J&J’s Shockwave Medical unveils new catheter

Today’s Big News

Mar 5, 2025

DOGE terminates leases for 30 FDA sites across 23 states  


As Xarelto's decline picks up speed, Bayer doesn't expect pharma growth until 2027


J&J’s Shockwave Medical launches path-clearing Javelin lithotripsy catheter  


Amgen enters Maritime, launching 2 late-stage obesity trials for MariTide  


Lilly’s 1st DTC Ebglyss campaign highlights eczema’s effects on a range of skin tones and age groups  


Want a piece of Lilly’s $27B US manufacturing investment? Please send your application


Ajax, KKR launch heart failure startup with Boston Scientific tech


Novo counters compounders with direct access channel for Wegovy, price cut for self-paying patients  

 

Featured

DOGE terminates leases for 30 FDA sites across 23 states

Under President Donald Trump’s administration, the DOGE has reportedly terminated leases for at least 748 federal sites, including 30 FDA facilities across 23 states.
 

Top Stories

As Xarelto's decline picks up speed, Bayer doesn't expect pharma growth until 2027

After Bayer's blood thinner Xarelto saw a sales decline of 600 million euros ($646 million) in 2024 because of generic competition, the company is projecting a sharper fall of between 1 billion and 1.5 billion euros in 2025.

J&J’s Shockwave Medical launches path-clearing Javelin lithotripsy catheter

While Shockwave's previous catheters emit sonic pressure waves around their circumference, the Javelin system is designed to deliver energy forward from its tip.

Amgen enters Maritime, launching 2 late-stage obesity trials for MariTide

Amgen’s most advanced obesity asset MariTide is entering Maritime—that is, a phase 3 program that includes two freshly launched trials.

Lilly’s 1st DTC Ebglyss campaign highlights eczema’s effects on a range of skin tones and age groups

After scoring a long-awaited FDA approval last fall, Eli Lilly has launched a consumer-facing campaign to get the word out about its atopic dermatitis treatment Ebglyss.

Want a piece of Lilly’s $27B US manufacturing investment? Please send your application

Eli Lilly has established an online portal to accept submissions for possible locations of future U.S. manufacturing sites.

Ajax, KKR launch heart failure startup with Boston Scientific tech

After selling its afib-focused startup to Boston Scientific earlier this year, Ajax Health and KKR are teaming up with the medtech for another new venture.

Novo counters compounders with direct access channel for Wegovy, price cut for self-paying patients

The move follows a similar price cut by Eli Lilly as both GLP-1 drugmakers attempt to fend off cheaper compounded versions of their popular obesity meds.

Jazz hands over $935M to buy Chimerix for near-approval cancer drug

Jazz Pharmaceuticals has drummed up a deal in double time, agreeing to buy Chimerix for $935 million just days after its CEO voiced an interest in diversifying the pipeline.

FDA blasts Edenbridge over 'misleading' exhibit booth panel

The FDA has sent its first untitled letter of 2025, hitting Edenbridge Pharmaceuticals with a notice after assessing the drugmaker's compliance with the rules on promoting prescription drugs in an exhibit booth panel.

CordenPharma to build €500M Swiss peptide plant, generating 300 new jobs

CDMO CordenPharma plans to spend half of its €1 billion strategic peptide investment on a new production facility outside of Basel, Switzerland. The plant, which is slated to kick off commercial operations in the first half of 2028, will be able to tackle both GLP-1 and non-GLP-1 peptide projects, CordenPharma said.

Leo Pharma, awaiting FDA approval decision, finds dermatologists are frustrated with current chronic hand eczema treatments

A new survey commissioned by Leo Pharma confirms that there’s plenty of room in the market for its chronic hand eczema treatment Anzupgo, which is currently under review by the FDA.

ALX lays off 30% of staff to pay for more trials of CD47 blocker

ALX Oncology is laying off 30% of its workforce as the biotech seeks to channel its cash into further trials of its CD47 blocker.

J&J’s Shockwave Medical launches path-clearing Javelin lithotripsy catheter

While Shockwave's previous catheters emit sonic pressure waves around their circumference, the Javelin system is designed to deliver energy forward from its tip.

VA terminates 585 'non-mission-critical or duplicative' contracts to redirect over $900M to vet care

The VA said its cuts are the “first step” in its audit of the roughly 90,000 contracts it currently has in place—a process its announcement stressed is being conducted with in-house expertise and feedback. Specific plans for the savings will be shared "in the coming weeks and months," the department said.
 
Fierce podcasts

Don’t miss an episode

Research reveals ‘ticking DNA clock’ behind Huntington’s disease

This week on "The Top Line," we hear from Steven McCarroll, Ph.D., whose research team at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard recently uncovered new insights into the cause of Huntington's disease.
 

Resources

Whitepaper

The Oncology Market: 2025 Outlook

Read about four trends that will shape the innovations, therapies, & market landscape in oncology during 2025 & beyond.
Whitepaper

Redefining vaccine trial recruitment

Discover how to revolutionize your vaccine trials with Avacare's latest white paper. Gain exclusive access to innovative, data-driven recruitment strategies that ensure diverse, efficient, and high-quality vaccine trials.
Whitepaper

Solutions for CAR-Engineered Cell Characterization

Develop your CAR molecule faster
 

Upcoming Fierce Events

29-1
Apr-May
San Diego, CA
7-9
May
Free Virtual Event
14
May
Free Virtual Event
15-15
Aug-Nov
Submissions Open Early August
8-11
Sep
Philadelphia, PA

View all events