Drug Industry
Bayer’s BlueRock Lays Off 50 Employees, Shuts Cambridge Labs in Streamlining Move
BlueRock Therapeutics; Bayer; layoffs; biotech; Cambridge research labs; cell therapy; streamlining; bemdaneprocel; OpCT-001; pharmaceutical industry
Inside the FDA’s Listening Tour: Officials Agree US Lags Behind China on Drug Development
FDA; China; drug development; biotechnology; regulation; clinical trials; pharmaceutical industry; biotech innovation
Sage Therapeutics Acquired by Supernus Pharmaceuticals in $561M Deal
Sage Therapeutics; Supernus Pharmaceuticals; acquisition; Zurzuvae; postpartum depression; biotech; pharmaceutical industry; major depressive disorder; Biogen; deal value
AstraZeneca Signs $110M AI-Driven R&D Deal with CSPC Pharmaceutical for Chronic Disease Drugs
AstraZeneca; CSPC Pharmaceutical; AI drug discovery; chronic diseases; immunological diseases; oral therapies; R&D collaboration; China pharma; milestone payments; pharmaceutical industry
Recursion and Genentech Announce Significant Staff Layoffs in 2025
Recursion Pharmaceuticals; Genentech; biotech layoffs; workforce reduction; pipeline cutbacks; biotech funding; pharmaceutical industry; 2025 layoffs
GSK Appoints Sanofi Veteran to Lead Vaccines R&D; Leadership Change at Bristol Myers Corporate Affairs
GSK; Sanofi; vaccine R&D; Sanjay Gurunathan; leadership change; pharmaceutical industry; Bristol Myers Squibb; corporate affairs; executive appointment
Eli Lilly Acquires SiteOne for Up to $1B to Expand Non-Opioid Pain Pipeline
Eli Lilly; SiteOne Therapeutics; non-opioid pain treatment; STC-004; acquisition; Nav1.8 inhibitor; chronic pain; neuroscience pipeline; Vertex; pharmaceutical industry
Exit Strategy: Biopharma Professionals Consider Opportunities Outside Industry and US
biopharma talent; job market trends; industry transition; employment outside US; biopharma survey 2025; life sciences employment; biotech careers; pharmaceutical industry
HHS: All Branded Drugs Without Generic or Biosimilar Competition Must Abide by MFN Order Across All Markets
most-favored nation pricing; branded drugs; generic competition; biosimilar competition; HHS; executive order; drug pricing; pharmaceutical industry; OECD countries
Pharma Companies Eye ‘First Sale’ Rule to Lessen Tariff Costs Amid New US Trade Measures
first sale rule; pharmaceutical industry; US tariffs; customs loophole; drug import duties; tariff avoidance; trade compliance; Trump administration; de minimis exemption