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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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Aerium Therapeutics has officially launched following a successful Series A funding round led by seed investor Omega Funds.
Aligos Therapeutics, headquartered in South San Francisco, halted the development of ALG-020572, which was being developed in patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB).
In the interim, Daniel Faga will take the helm as president and CEO after Hamza Suria let go of his executive functions.
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Esai, Biogen, Diadem and ProMis all presented their findings on biomarker research at this year’s International Conference on Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Diseases.
Teva Pharmaceuticals and AbbVie will pay the state of Rhode Island a combined $28.5 million to settle opioid-related claims against the companies.
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Takeda faces yet another setback by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its parathyroid hormone, natpara.
Merck’s Keytruda has become an approved treatment for yet another indication: unresectable or metastatic advanced endometrial carcinoma. Know more about it here.
Affini-T Therapeutics, a spin-out of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, raised $175 million in initial financing. The company is focused on using T cells against mutations that drive cancer.
Study after study shows the disease comes with an increased risk of a number of health problems, including diabetes. One of the best ways to avoid those risks is to get vaccinated.