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Apr 30, 2025

Biopharma VC financing fell 20% in Q1 compared to ’24: GlobalData


Tariffs push GE HealthCare to cut 2025 guidance, despite strong quarterly sales


As vaccine sales slip, GSK touts 'mitigation options' for potential drug tariffs


Bipartisan House lawmakers try again to cut tax breaks for DTC drug ads


J&J joins Argenx, UCB in the myasthenia gravis arena with FDA approval for FcRn blocker Imaavy


Immunic CEO says 'nobody should care at all' about missed primary endpoint in MS study


Verily nets $14.7M Michael J. Fox Foundation grant for personalized Parkinson's data

 

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Biopharma VC financing fell 20% in Q1 compared to ’24: GlobalData

Worldwide venture financing for the sector experienced a downturn from $8.1 billion in the first quarter of 2024 to $6.5 billion in 2025’s most recent quarter, GlobalData said in an April 30 release.
 

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Tariffs push GE HealthCare to cut 2025 guidance, despite strong quarterly sales

GE HealthCare said that while sales are predicted to stay the same, it now expects shrinking profit margins and earnings, and less cash on hand.

As vaccine sales slip, GSK touts 'mitigation options' for potential drug tariffs

GSK says it has identified "mitigation options" to navigate potential U.S. pharmaceutical tariffs.

Bipartisan House lawmakers try again to cut tax breaks for DTC drug ads

Once again, several members of Congress have come together to call for an end to the tax deductions that drugmakers receive for their direct-to-consumer advertising.

J&J joins Argenx, UCB in the myasthenia gravis arena with FDA approval for FcRn blocker Imaavy

The FDA on Wednesday approved J&J’s nipocalimab under the brand name Imaavy as a new treatment for generalized myasthenia gravis. The green light will likely tee off a showdown between J&J and established myasthenia gravis players Argenx and UCB.

Immunic CEO says 'nobody should care at all' about missed primary endpoint in MS study

Immunic’s lead oral small molecule has failed to hit the primary endpoint of a phase 2 progressive multiple sclerosis trial, but the New York biotech is pointing to other measures from the study as reason to continue developing the asset.

Verily nets $14.7M Michael J. Fox Foundation grant for personalized Parkinson's data

The MJFF has worked with Verily for years to assemble public data exploring the relationships between Parkinson's disease, genetics, the immune system and metabolism.

AstraZeneca unfolds first DTC TV ad for breast cancer med Truqap

A new commercial for AstraZeneca’s Truqap constructs a vision of the extra time that the AKT inhibitor can unlock for some breast cancer patients.

Sanofi nets €10B from Opella stake sale, eyes more 'bolt-on' deals

Six months after entering talks with U.S. private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Sanofi has closed a deal to sell a 50% controlling stake of its consumer health business Opella for 10 billion euros ($11.4 billion).

Novartis pays $800M upfront to buy Regulus for phase 3-ready kidney drug

Novartis has committed another $1.7 billion to its ambition to become a kidney disease leader. The Swiss drugmaker is making the outlay, around half of which is upfront, to buy Regulus Therapeutics for a rare renal disease drug that is set to enter phase 3 in the third quarter.

Charles Barkley boards Ro's GLP-1 ad push, signing up to take a 2nd shot at weight loss

Charles Barkley is going on the offense after seeing his weight rebound. The NBA Hall of Famer has signed on as GLP-1 celebrity ambassador for Ro, working with the telehealth company to document his attempts to lose the weight he regained after pausing GLP-1 treatment.

BridgeBio's ATTR-CM med Attruby gains traction, crushes analysts' early expectations

The company is going up against Pfizer's popular Vyndaqel franchise in the ATTR-CM field and has so far tallied 2,072 prescriptions since launching Attruby in December.

Entrada lays off 20% of staff weeks after having FDA hold lifted

Pink slips have followed the green light at Entrada Therapeutics. Weeks after the FDA lifted a more than two-year-long hold, the biotech has set out plans to reduce its workforce by 20% and prioritize its clinical Duchenne muscular dystrophy candidates and key preclinical programs.
 
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