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Jan 28, 2025

'No new studies are being launched': NIH explains the impact of Trump administration’s freeze 


Roche's breast cancer entrant Itovebi bolsters clinical profile with overall survival win 


Philips zaps emergency AED business over to Bridgefield Capital 


Judge rules in favor of Aurion in IPO suit, a decision investor Alcon plans to appeal 


Novartis' first Super Bowl ad aims to 'create a movement' with breast cancer awareness blitz 


AZ, Daiichi’s Enhertu nabs 7th FDA nod, including in 'HER2-ultralow' use, in breast cancer first

 

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'No new studies are being launched': NIH explains the impact of Trump administration’s freeze

Just days after President Trump imposed broad restrictions on communications, meetings, travel and public appearances at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is clarifying the extent of the freeze’s effect.
 

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Roche's breast cancer entrant Itovebi bolsters clinical profile with overall survival win

The newly approved PI3K inhibitor helped patients live longer in the pivotal INAVO120 study, adding to the drug's previously reported progression-free survival win.

Philips zaps emergency AED business over to Bridgefield Capital

While Bridgefield will serve as the division’s new owner, its products will continue to carry the Philips name, through an international licensing deal set to span up to 15 years.

Judge rules in favor of Aurion in IPO suit, a decision investor Alcon plans to appeal

A judge has sided with Aurion Biotech in a lawsuit brought by investor Alcon Research that aimed to stop the biotech's planned IPO.

Novartis' first Super Bowl ad aims to 'create a movement' with breast cancer awareness blitz

To direct more attention toward the importance of regular breast cancer screenings, Novartis is taking to one of television’s biggest stages.

AZ, Daiichi's Enhertu nabs 7th FDA nod, including in 'HER2-ultralow' use, in breast cancer first

The FDA has cleared AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo's Enhertu as the first HER2-directed treatment for patients with HER2-low or HER2-ultralow metastatic breast cancer following disease progression after one or more endocrine therapies.

BioAge axes obesity asset over liver toxicity, pivots to preclinical prospects

BioAge Labs has given up on its lead obesity candidate. Weeks after stopping a trial in response to phase 2 data, the biotech has jettisoned the molecule and shifted its focus to a preclinical neuroinflammation prospect.

Amgen settles Prolia patent suit with Celltrion, teeing up potential biosimilar launch in June

Amgen reached a settlement with Celltrion, putting a bout of patent litigation to bed and allowing the South Korean company to launch its biosimilar versions of Amgen’s bone blockbusters Prolia and Xgeva as early as June 1. The settlement appears to mark the second of its kind following a similar accord between Amgen and Sandoz last spring.

Versant launches another obesity biotech with $65M series A and 'clinic-ready' GIP antibody

Two months after launching Pep2Tango, VC firm Versant Ventures is unveiling another obesity-focused biotech in the form of Helicore Biopharma.

Trump's foreign aid freeze threatens global HIV, malaria drug supply from USAID: reports

Under an executive order, the United States Agency for International Development is temporarily prohibited from delivering lifesaving drugs to its partner countries.

Atalanta loads crossbow with $97M, targeting neuro trial starts for 2 RNAi therapies

Atalanta Therapeutics has bagged $97 million, money the biotech plans to use to launch clinical trials for its small interfering RNA (siRNA) candidates in epilepsy and Huntington’s disease.

Lantheus lays out $250M+ to get its hands on radiopharma developer and CDMO Evergreen

In a transaction that could ultimately work out to more than $1 billion in value, Lantheus is paying $250 million upfront to acquire clinical-stage radiopharma CDMO and drug discovery shop Evergreen Theragnostics.
 
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