Metsera’s New Obesity Data Raises Efficacy Profile, Key Side Effect Questions for Pfizer After Acquisition on September 30, 2025 aspects of adverse effects Effectiveness Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 MET-097i Metsera Obesity Pfizer Pfizer acquisition Phase 2 trial Weight Loss +
Barinthus Biotherapeutics Announces Reverse Merger with Clywedog Therapeutics to Form New Metabolic Disease-Focused Company on September 30, 2025 Autoimmune Diseases Barinthus Biotherapeutics Clywedog Therapeutics Metabolic Diseases reverse merger Scheme of Arrangement Shareholder Ownership Structure Topco UK +
Merck Makes Strong Case for Winrevair in Earlier-Stage Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) Patients After Positive Phase 3 HYPERION Results on September 30, 2025 activin signaling AKAP9 protein, human Approved Clinical Research clinical worsening early disease Merck PAH Phase 3 Trial Sotatercept United States Food and Drug Administration Winrevair +
Crystalys Lands $205M to Advance Gout Drug Dotinurad on September 30, 2025 Crystalys Therapeutics dotinurad expansion Generalized Gout Suppressants +
AstraZeneca Plans Direct US Stock Listing While Maintaining UK Headquarters on September 30, 2025 American Depositary Receipts AstraZeneca Capital Markets Drug Industry headquarters London Nasdaq Stockholm NYSE shareholders Stock exchange U.S. UK +
Enanta Presses Ahead with RSV Drug Zelicapavir Despite Missing Primary Endpoint in Phase IIb Trial on September 30, 2025 Clinical Trials COPD Elderly (population group) Enanta Neoplasm Metastasis Phase II B Trial primary endpoint Respiratory syncytial virus United States Food and Drug Administration zelicapavir +
IO Biotech Sheds 50% of Staff After FDA Blocks Cancer Vaccine Approval Path on September 30, 2025 biotech Cancer Vaccines Clinical Trials Cylembio Financial cost Io satellite layoffs melanoma Regulatory Setback rejection United States Food and Drug Administration +
Novartis and Boehringer Ingelheim Launch Direct-to-Consumer Drug Sales, Bypassing Middlemen on September 30, 2025 Boehringer Ingelheim Cosentyx direct-to-consumer drug price DTC middlemen Novartis Patient access pharmaceutical sales PhRMA Spiriva Respimat +
Tourmaline Attracted Bidding War Before $1.4B Acquisition by Novartis on September 29, 2025 Acquisition Antibodies ASCVD Bio Cardiovascular Agents interleukin-6 Novartis pacibekitug tourmaline +
MoonLake shares crash after mixed results in pivotal hidradenitis suppurativa studies on September 29, 2025 Bimzelx Clinical Trials Cosentyx drug approval outlook drug market Hidradenitis Suppurativa inhibitors Interleukin-17 MoonLake Immunotherapeutics Placebos Response process sonelokimab +
GSK Appoints Luke Miels as New CEO, Succeeding Emma Walmsley on Jan. 1, 2026 on September 29, 2025 Appointments CEO Emma Walmsley Leadership Transition Luke Miels R&D pipeline SmithKline Beecham specialty medicines Vaccines +
Genmab CEO on the $8B Acquisition of Merus: Strategy Behind the 'Very Fair' Deal and Plans to Polish a Rough Diamond on September 29, 2025 Acquisition Antibodies, Bispecific Breakthrough Therapy Cancer of Neck CEO expansion Genmab Head Merus Neoplasms Perspective Petosemtamab pipeline United States Food and Drug Administration +
White House ‘Most Favored Nation’ Deadline Drives Pharma Concessions Amid Threats of Enforcement on September 29, 2025 deadline drug manufacturers drug price Medicaid Medicare Nation Pharma Concessions pharmaceutical companies prescription drug costs Trump administration White House +
Rezon Bio Launches Two State-of-the-Art CDMO Facilities for Biologics in Europe on September 29, 2025 Biological Factors CDMO Contract agreement Digital innovation Europe Gdańsk Guanosine Monophosphate manufacturing Rezon Bio Warsaw-Duchnice +
Continuous Bioprocessing for Bispecific Antibodies: Innovations Accelerating Therapeutic Antibody Production (2024–2025) on September 29, 2025 Antibodies, Bispecific antibody engineering Automation bioprocess bioprocessing continuous high-throughput innovation oncology therapeutics production Protein Purification scale-up Therapeutic Antibody +
Biogen Shuffles Staff and Exits AAV Gene Therapy Programs After Strategic Shift on September 29, 2025 AAVS1 gene Biogen Biotech Layoffs Discontinuation (procedure) gene therapy layoffs Pharma staff reorganization +
GSK CEO Emma Walmsley Steps Down After 9 Years; Luke Miels to Succeed on September 29, 2025 CEO Drug Industry Emma Walmsley Haleon demerger leadership change Luke Miels SmithKline Beecham specialty medicines succession planning Transition Mutation Vaccines +
New Confirmatory Study Suggests Progress in Applied Therapeutics–FDA Alignment for Rare Disease Drug on September 29, 2025 Apply Clinical Trials CMT-SORD confirmatory study Govorestat Infrequent regulatory alignment United States Food and Drug Administration +
Sanofi Expands $35 Insulin Program to All U.S. Patients Nationwide on September 29, 2025 Affordability Diabetes Insulin Insurance Medicare monthly Programs - Publication Format sanofi United States +
Eli Lilly's Oral SERD Inluriyo Approved by FDA for ESR1-Mutated Breast Cancer on September 26, 2025 Approved Carcinoma breast stage IV Eli Eli Lilly EMBER-3 trial ESR1 gene Estrogen receptor positive HER2-negative Imlunestrant Inluriyo Mutation oral SERD United States Food and Drug Administration +
Trump Administration Teases MFN Drug Pricing Rule as Commitment Deadline Looms for Companies on September 26, 2025 direct-to-consumer sales drug price executive order Medicaid Most-Favored-Nation Parity pharmaceutical manufacturers Prices Pricing Transplant Registry Unified Management Program +
Kai Beckmann Appointed as Successor to Merck KGaA CEO Belén Garijo, Effective May 2026 on September 26, 2025 Belén Garijo business career CEO corporate Electronic Executive Board governance Health Care Sector Kai Beckmann Leadership Transition Merck KGaA strategic transformation succession +
Thyme Care Raises $97 Million Series D to Drive AI-Powered Oncology Care at $1B Valuation on September 26, 2025 Artificial Intelligence cancer care healthcare technology oncology ecosystem orchestration patient navigation Series D strategic investors Thyme Care unicorn startup value-based care +
AstraZeneca Appeals to Supreme Court in Final Attempt to Challenge Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program on September 25, 2025 AstraZeneca drug price Farxiga Inflation Reduction Act Medicare Myasthenic Syndromes, Congenital Negotiation Program Supreme Court +
Eli Lilly Withdraws $1.9B Phase 2b Obesity Trial Before Launching Enrollment on September 25, 2025 bimagrumab Clinical Trials Diabetes Mellitus, Non-Insulin-Dependent Eli Eli Lilly Obesity regulatory strategy tirzepatide Trial Termination Zepbound +
Trump Administration Launches Tariff Probe into Medtech and Pharmaceutical Industries on September 25, 2025 Evaluation manufacturing Medical Devices medtech industry National Security pharmaceutical imports Sectioning technique semiconductor tariffs supply chain tariffs Transplant Registry Unified Management Program +
Pfizer's $4.9B Metsera Deal Signals More Pharma M&A in Booming Obesity Drug Market on September 25, 2025 biotech acquisition Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 late-stage clinical development M&A Metsera Obesity Pfizer Pharma pharmaceutical market Weight Loss +
Catalent Opens New Global HQ; Fujifilm Launches North Carolina Factory on September 25, 2025 Biopharma Catalent Cell Culture Techniques Fujifilm Biotechnologies global headquarters Holly Springs Johnson and Johnson Manufacturing Facilities North Carolina Tampa Florida +
Eli Lilly Invests $6.5 Billion in Texas Facility to Manufacture Obesity Pill on September 25, 2025 alpha 1-antitrypsin Artificial Intelligence Automation Contraceptives, Oral Eli Lilly Obesity orforglipron pharmaceutical manufacturing supply chain resilience Surgical construction Texas Facility +
Getting to Yes: How Deal-Making Fuels Biotech Growth – 2025 Updates on September 25, 2025 acquisitions BATNA biotech dealmaking Licensing mergers patent cliffs pharmaceutical negotiations pipeline gaps regulatory uncertainty reputation valuation venture capital +
Rising Pharmaceuticals Lowers Headcount After Closing Decatur Factories on September 25, 2025 Decatur Illinois factory closure layoffs Pharma Industry Rising +
Glenmark Pharma Signs $1.1 Billion Deal with Hengrui for HER2-Targeted Antibody-Drug Conjugate on September 25, 2025 Cancer Therapeutic Procedure Glenmark Hengrui Pharma HER2-targeting antibody drug conjugate License milestone payments Neoplasms royalties Trastuzumab Rezetecan +
Acadia Pulls Plug on Prader-Willi Drug After Phase 3 Trial Failure on September 25, 2025 Acadia ACP-101 carbetocin clinical trial failure Hyperphagia Prader-Willi Syndrome Soleno Vykat XR +
Placebo Response Trips Up Harmony Biosciences’ Fragile X Drug in Late-Stage Phase 3 Trial on September 25, 2025 Clinical Research clinical trial failure Fragile X Syndrome Harmony Biosciences Placebos RECONNECT Response process transdermal cannabidiol gel +
Sparrow Pharmaceuticals Raises $95M Series B for Midstage Diabetes Study on September 25, 2025 Capital Management clofutriben Diabetes Mellitus, Non-Insulin-Dependent Forbion hydrocortisone Psychological inhibition Rheumatoid Arthritis Series B fundraising SPAG8 gene Sparrow Pharmaceuticals venture +
uniQure's Gene Therapy AMT-130 Significantly Slows Huntington's Progression in Pivotal Trial on September 25, 2025 AMT-130 Approved Clinical Trials Disease Progression gene therapy huntingtin-lowering Huntington 's disease Nerve Degeneration uniQure United States Food and Drug Administration +
Acadia Halts Development of Nasal Prader-Willi Drug After Phase 3 Failure on September 24, 2025 Acadia carbetocin clinical trial failure Compass Hyperphagia Nasal Spray Prader-Willi Syndrome +
Biogen Plans Resubmission After FDA Declines High-Dose Spinraza for SMA, Requests More Production Information on September 24, 2025 Biogen Complete High dose New Drug Application nusinersen Response Letter Science of Chemistry Spinal Muscular Atrophy Spinraza United States Food and Drug Administration +
Sanofi Injects $625M Into Biotech Investment Arm to Accelerate Innovation on September 24, 2025 Cash cell/gene therapy digital health expansion Immunology Infrequent Infusion procedures Investments Neurology speciality portfolio sanofi Sanofi Ventures venture capital +
FDA's Move to Update GSK's Leucovorin for Autism Raises Questions on Dose, Supply, and Data on September 24, 2025 Autistic Disorder Clinical Data Dosage drug relabeling leucovorin Neurodegeneration Due To Cerebral Folate Transport Deficiency SmithKline Beecham United States Food and Drug Administration Wellcovorin +