Drug Development
Novartis Halts Phase 2 Osteoarthritis Study of ADAMTS-5 Inhibitor Due to Lack of Pain Relief
Novartis, phase 2 trial, osteoarthritis, knee pain, ADAMTS-5 inhibitor, QUC398, M6495, clinical trial termination, pain relief, cartilage degradation, drug development
Cassava Sciences Discontinues Alzheimer’s Program After Simufilam Fails Second Phase 3 Trial
Cassava Sciences, simufilam, Alzheimer’s disease, Phase 3 trial failure, drug development discontinuation
The Perfect Storm: Why 2025 Will Be the Year of GxP AI in Pharma
GxP AI, pharmaceutical manufacturing, regulatory compliance, data-driven innovation, quality management, drug development
Major Clinical Trial Failures of 2024: Setbacks in Neuroscience and Beyond
Clinical trials, drug development, neuroscience, ALS, Alzheimer’s disease, schizophrenia, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, oncology
BioMarin’s R&D Chief Warns of Innovation Slowdown Amid NIH Funding Cuts
BioMarin, NIH funding, biomedical innovation, genetic diseases, drug development, research partnerships
Biogen and Stoke Therapeutics Partner on Promising Dravet Syndrome Treatment
Biogen, Stoke Therapeutics, zorevunersen, Dravet syndrome, antisense oligonucleotide, rare epilepsy, drug development, pharmaceutical partnership
AbbVie and Xilio Therapeutics Forge $2.1 Billion Partnership for Novel Tumor-Activated Immunotherapies
AbbVie, Xilio Therapeutics, immunotherapy, tumor-activated, T cell engagers, collaboration, oncology, drug development
Voyager Therapeutics Halts ALS Gene Therapy Development Due to Off-Target Effects
SOD1 ALS gene therapy, Off-target effects, VY9323, siRNA payload, TRACER capsid, Preclinical data, Drug development delay
Roivant’s Kinevant Discontinues Namilumab Development for Pulmonary Sarcoidosis After Phase 2 Failure
Roivant Sciences, Kinevant, namilumab, pulmonary sarcoidosis, Phase 2 clinical trial, RESOLVE-Lung study, drug development failure
Eli Lilly Streamlines Pipeline, Removing Alzheimer’s and Obesity Candidates in Q4 2024
Eli Lilly, pipeline update, Alzheimer’s disease, obesity, ceperognastat, clinical trials, drug development