What federal job cuts at HHS mean for health tech
Shortly after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was confirmed as HHS secretary, the White House gave us a taste of what we might expect out of his time in office. First, the Trump administration issued an ...
View ArticleSiegfried’s stock slips over dampened sales outlook for 2025
Siegfried’s stock dipped by 6% on the Swiss stock exchange Tuesday after reporting a lower-than-expected sales forecast for this year due to customer destocking and inflationary impact. The Swiss...
View ArticleNovo looks to recoup $830M from hypertension drug partner
A judge in Singapore ordered the freezing of KBP Biosciences’ assets while Novo Nordisk pursues $830 million in damages over claims that it was deceived in a 2023 licensing deal. Judge Philip Jeyaretnam
View ArticleNIH payment cuts are 'reasoned and rational,' government says
The federal government said it "ran afoul of no statute" when it announced a 15% cap on indirect cost reimbursements for NIH grantees. The government asked a Massachusetts federal court on Friday ...
View ArticleFormer FDA chief calls job cuts ‘haphazard, poorly thought-out’
The former head of the FDA on Tuesday criticized the Trump administration’s efforts to lay off recently hired employees who review the safety of medical devices and other products. In a brief interview...
View ArticleExclusive: CRISPR delivery startup Spotlight Therapeutics shuts down
Spotlight Therapeutics, a startup with a bold vision for delivering CRISPR therapies into the body without the need for viral vectors or lipid nanoparticles, has shut down, Endpoints News has learned....
View ArticlePfizer’s manufacturing arm at risk from Trump tariffs in Europe, Bourla says
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said its manufacturing business could be vulnerable to President Donald Trump’s tariffs in Europe as the pharma giant has "significant" presence in the region. Its contract...
View ArticleSupernus’ stock sinks after placebo effect derails mid-stage depression study
The risk of drug development in the neuropsychiatric field is that the drug may work — but sometimes placebo does too. Supernus Pharmaceuticals became the latest casualty of this when it
View ArticleEpitopea secures R&D deal with Merck for tumor-specific antigens
Epitopea has inked a license and research collaboration with Merck to discover new tumor-specific antigens from so-called “dark matter” DNA, which are parts of the genome that are thought not to encode...
View ArticleRFK Jr. readies review of childhood vaccine schedule after pledging not to
In his first speech to staff as newly-confirmed HHS secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Tuesday that he will review the childhood vaccine schedule despite earlier pledges that he would not dig into...
View ArticleFDA places two Indian manufacturers on import alerts over bare footprints and...
The FDA has prohibited two API manufacturers from shipping products to the US, with the agency reporting it found bare footprints in one producer's facility and that the other had refused access for...
View ArticleBiotech is still trying to make CRISPR a success
This is the first in a series of stories from Endpoints News that looks at the future of CRISPR and its impact on patients, science and business. *** On a sunny September day in 2023, scientists ...
View ArticlePfizer CEO says Trump opportunities outweigh risks
WASHINGTON — Over 500 pharma executives, lobbyists, consultants and other industry members gathered a couple miles from the White House on Tuesday, as top industry leaders took the stage and tried out...
View ArticleAnother Chinese biotech files to go public in Hong Kong; A new ROR1 ADC deal
Plus, news about Harmony Biosciences and Reverb Therapeutics: Genuine Biotech files for HKEX listing: The drug developer, which has multiple locations in China, joins a growing list of biotechs seeking...
View ArticleAscletis’ obesity pill looks similar to Roche’s drug, early data suggest
Ascletis Pharma’s oral GLP-1 allowed patients in an early-stage obesity trial to lose up to 6.3% of their body weight after a month of treatment, the company said Wednesday. A similar ...
View ArticleNvidia, Arc Institute release Evo 2, a new AI model for biology
Nearly a year ago, bioengineering professor Patrick Hsu asked: “Is DNA all you need?” Hsu, co-founder of the Arc Institute, posed that question while helping create Evo, an AI model trained ...
View ArticleUpdated: Federal government defends lab-developed test rule in Texas court
An attorney for the federal government said the FDA “acted well within its authority” when it published a rule that brings laboratory-developed tests under the agency’s regulation. The government and...
View ArticleHims buys at-home testing company Trybe Labs
Hims & Hers bought an at-home lab testing company as it branches out into other clinical areas beyond its recent focus on weight loss. Customers will be able to get their blood tested to check ...
View ArticleCan amylin drugs take over from GLP-1s in obesity? Partnerless Zealand thinks so
Investors who were eager for news of a partnering deal for the Zealand Pharma’s mid-stage asset petrelintide had a disappointing Thursday morning: The company reported 2024 results without a big pharma...
View ArticleEG 427 collects €27M in Series B to advance overactive bladder treatment
A French biotech focused on developing genetic medicines for neurological conditions has secured €27 million in a Series B raise to support its lead program through an early clinical trial. Paris-based...
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