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Kailera Therapeutics is advancing a pipeline of weight loss medicines that mirror that of Eli Lilly’s: an injectable GLP-1/GIP dual agonist like Zepbound, an oral GLP-1 like Foundayo and a triple-G therapy like retatrutide.
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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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FDA veteran Peter Marks will now shape the future of Eli Lilly’s vaccines work after the buys of Curevo, LimmaTech Biologics and Vaccine Company for up to $3.8 billion total.
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The Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee voted 11–1 supporting Merck’s and AstraZeneca’s PARP inhibitor for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer patients with BRCA mutations.
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As Humira global revenues fall 25%, AbbVie looks to Rinvoq and Skyrizi to fill in the gap. The company also announced it is cutting cystic fibrosis and Crohn’s disease candidates.
Prevnar 20 is indicated for the prevention of invasive pneumococcal disease and otitis media in children.
In the Phase III SURMOUNT-2 study, Mounjaro reduced body weight by 29.8 lbs. on average in adult type 2 diabetes patients who were overweight or obese.
Longitudinal studies that track patients’ experiences can inform and accelerate the drug approval process for rare diseases.
The joint venture between Walgreens and Prothena to accelerate the approval of an Alzheimer’s treatment is the latest in biotech and retail chain alliances.
The French pharma drops another BTK inhibitor program from Principia and an anti-TNFa from Ablynx.
The leadership shuffle comes as BMS is facing one of the steepest patent cliffs in biopharma, with exclusivity of three of its top drugs lapsing this decade.
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