Ionis Builds Case for Wider Tryngolza Use in Severe Lipid Disorders Following Positive Phase 3 Results

Ionis Pharmaceuticals; Tryngolza; olezarsen; severe hypertriglyceridemia; lipid disorder; Phase 3 trial; familial chylomicronemia syndrome; acute pancreatitis; FDA; drug indication expansion

Amgen to Invest Over $600M in New Innovation Centre at California Headquarters

Amgen; innovation centre; science and innovation hub; Thousand Oaks; California; biotechnology; construction; automation; digital tools; therapeutic development; tax incentives; capital investment

Merck’s Oral PCSK9 Inhibitor Enlicitide Decanoate Achieves Third Consecutive Phase 3 Success

Merck; oral PCSK9 inhibitor; enlicitide decanoate; Phase 3 trials; CORALreef Lipids; hypercholesterolemia; lowering LDL cholesterol; statin therapy; first oral PCSK9; clinical trial results

Novartis Takes Another Shot at Alpha-Synuclein With $2.2B Arrowhead CNS Deal

Novartis; Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals; alpha-synuclein; Parkinson’s disease; RNA interference (RNAi); gene silencing; ARO-SNCA; TRiM platform; neurodegeneration; biotech partnerships

Vertex forges $2B-plus alliance with Enlaza to create new autoimmune drugs, improve conditioning methods

Vertex Pharmaceuticals; Enlaza Therapeutics; autoimmune diseases; gene therapy; conditioning regimens; War-Lock platform; covalent biologics; drug conjugates; T-cell engagers; biotech alliance

Eisai Secures FDA Approval for Leqembi Autoinjector for Maintenance Dosing in Alzheimer’s Patients

Eisai; Leqembi; lecanemab; FDA approval; autoinjector; subcutaneous injection; maintenance dosing; Alzheimer’s disease; at-home treatment; Biogen