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The U.S. Congress greenlit a historic $315 million in federal ALS research funding for 2026 amid Rare Disease Month, spotlighting biotech progress like VectorY Therapeutics’ first patient dosing in its TDP-43-targeting PIONEER-ALS trial and EverythingALS’ pharma consortia driving biomarker innovations and trial alignment.
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Driven by soaring demand for its diabetes and weight loss drugs, Novo Nordisk on Wednesday reported better-than-expected full-year 2023 earnings with a 31% sales increase.
The new FDA-approved manufacturing process for Kite’s CAR-T cell therapy Yescarta will allow a 14-day turnaround compared to 16 days, the company announced on Tuesday.
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The Swiss pharma’s fourth-quarter sales fell short of analysts’ estimates on Wednesday, as the company said it dropped a late-stage blood cancer hopeful after failing a Phase III study.
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Defender Pharmaceuticals on Tuesday did not reveal the reasons for the regulator’s rejection of its nasal gel version of scopolamine. The company is seeking a meeting with the FDA to “understand the issues.”
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Ascidian Therapeutics, a member of BioSpace’s NextGen Class of 2024, on Monday announced it received IND clearance from the FDA and was granted Fast Track designation for ACDN-01.
The FDA has granted Priority Review for AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo’s supplemental BLA for the treatment of adult patients with unresectable or metastatic HER2-positive solid tumors.