Novo Nordisk's Wegovy approved in the US for the treatment of MASH

The accelerated approval is supported by results from part 1 of the ESSENCE trial

Tonix receives FDA approval of Tonmya for treatment of fibromyalgia

Sarepta advances siRNA collaboration and sale of arrowhead equity investment

Sarepta has also entered into an agreement with Arrowhead to transfer 2,660,989 shares of Arrowhead common stock in satisfaction of $50 million of the company’s previously announced $100 million milestone payment obligation

BioAge Labs doses first patient in BGE-102 phase 1 trial

The randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase 1 study is designed to evaluate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics of BGE-102 in healthy participants

Pfizer’s sickle cell disease candidate fails Phase III trial

Inclacumab was generally well tolerated in THRIVE-131

From Policy to Practice: How India’s Pharmaceutical Industry is Being Shaped by the PLI Scheme – by Vikram Aditya Sehgal, Director – Finance, Centrient India

The PLI scheme focuses on incentivizing a strategic shift towards high-value, innovative products such as biologics, complex generics, and specialty formulations

Merck and mantro launch EdiMembre to transform alternative protein industry

Merck and mantro GmbH have established EdiMembre, Massachusetts, U.S.A., a Deep Tech spin-out in the alternative protein industry

Xspray Pharma licenses patent rights to Handa Therapeutics, secures royalty agreement

Its lead product, Dasynoc, is awaiting FDA approval with a PDUFA date of October 7, 2025

AN2 Therapeutics begins first-in-human trial of oral AN2-502998 for chagas disease

Phase 1 dosing is expected to finish by the end of 2025

STEER World achieves 200 kg/hr continuous granulation with patented INTEGRAAL system

The technology offers scalable continuous granulation at 200 kg/hour, with the potential to exceed 500 kg/hour for certain granules