert Bourla; Trump administration; Most Favored Nation (MFN) pricing; drug pricing; tariffs; pharmaceutical industry; direct-to-consumer (DTC) sales; policy negotiation; Robert F. Kennedy Jr.; Mehmet Oz; PhRMA
BioMarin Drops Preclinical PKU Drug Once Seen as Potential Palynziq Successor
BioMarin; PKU; Palynziq; BMN 390; drug development; R&D pipeline; immunogenicity
Vertex Drops Next-Generation Pain Drug After Phase 2 Failure, Casts Doubt on Broader Journavx Expansion
Vertex Pharmaceuticals; Journavx; VX-993; pain management; acute pain; phase 2 clinical trial; sodium channel inhibitor; non-opioid pain drugs; FDA approval; peripheral neuropathic pain; drug development