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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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Kymera has raised money through sale of more than 2,769,000 shares of common stock to help support the company’s ongoing clinical and preclinical programs.
New study supports link between Alzheimer’s and other diseases and points out potential risk factors for developing Alzheimer’s later in life.
Lundbeck revealed that its migraine drug Vyepti failed to demonstrate statistical superiority over placebo at reducing the number of monthly migraine days.
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The FDA’s decision on Axsome Therapeutics’ Auvelity is based on positive results from a massive clinical program that covered over 1,100 patients with depression.
The regulatory path for companies developing drugs for rare diseases is often fraught with challenges. KemPharm CEO Travis Mickle discussed just some of these with BioSpace.
Curis announced that the FDA has allowed patient enrollment to resume in the monotherapy phase of its TakeAim Leukemia Phase I/II trial studying emavusertib.
This week’s Movers & Shakers include Arvinas, Inspire and Cambridge Isotope Laboratories all announcing new VP roles, and several others tap new C-suite executives.
A trial evaluating generic drugs against severe COVID-19 provided data showing their overall ineffectiveness, and COVID-19-related lawsuits continue to pile up.
CDC director Dr. Rochelle Walensky announced plans to launch a “reset” of the agency amid criticism over its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and other public health threats.
South Korea-based Genuv Inc. announced the publication of a preclinical study showing the potential of Mekinist, approved by the FDA for melanoma, in Alzheimer’s disease.