BioSpace News Archive

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Obesity

Weight-Loss Wasteland: 5 Obesity Assets That Failed

The mad rush for safe and effective obesity drugs has winners—including Eli Lilly’s Zepbound and Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy—and losers. Here are five molecules that never made it to the market.

August 25, 2025

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9 min read

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Tristan Manalac

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Regulatory

FDA To Publish Drug-Related Adverse Event Reports Daily

The FDA Adverse Event Reporting System, which Commissioner Marty Makary called “clunky,” previously published updates on a quarterly basis.

August 25, 2025

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2 min read

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Tristan Manalac

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Government

HHS Will No Longer Recognize Employee Unions

Thousands of employees across the Department of Health and Human Services are set to lose their collective bargaining rights in a move that American Federation of Government Employees national president Everett Kelley called “illegal and immoral.”

August 25, 2025

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Tristan Manalac

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Vaccines

FDA Pulls Valneva’s Chikungunya Shot From Market Citing ‘Serious Safety Concerns’

Earlier this month, the FDA backed off on a pause in shipments of the chikungunya vaccine Ixchiq to older adults. Now, the regulator has reversed course.

August 25, 2025

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2 min read

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Tristan Manalac

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Startups

Arnatar Debuts With $52M To Advance RNA Therapies That Go Beyond Silencing

Arnatar is developing ART4, an antisense oligonucleotide that ups the expression of its target protein to treat a rare disease called Alagille syndrome.

August 25, 2025

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2 min read

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Tristan Manalac