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TOP STORIES
As biopharma job openings rose this year, opportunities were greatest in Massachusetts and California and in the science/R&D and clinical disciplines, according to BioSpace data. Several other locations and functions have also been going strong.
From engineering to science/R&D, these top seven biopharma disciplines each have hundreds, and in one case over 1,000, positions posted on BioSpace.
Follow along as BioSpace tracks job cuts and restructuring initiatives.
After reviewing Bausch & Lomb’s response to its observations, the FDA questioned whether the company is committed to implementing significant design remediations.
BioSpace takes stock of the psychedelic therapeutics space, which is once again on the cusp of its first FDA approval.
UPCOMING EVENTS
ALS
The TREM2 stabilizer failed to show efficacy in a Phase 2 trial of patients with early-stage ALS. This development follows two late-stage trial failures reported by Novartis last week, plus the news that the pharma has paused multiple CAR T cell trials following patient deaths.
Sling Therapeutics is advancing the first late-stage oral drug for thyroid eye disease that, if approved, could compete against Amgen and Viridian Therapeutics.
IPO
BioSpace is launching an IPO dashboard to help the industry keep tabs on U.S. biotechs that have taken the public plunge in 2026.
FDA
The FDA held a public forum on Monday to discuss the future of psychedelic therapeutics, followed by a meeting on Wednesday regarding recommendations for reauthorizing the Prescription Drug User Fee Act the day after launching its TrialBlazer initiative. Meanwhile, Definium Therapeutics notched another late-stage trial win for its LSD drug, and Novartis continues to reel from the company’s triple asset stumble.
As AI becomes more embedded in biotech R&D, companies are competing for professionals who can bridge biology, machine learning, data and engineering. Recruiting expert Darren Nelson explains which capabilities are becoming hardest to find—and why.
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