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FDA vouchers are normally a coveted prize for biopharma companies, but a surprise rejection for Disc Medicine’s rare disease drug has biopharma reconsidering.
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PitchBook’s 2025 biopharma VC analysis clocked $33.8 billion in capital dispatched in 2025, mainly to companies with later-stage programs ready to roll into the clinic.
Long an R&D company that partnered off assets, RNAi biotech Ionis Pharmaceuticals shifted in 2025 to bring two medicines to market alone. Analysts are already impressed—and there’s more to come in 2026.
Regulatory uncertainty is no longer background noise. It is a material investment risk that reshapes how capital is deployed and pipelines are prioritized.
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The FDA’s refusal to review Moderna’s mRNA-based flu vaccine is part of a larger communications crisis unfolding at the agency over the past nine months that has also ensnarled Sarepta, Capricor, uniQure and many more.
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The company has dropped its gene therapy candidate TSHA-120 for giant axonal neuropathy after the FDA reiterated the need for a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.
BioSpace surveyed life sciences employers to understand attitudes and current trends on AI usage in recruiting. This report explores the benefits of using AI tools in recruitment and provides practical recommendations for HR and talent acquisition professionals to leverage AI effectively. Concurrently, this report highlights the challenges and risks of using these tools without critical thought and intention.
As the CEO of WCG, Srivastava has his sights set on changing the current makeup of clinical health trials to do good globally.
With 88% of life sciences organizations using or planning to use AI in recruitment and/or hiring, AI regulation is a priority for the industry.
Mock facilities can shorten the time it takes to bring new employees up to speed on processes and logistics, as well as allow companies to recruit individuals with limited experience.
Eli Lilly has filed lawsuits in several states seeking to prevent unauthorized selling of products that claim to contain tirzepatide, the active ingredient in its blockbuster type 2 diabetes drug Mounjaro.
The Japanese biopharma will receive $40 million upfront from Genetech for R&D of its macrocyclic peptide-radioisotope drug conjugates, with another $1 billion on the line in milestone payments.
Though it received backing from the Pulmonary-Allergy Drugs Advisory Committee in May, the FDA on Tuesday rejected ARS Pharmaceuticals’ neffy as a nasal spray for allergic reactions.
The companies have announced the impending closures of their respective businesses. Histogen will lay off most of its employees by the end of September. Fresh Tracks will do so by early October.
After facing regulatory roadblocks, Novartis is returning the anti-PD-1 antibody to the cancer-focused biotech, which regains global rights to develop, manufacture and commercialize tislelizumab.