Pharma
Hookipa Pharma Cancels Planned Merger with Poolbeg Pharma
Hookipa Pharma, Poolbeg Pharma, merger cancellation, biotech deal termination
HOOKIPA Pharma Terminates Acquisition Talks with Poolbeg Pharma
biotech merger, acquisition termination, HOOKIPA Pharma, Poolbeg Pharma, immunotherapeutics, rare disease
Ascletis Advances in Obesity Treatment with Promising Oral GLP-1 Data
Ascletis Pharma, oral GLP-1, obesity treatment, weight loss, ASC30, Chinese biotech, pharmaceutical innovation
Ascletis’ Oral GLP-1 Drug Shows Promising Early Results in Obesity Treatment, Rivaling Roche’s Candidate
Ascletis Pharma, obesity treatment, oral GLP-1 receptor agonist, ASC30, weight loss, clinical trials, Roche, CT-996, pharmaceutical competition
FDA Approves Extended Dosing for Astellas’ Izervay in Geographic Atrophy Treatment
Izervay, avacincaptad pegol, geographic atrophy, age-related macular degeneration, FDA approval, extended dosing, Astellas Pharma
Biogen Secures $250 Million R&D Funding from Royalty Pharma for Lupus Drug Litifilimab
Biogen, Royalty Pharma, litifilimab, lupus, R&D funding, Phase 3 trials, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CLE)
Royalty Pharma Invests $250M in Biogen’s Late-Stage Lupus Treatment
Biogen, Royalty Pharma, litifilimab, lupus, Phase 3 trials, R&D funding, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CLE)
Relmada Acquires Promising Tourette’s Syndrome Drug Candidate from Asarina Pharma
Relmada Therapeutics, Asarina Pharma, Sepranolone, Tourette’s syndrome, neurosteroid, Phase 2b, asset acquisition, CNS disorders
Sackler Family and Purdue Pharma Agree to Enhanced $7.4 Billion Opioid Settlement
Sackler family, Purdue Pharma, opioid settlement, $7.4 billion, multistate agreement, opioid crisis, addiction treatment, recovery programs
Biotech IPOs Kick Off 2025: Ascentage Pharma Raises $126M, Aardvark Therapeutics Files for IPO
Biotech IPOs, Ascentage Pharma, Aardvark Therapeutics, Cancer Treatment, Obesity Treatment, Pharmaceutical Industry