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The rehired staff, who number around 460, work with the CDC’s viral disease prevention efforts and sexual health testing labs, among others. The reinstatements are a ray of light in an acrimonious week that also saw protests and the complete overhaul of the agency’s vaccine advisory committee.
The eight new committee members replace the 17 Kennedy removed earlier this week. In “repopulating” the committee, the HHS Secretary fulfilled the fears of some analysts, naming scientists who appear to reflect his anti-vaccine views.
The downsizing comes after a year of workforce cuts and reorganization for Roche’s subsidiary.
FDA Commissioner Marty Makary and CBER Director Vinay Prasad published an article in JAMA on Tuesday outlining the FDA’s priorities, including accelerating cures and the rapid deployment of artificial intelligence.
Instead of homing in on PSMA—currently the most validated target in prostate cancer—BMS and Philochem will instead collaborate on an early-stage molecule that binds to a novel marker called ACP3.
The company’s intein-based technology is initially aimed at Stargardt disease, a type of macular degeneration.
The American Medical Association is also urging an “immediate reversal” of the HHS Secretary’s decision to oust all 17 members of the CDC’s vaccine advisory board.
The layoffs will heavily affect Vertex’s operations in Rhode Island, where the biotech will consolidate three facilities into one.
Guggenheim Partners called Insmed’s Phase IIb readout “impressive across the board,” with an efficacy profile that positions TPIP to be best-in-class in pulmonary arterial hypertension.
For $812 million, Novo Nordisk will enlist Deep Apple to discover and develop a non-incretin therapy for obesity, months after the Danish pharma’s amylin efforts underwhelmed investors.
The deal is Lilly’s second obesity tie-up in a week, after sinking up to $870 million into an agreement with Camurus to develop long-acting versions of molecules against GLP-1 and other incretins.
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made waves this week, firing the remaining members of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices; Metsera’s amylin drug produced weight loss of 8.4% at 36 days; and FDA leaders gathered last week to discuss the future of cell and gene therapy, a sector that has been in turmoil since the ousting of CBER Chief Peter Marks.
PRESS RELEASES
• ASCO 2026: 2.5-Year Overall Survival Data • Jefferies Healthcare Conference: Partnering & Investor meetings • BIO International Convention: Panel Participation • MIB Agents Factor Osteosarcoma Conference: Data Presentation
The 6% naturally derived extract is set to be encapsulated for use in patients suffering from treatment-resistant depression under Australia’s Authorised Prescriber Scheme, where no serious adverse events have been reported as of December 2025
Live Presentation and Q&A: Thursday, May 28, 2026 12 PM EDT
• MustGrow has received approval from the agriculture departments of Texas, Utah, and Montana to commence sales of organic biofertility product TerraSanteTM. • Based on infield grower data, the mustard-derived TerraSanteTM biofertility product has been shown to improve crop yields, soil, and potentially the soil microbiome health for nutrient/water use efficiencies.
· Prof. Dr. med. Jürgen Braun joins the Scientific Advisory Board of MetrioPharm AG. · With more than 800 peer-reviewed publications and various prestigious awards, Prof. Braun is internationally recognized as a leading expert in the field of modern clinical and academic rheumatology.
Pharmaceutical service provider receives prestigious management award for the seventh year in a row · Family-owned company once again excels in all four key business areas · Site development and digitalization as strategic investment priorities · Focus on new sources for skilled workers and on lifelong learning
The upgraded platform offers a searchable database of over 300 risk-assessed HCPs, automated research scanning, and new flexible pricing options for mid-size drug developers.
New preprint by Jianghui Xiong, PhD, and the DeepoMe team introduces SteeraMed, a steerable biomedical world model for N-of-1 intervention reasoning across chronic diseases and aging