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Jul 14, 2025

BD’s biosciences, diagnostics units find new home at Waters in $17.5B lab tools deal


Ultragenyx takes another hit as FDA snubs AAV gene therapy over manufacturing issues


China biotechs ‘reshaping’ US biopharma as outlicensing deals rise 11%: Jefferies report


Bayer's Kerendia wins FDA label expansion to treat 2 types of heart failure


Merck wades deeper into HIV PrEP waters dominated by Gilead with 2 new late-stage trials

 

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BD’s biosciences, diagnostics units find new home at Waters in $17.5B lab tools deal

For 2025, the to-be-combined company’s portfolios and its 16,000 total employees are expected to generate about $6.5 billion in sales.
 

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Ultragenyx takes another hit as FDA snubs AAV gene therapy over manufacturing issues

The manufacturing-related rejection for UX111 is more than a setback for Ultragenyx, as it also delays a key test of the new FDA leadership’s much-touted support for cell and gene therapies against rare diseases.

China biotechs ‘reshaping’ US biopharma as outlicensing deals rise 11%: Jefferies report

International companies are increasingly inking licensing deals with China biotechs as concerns regarding drug pricing and patent expirations continue to rise.

Bayer's Kerendia wins FDA label expansion to treat 2 types of heart failure

The use of SGLT2 inhibitors has been a game-changer in the treatment of heart failure. Now, another drug class has reached the market that could further alter the HF landscape. The FDA has expanded the label of Bayer’s Kerendia, a nonsteroidal selective mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist, to include treatment of patients with two types of heart failure.

Merck wades deeper into HIV PrEP waters dominated by Gilead with 2 new late-stage trials

Even with the HIV prevention waters now dominated by Gilead Science’s Yeztugo (lenacapavir), Merck & Co. is not afraid to swim deeper in. The New Jersey pharma is teaming up with the Gates Foundation to launch a pair of phase 3 trials of its once-monthly, oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) prospect.

Sun Pharma's alopecia med Leqselvi hits US market after Incyte patent settlement

Sun will pay Incyte royalties on its Leqselvi in exchange for a license on certain patents at the heart of Incyte's lawsuit that previously blocked the JAK inhibitor's U.S. launch.

AstraZeneca’s $1.3B bet on CinCor’s blood pressure med appears to pay off with phase 3 win

AstraZeneca’s $1.3 billion bet CinCor Pharma and its mid-phase hypertension drug baxdrostat seems to have paid off based on a phase 3 readout.

Eli Lilly balls out for breast cancer awareness at WNBA All-Star weekend

With the WNBA All-Star Game set to take place this weekend in Indianapolis, hometown pharma Lilly is taking the opportunity to bring breast cancer awareness back to the court with a weekend of early detection-centered activities.

BMS, RayzeBio launch radiopharmaceutical manufacturing site in Indianapolis

Bristol Myers Squibb has opened its radiopharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Indianapolis. The site played a major role in Bristol's $4.1 billion acquisition of RayzeBio in December 2023.

Takeda’s narcolepsy blockbuster hopeful secures double phase 3 wins, teeing up FDA filing

Takeda is on track to submit its much-hyped narcolepsy drug to regulators this fiscal year after the orexin receptor 2 (OX2R)-selective agonist scored a pair of phase 3 wins.

Humana kicks off virtual brain health challenge ahead of National Senior Games

It may not be an Olympic year, but Humana is still firing up some competition this summer.

On heels of Gilead deal, Leo pays Boehringer Ingelheim €90 million up front for Spevigo

For the second time this year, dermatology specialist Leo Pharma has struck a partnership with a major drugmaker, paying Boehringer Ingelheim 90 million euros ($105 million) up front to develop and commercialize Spevigo, a drug approved in 2022 to treat a rare skin disease. .
 
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