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While Eli Lilly’s orforglipron is top of mind heading into the European Association for the Study of Diabetes meeting this week, experts told BioSpace the conference will also provide important insights into the therapeutic benefits of incretin therapies beyond weight loss.
On the FDA’s docket for the back half of September is Merck’s proposed subcutaneous formulation of its blockbuster cancer drug Keytruda.
The settlement agreement will extend market exclusivity for AbbVie’s JAK inhibitor in the U.S. until 2037—providing pediatric exclusivity is granted.
Ocaliva won accelerated approval for primary biliary cholangitis in 2016, which the FDA refused to upgrade to full approval last year after an advisory committee was unable to verify a favorable risk/benefit profile.
President Donald Trump is considering tariff exemptions for certain “non-patented” pharmaceuticals, though the White House has yet to release specific guidelines.
LB Pharma landed on the Nasdaq Thursday, with 3 million additional shares sold than expected.
A draft executive order obtained by The New York Times purports to clamp down on the pharmaceutical industry’s ability to buy new molecules from biotechs based in China, along with a number of other proposed reforms.
The biopharma job market remains challenging, based on BioSpace data. In August, job postings live on the website dropped 32% year over year. In addition, during the first eight months of 2025, over 26,000 people were laid off or projected to be laid off.
New York City has seen increased life sciences employment during the past decade as public funding and key projects like JLABS @ NYC have given the area a boost. A Partnership Fund for New York City executive discusses the city’s strengths and a notable challenge facing businesses.
Capsida has yet to disclose the exact cause of death. The patient had received the gene therapy CAP-002 for a type of epilepsy.
New draft guidelines suggest the FDA is open to exercising regulatory flexibility for non-opioid drugs being developed for chronic pain.
Analysts at BMO Capital Markets expect the lack of other exon-44-skiping therapies to facilitate a “smooth” approval process for Avidity’s del-zota.
PRESS RELEASES
- Inobrodib in combination with pomalidomide + dexamethasone (InoPd) demonstrates strong clinical efficacy and a tolerable safety profile in heavily pretreated relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM) patients - - Observed response rates of 60-75% with inobrodib 20 mg and 30 mg cohorts result in clinical efficacy at least two-fold higher than previously published real-world data for pom-refractory, bispecific or anti-BCMA exposed patients -
Intricon completes construction of its Evolution Free Zone location, combines with Minnetronix Medical, and will fly the Forj Medical flag at its new site; equipment and workforce move into place for the grand opening
Alignment achieved on all key points surrounding non-clinical, CMC and post-market authorization confirmatory study design Biomarker data advanced as key pre-specified surrogate clinical efficacy endpoint, with pending analysis awaiting alignment with US FDA on biomarker statistical analysis plan to be discussed at upcoming December 11, 2025 FDA Type C Meeting Company reiterates end of January 2026 timeline for MAA submission
