Moderna discontinues congenital virus program after Phase 3 trial fails to meet primary endpoint

Vaccine efficacy against primary CMV infection ranged from 6 per cent to 23 per cent, depending on case definition, falling short of Moderna’s predefined target

AstraZeneca’s Imfinzi cuts death risk by 32% in high-risk non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer

Adding one year of Imfinzi treatment to Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) induction and maintenance therapy delivered an early and sustained disease-free survival benefit vs. BCG alone

Pfizer’s Braftovi+Mektovi shows sustained long-term survival in patients with advanced lung cancer

Results from the Phase 2 PHAROS trial potentially establish new benchmark with targeted combination therapies for this patient population

Merck breaks ground on $3 billion center of excellence for pharma manufacturing in Virginia

The expansion underscores Merck’s commitment to invest more than $70 billion in U.S. research, development and capital projects

AbbVie's Rinvoq beats Humira in key arthritis trial

The SELECT-SWITCH study, first head-to-head Phase 3b/4 trial, compared switching to Rinvoq versus switching to another TNF inhibitor

Biocon Biologics and Civica launch private-label Insulin glargine

BASF launches combined vitamin A and D3 product for animal nutrition

Lutavit A/D3 1000/200 NXT provides a combination of vitamin A and vitamin D3 in one formulation

BioMed X launches women’s health R&D accelerator ‘XFem labs’ in Germany

First research project, supported by the Gates Foundation, focuses on developing non-hormonal contraceptives for women in low- and middle-income countries

Relmada therapeutics appoints Dr. Max Kates to propel NDV-01 toward phase 3

Phase 3 program for NDV-01 in non-muscle invasive bladder cancer expected to begin in the first half of 2026

Novo Nordisk to acquire Akero Therapeutics for $5.2 billion

Acquisition expands Novo Nordisk’s leadership in obesity-related comorbidities and metabolic diseases