Vasa Therapeutics secures FDA IND clearance to advance VS-041 into clinical trial for HFpEF

IND clearance enables initiation of Phase 1c clinical trial in HFpEF patients with elevated endotrophin levels

Novo Nordisk to acquire Akero Therapeutics for $5.2 billion

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

AstraZeneca to increase investment in Virginia manufacturing facility to $4.5 billion

Facility marks cornerstone of $50 billion investment in medicines R&D and manufacturing in America

VectorBuilder Redefines Plasmid Standards with miniVec

Conventional plasmids as a pharmaceutical material are not only suboptimal in safety and function, but exceedingly costly to produce, prohibitively

FDA grants De Novo classification to first needle-free, glucose sensor Biolinq Shine

Eli Lilly to build new $6.5 billion orforglipron manufacturing facility in Texas

The new Houston site, Lilly's eighth U.S. manufacturing facility announced since 2020, will focus on domestic production of small molecule synthetic medicines

Roche to acquire 89bio in $3.5B deal

Pegozafermin offers a distinct mechanism of action with potential for enhanced efficacy and tolerability and opportunities for combination development with incretins

Pete Pharma and FABRX announce strategic partnership

Pete Pharma will leverage FABRX’s extensive foundation of scientific validation to deliver a commercially viable, pharmacy-ready solution in the US

Nanyang Biologics, NVIDIA, HPE & Equinix to launch AI drug discovery platform

Designed as an “AI-as-a-Service” platform, VECURA aims to reduce the traditional therapeutic drug discovery timeline of 10–12 years to just a few hours.

Rona submits IND for GalNAc-conjugated siRNA targeting obesity

RN3161 is engineered to reduce fat while preserving lean mass, setting it apart from current treatment options