Drug Development
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
Roche Doubles Down on Alzheimer’s with Next-Gen Amyloid-Lowering Drug Trontinemab
Roche; Alzheimer’s disease; trontinemab; amyloid-lowering drug; Brainshuttle; Phase III trial; TRONTIER studies; drug development; biomarkers; early intervention
Novartis Bets on Covalent Chemistry in $1B Matchpoint Therapeutics Deal
Novartis; Matchpoint Therapeutics; covalent chemistry; exclusive option and license agreement; inflammatory diseases; oral inhibitors; Advanced Covalent Exploration platform; drug development; biotechnology partnerships
Viatris Ophthalmic Drug Fails Phase 3 for Blepharitis; Company Weighs Next Steps
Viatris; ophthalmic drug; Phase 3 study; blepharitis; MR-139; clinical trial failure; drug development; pimecrolimus; pipeline; strategic review
AstraZeneca Amyloidosis Drug Fails Phase 3 Trials but Shows Potential in Subgroup
AstraZeneca; amyloidosis; anselamimab; Phase 3 trial; clinical trial failure; prespecified subgroup; rare diseases; Alexion; AL amyloidosis; drug development
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
Eli Lilly Strikes $650M Deal with Juvena to Develop Muscle-Boosting Drugs
Eli Lilly; Juvena Therapeutics; muscle-boosting drugs; AI drug discovery; muscle health; biotech collaboration; stem cell secreted proteins; drug development; obesity management; $650 million deal
Eli Lilly and Camurus Sign $870M Deal for Long-Acting Obesity Therapies
Eli Lilly; Camurus; obesity drugs; long-acting therapies; FluidCrystal technology; incretin drugs; cardiometabolic health; pharma partnerships; drug development; biotech collaboration
Precision Medicine’s Next Frontier: Unlocking the Power of Biospecimens
precision medicine; biospecimens; multi-omics; drug development; biobanking; personalized medicine; biomarkers; spatial transcriptomics; cancer genomics
InflaRx Halts Rare Skin Disease Study for Vilobelimab After Futility Signal
InflaRx; vilobelimab; pyoderma gangrenosum; futility; clinical trial; COVID-19; drug development; INF904