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        Blank check deals dwindled after a crazy 2021. Now, biotechs are starting to turn to special purpose acquisition companies again as an easy route to the public markets.
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        Some of the biggest SPACs from the industry’s pandemic-fueled heyday are no longer on the market.
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        After spinning out of BridgeBio in May 2024, BBOT had an eye on another round of fundraising in 2025. A SPAC quickly emerged as the best option.
    
        
    
        
    
        
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        Slope is excited to announce today the formation of a new industry-led consortium to enable the future of complex clinical research by driving sample excellence.
    
        
    
        
    
        
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        Novo Nordisk, under new CEO Maziar Mike Doustdar, has a new attitude. It’s making Pfizer livid.
    
        
    
        
    
        
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        The decision to stop the Phase IIb study was driven by “strategic business reasons,” according to a federal clinical trials database.
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        Three draft recommendation documents published on Wednesday are intended to guide drug sponsors and accelerate the development of cell and gene therapies.
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        While Harmony management has not disclosed future plans for ZYN002, Jefferies analysts expect the asset to be shelved.
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        Talent acquisition leaders at leading pharma and biotech organizations are leveraging technologies, including automation, to develop internal talent marketplaces and systems that support upskilling and reskilling their workforce. BioSpace spoke to leaders at Pfizer and Bayer about their evolving approach to resourcing.
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        Acadia Pharmaceuticals was testing the drug, an intranasal formulation of the oxytocin analogue carbetocin, for its potential to ease hyperphagia in the rare neurological condition.
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        Sanofi Ventures, which now has $1.4 billion in total assets, will focus its investment efforts on early players working in immunology, rare diseases, neurology and vaccines.
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        If approved, uniQure’s gene therapy AMT-130—which slowed disease progression by 75%—would be the first genetic treatment for Huntington’s disease. A BLA submission is planned for the first quarter of 2026. 
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        The issues the regulator found include the failure to comprehensively review complaints and product defects.
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        Lilly expects to open 615 high-wage roles in Texas in connection with its new facility, plus around 4,000 construction roles.
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        The regulatory action marks the second rejection for a spinal muscular atrophy therapy this week after Scholar Rock’s apitegromab was issued a complete response letter on Tuesday, similarly on manufacturing grounds.