Sara Weaver, JUICE Pharma

Unlike their Big Pharma cousins, most start-ups just don’t have the same level of launch experience, and they also lack much of the key infrastructure taken for granted in the top ten organizations; and of course launch revenue is critical for a fledgling company.

World Health Organization

“The risk remains of a more dangerous variant emerging that could cause a sudden increase in cases and deaths,” Tedros said, adding that the agency is publishing a risk evaluation report on it today.

job cuts, layoffs

Following an FDA approval and a Phase III flop, Mirati CEO David Meek has resigned in a “mutually agreed” decision, the company announced late Tuesday as it searches for a permanent replacement.

financial trend chart

The biotech company is looking to forge a path to profitability by scaling up the commercial uptake of Zynteglo and winning the FDA’s approval for its lovo-cel gene therapy for sickle cell disease.

People, medicine, money

The main goal of the August 2022 legislation was to lower the prices of prescription drugs. But it ended up being much more complicated than that, and how its components are rolled out through 2026 will have ramifications across research and development.

Pill scale, paracetamol

Granules faced a cyber security attack that caused major disruptions in its operations, affecting its IT assets. A ransomware group has claimed responsibility, the company said.

Eli Lilly

The company is leaning on Mounjaro, approved last May in the U.S. for diabetes, to soften the hit from insulin price cuts and competition for cancer therapy Alimta.

Wegovy

Novo Nordisk said on Tuesday a large late-stage study showed its obesity drug Wegovy had a clear medical benefit, in addition to weight loss, boosting the Danish drugmaker’s hopes of moving beyond Wegovy’s image as a lifestyle drug.

Anxious man

Despite failing a previous late-stage study, VistaGen’s fasedienol finally scored a win by meeting its primary endpoint and strongly easing distress among patients with social anxiety disorder.