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The FDA’s priority review acceptance of BridgeBio’s BBP-418 is another step toward what William Blair previously dubbed a “diversified commercial portfolio.” It also adds to the rapidly building momentum in muscular dystrophy more broadly.
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From Eli Lilly’s David Ricks to Pfizer’s Albert Bourla, the top five highest paid CEOs made a combined $157.8 million in 2025.
Partners Summit Therapeutics and Akeso are expected to steal the show at the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s annual conference with data from their potential Keytruda rival, alongside Revolution Medicine’s groundbreaking pancreatic cancer candidate and other assets that could reshape patient care.
The tragic tale of TIGIT is well known. However, RIPK1, myc, STING and alpha-synuclein have also left a trail of failed clinical trials, canceled partnerships and sunk investments in their wake.
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The Department of Health and Human Services is spinning its wheels, unable to establish steady leadership at three major divisions—the CDC and the FDA’s two primary review units.
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Athira Pharma is putting a positive spin on its topline data from a Phase II trial of fosgonimeton, emphasizing positive subgroup analysis, but it missed the primary endpoint.
The bill would curb the pricing of insulin by capping monthly co-pays for diabetics who use both commercial insurance plans, as well as the government-backed Medicare.
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On Wednesday, the FDA approved Merck’s pneumococcal 15-valent conjugate vaccine for children 6 weeks through 17 years of age.
Galapagos announced that it had acquired CellPoint and AboundBio in an all-cash transaction, greatly expanding its drug portfolio.
Novartis’ win in the patent dispute over its drug, Gilenya, was short-lived after a U.S. appeals court reversed its 2020 ruling vs. HEC Pharm’s attempt to create a generic version.
TC BioPharm is developing a new approach to chimeric antibody receptor (CAR) T-cell therapies with the potential to eliminate off-target effects, and possibly help more patients.
Decentralized clinical trials may cost more upfront, but can have huge returns on the back end, according to speakers at Informa Connect’s Decentralized Clinical Trials meeting.
9 Meters Biopharma is discontinuing a Phase III clinical trial for larazotide, a treatment for celiac disease as interim results were not statistically significant.
Acer Therapeutics and Relief Therapeutics announced the FDA has denied their NDA for ACER-001 (sodium phenylbutyrate) for the treatment of urea cycle disorders.
Despite the refutation of research articles by Piero Anversa, they continue to serve as a basis for funding requests from scientists who hope to prove that the heart can regenerate cardiac muscle.