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Trump is rounding out his health cabinet with another controversial figure: one of the authors of the Great Barrington Declaration, which advocated for herd immunity through infection during the COVID-19 pandemic.
BridgeBio’s Attruby wins approval for transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy while the FDA accepts Alnylam’s application for Amvuttra in the indication; Cassava’s controversial Alzheimer’s drug flunks Phase III; Amgen’s MariTide fails to impress investors, Donald Trump’s controversial nominations continue.
With Elevidys expansion in hand, Sarepta commits up to $10 billion to develop short interfering RNA–based drugs to build out its pipeline.
With Amgen’s MariTide results at the lower end of investors’ expectation of 20% to 25% weight loss, the much-anticipated readout sent the company’s shares tumbling.
Currently, Eli Lilly’s GLP-1 drugs Mounjaro and Zepbound (tirzepatide) are not on the FDA’s shortage list but compounded pharmacies are still making them. That’s unprecedented.
Alector is kicking off a resource realignment effort that will include a workforce reduction. The biotech expects its current cash position to last it through 2026.
Truqap’s positive clinical data comes after it failed a late-stage study in metastatic triple-negative breast cancer. It helps AstraZeneca position itself as a top player in the prostate cancer space, alongside its Big Pharma colleagues.
While taldefgrobep alfa failed to show improved motor function in spinal muscular atrophy, treated patients saw a marked reduction in body fat. Biohaven plans to launch a Phase II trial in obesity by the end of the year.
Cassava Sciences has revealed the late-stage clinical failure of controversial Alzheimer’s drug simulfilam. The company had pledged to share the results whether “good, bad or ambiguous.”
The FDA has accepted Alnylam’s supplemental New Drug Application for Amvuttra on the heels of BridgeBio’s Attruby nod, potentially giving Pfizer’s tafamidis franchise another competitor.
Adcendo joins a growing group of biotechs working to usher the next generation of antibody-drug conjugates to the market.
Career conservative and former congressman Dave Weldon will, if confirmed, act as director of the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, where his anti-vaccine views will mesh with those of selected Department of Health and Human Services head Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
PRESS RELEASES
Treatment Phase for Lead Clinical Candidate PH-762 Dose Escalation Trial is Complete with Favorable Safety, Tolerability and Pathology Data 2025 Financings and Warrant Exercises Strengthen Balance Sheet with $23.7 Million in Net Proceeds, Extending Cash Runway into the First Half of 2027
· RIPPLE™ (Remote Induction of Pulsed Pressure Lateral to Energy) is a proprietary ultrasound-mediated delivery technology. · RIPPLE™ has been developed to enable efficient, redosable, targeted, and safe delivery of a diverse range of genetic medicines with broad tissue biodistribution, including skeletal, cardiac, and diaphragm muscles.
Live Presentation and Q&A: Monday, March 9, 2026 10 AM EDT CEO to Discuss INTASYL Platform and PH-762 Phase 1b Results