FDA suspends Valneva’s license of chikungunya vaccine IXCHIQ in US

The sudden subsequent decision to suspend IXCHIQ is based on updated VAERS data

GC Biopharma submits IND to begin Phase 3 clinical trial for Barycela in Thailand

Lilly's Verzenio scores first OS improvement in breast Cancer

Treatment with Verzenio also resulted in sustained invasive disease-free survival and distant relapse-free survival benefit

FDA approves Teva Pharmaceuticals' first GLP-1 obesity drug

Generic Saxenda is the first-ever generic GLP-1 indicated for weight loss, addressing increased demand for this category of therapies in the US market

Lilly's oral GLP-1 orforglipron succeeds in Phase 3 trial

Triggering global regulatory submissions this year for the treatment of obesity

Sai Life Sciences completes Phase II of production block 11 at Bidar

With the addition of Phase II (~91 KL) in Q1 FY26, the combined capacity of the block now stands at ~200 KL

AbbVie to acquire Gilgamesh Pharmaceuticals’ bretisilocin for $1.2 billion

FDA expands Repatha indication to adults at risk of major cardiovascular events from uncontrolled LDL-C

The FDA also expanded Repatha’s use as monotherapy to include patients with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia

Thermo Fisher opens pipette manufacturing site in North Carolina

New manufacturing facility in Mebane to produce at least 40 million laboratory pipette tips per week

Gilead’s Yeytuo approved in EU for HIV prevention

This authorization follows FDA approval in June and WHO’s July recommendation adding twice-yearly lenacapavir as a PrEP option