Liver diseases
Bausch Health to Acquire DURECT and Breakthrough Liver Disease Candidate Larsucosterol for $63M Upfront
Bausch Health; DURECT; larsucosterol; liver disease; alcoholic hepatitis; epigenetic modulator; FDA Breakthrough Therapy; acquisition; pharmaceutical; milestone payments
GSK Acquires Phase III-Ready Liver Drug Efimosfermin for Up to $2B to Enter MASH Arena
GSK; Boston Pharmaceuticals; efimosfermin alfa; Phase III; liver disease; MASH; SLD; drug acquisition; FGF21 analog
Arbor sails into rocky gene editing waters with $74M for rare liver disease therapy
Gene editing, CRISPR, Rare liver disease, Primary hyperoxaluria type 1 (PH1), Funding
GSK Advances Liver Disease Research and Biotech CEO Sisterhood Grows Influence
GSK, liver disease, Biotech CEO Sisterhood, JPM25, pharmaceutical industry, women in biotech
EMA Supports Approval of Gilead’s Liver Disease Drug from $4.3B CymaBay Acquisition
Gilead Sciences, CymaBay Therapeutics, seladelpar, primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), liver disease, EMA approval, $4.3 billion deal
FDA Warns of Serious Liver Injury Risk with Ocaliva (Obeticholic Acid) in Patients with Primary Biliary Cholangitis
Ocaliva, obeticholic acid, liver injury, FDA warning, primary biliary cholangitis, liver disease, medication safety
European Commission Revokes Marketing Authorization for Ocaliva, a Liver Disease Drug, Amid Regulatory Dispute
Ocaliva, European Commission, Marketing Authorization, Liver Disease, Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC), Advanz Pharma
Boston Pharmaceuticals Achieves Phase 2 Success with Efimosfermin Alfa for MASH Treatment, Paving Way for Pivotal Trials
Efimosfermin alfa (BOS-580), Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH), Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), Phase 2 clinical trials, FGF21 analogue, Liver disease treatment, Pivotal trials
FDA Denies Full Approval for Ocaliva in Primary Biliary Cholangitis, Accelerated Approval Stands
FDA, Ocaliva, Intercept Pharmaceuticals, primary biliary cholangitis, accelerated approval, rare liver disease
Resolution Therapeutics Secures £63.5M in Series B Funding to Advance Macrophage Cell Therapy for Liver Disease
Resolution Therapeutics, Series B funding, macrophage cell therapy, liver disease, regenerative medicine, biopharmaceuticals