Exclusive: Lithuanian biotech Atrandi Biosciences raises $25M Series A
A biotech based in Vilnius, Lithuania has won the backing of Lux Capital as the startup plots a US expansion in 2025. Lux led a recently-closed $25 million Series A round for Atrandi Biosciences,...
View ArticleAlgo’s topical pain treatment fails Phase 2 study with overperforming placebo
AlgoTherapeutix’s topical non-opioid drug has flunked a mid-stage trial in chemotherapy-induced pain due to a stronger-than-expected placebo arm, but the company is still determined to find a path...
View ArticleSubsense launches with $17M to build a noninvasive brain computer interface
Subsense, a startup building noninvasive technology to communicate with the brain, is launching with $17 million in funding. Investments into neurotech have picked up over the past few years, most...
View ArticleBavarian Nordic wins FDA OK for chikungunya vaccine in challenge to Valneva
The FDA has approved Bavarian Nordic’s chikungunya vaccine for adolescents and adults, edging out Valneva’s vaccine, which is only approved in people at least 18 years old. Bavarian’s single-dose...
View ArticleHikma takes Amarin's 'skinny label' fight to the Supreme Court
Hikma Pharmaceuticals is asking the US Supreme Court to review a generic drug labeling ruling that it says will “effectively vitiate” a common practice that helps bring more low-cost medications to...
View ArticleAfter research pivot, Biogen beefs up pipeline with Stoke's late-stage Dravet...
A month after Biogen signaled plans to shift its attention to "external opportunities," it delivered on that ambition. The drugmaker said Tuesday it's paying ...
View ArticleSepterna ends Phase 1 trial for hypoparathyroidism drug; Sanofi’s Merilog is...
Plus, news about Basilea, TME Pharma and Perceive Biotherapeutics: Septerna stops work on Phase 1: The newly public biotech ended a healthy volunteer trial for SEP-786, its hypoparathyroidism ...
View ArticleArcus touts early kidney cancer data as Gilead declines option
Arcus Biosciences presented new Phase 1/1b data for a kidney cancer program over the weekend and picked a dose to move forward into additional studies. At the same time, Gilead passed on its option to ...
View ArticleIn turnaround, Solid Bio reports promising initial data for Duchenne gene...
Solid Biosciences reported that three children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy who received its gene therapy saw high levels of a key muscle protein called microdystrophin in a clinical trial. The...
View ArticleWhat federal job cuts at HHS mean for health tech
Shortly after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was confirmed as HHS secretary, the White House gave us a taste of what we might expect out of his time in office. First, the Trump administration issued an ...
View ArticleSiegfried’s stock slips over dampened sales outlook for 2025
Siegfried’s stock dipped by 6% on the Swiss stock exchange Tuesday after reporting a lower-than-expected sales forecast for this year due to customer destocking and inflationary impact. The Swiss...
View ArticleNovo looks to recoup $830M from hypertension drug partner
A judge in Singapore ordered the freezing of KBP Biosciences’ assets while Novo Nordisk pursues $830 million in damages over claims that it was deceived in a 2023 licensing deal. Judge Philip Jeyaretnam
View ArticleNIH payment cuts are 'reasoned and rational,' government says
The federal government said it "ran afoul of no statute" when it announced a 15% cap on indirect cost reimbursements for NIH grantees. The government asked a Massachusetts federal court on Friday ...
View ArticleFormer FDA chief calls job cuts ‘haphazard, poorly thought-out’
The former head of the FDA on Tuesday criticized the Trump administration’s efforts to lay off recently hired employees who review the safety of medical devices and other products. In a brief interview...
View ArticleExclusive: CRISPR delivery startup Spotlight Therapeutics shuts down
Spotlight Therapeutics, a startup with a bold vision for delivering CRISPR therapies into the body without the need for viral vectors or lipid nanoparticles, has shut down, Endpoints News has learned....
View ArticlePfizer’s manufacturing arm at risk from Trump tariffs in Europe, Bourla says
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said its manufacturing business could be vulnerable to President Donald Trump’s tariffs in Europe as the pharma giant has "significant" presence in the region. Its contract...
View ArticleSupernus’ stock sinks after placebo effect derails mid-stage depression study
The risk of drug development in the neuropsychiatric field is that the drug may work — but sometimes placebo does too. Supernus Pharmaceuticals became the latest casualty of this when it
View ArticleEpitopea secures R&D deal with Merck for tumor-specific antigens
Epitopea has inked a license and research collaboration with Merck to discover new tumor-specific antigens from so-called “dark matter” DNA, which are parts of the genome that are thought not to encode...
View ArticleRFK Jr. readies review of childhood vaccine schedule after pledging not to
In his first speech to staff as newly-confirmed HHS secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Tuesday that he will review the childhood vaccine schedule despite earlier pledges that he would not dig into...
View ArticleFDA places two Indian manufacturers on import alerts over bare footprints and...
The FDA has prohibited two API manufacturers from shipping products to the US, with the agency reporting it found bare footprints in one producer's facility and that the other had refused access for...
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