Pharma
Biotech and Pharma Job Cuts: Opthea and Pfizer Restructure Amid Industry Challenges
Opthea layoffs 2025 , Pfizer staff reduction , Biotech job cuts , Pharma restructuring , Clinical trial failures , Wet AMD treatment , Cost savings programs , Pfizer San Diego layoffs , Biotech industry challenges
Purdue Pharma’s $7.4 Billion Opioid Settlement and Bankruptcy Filing
Purdue Pharma, Sackler family, opioid crisis, bankruptcy, settlement, OxyContin
HOOKIPA Pharma Terminates Acquisition Talks with Poolbeg Pharma
biotech merger, acquisition termination, HOOKIPA Pharma, Poolbeg Pharma, immunotherapeutics, rare disease
Hookipa Pharma Cancels Planned Merger with Poolbeg Pharma
Hookipa Pharma, Poolbeg Pharma, merger cancellation, biotech deal termination
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