The BioWorld Neurological Diseases Index showed signs of recovery in August, narrowing its year-to-date decline to 14.31%, compared to a steeper drop of 22.34% at the end of May. Momentum shifted notably over the summer, with 17 of the 20 component companies posting gains between June and August. This marks a reversal from May, when 15 of the 20 stocks were in the red.

“New explosions in biotechnology are allowing us to interrogate cancers at a very sophisticated level compared to before,” Dennis Slamon told audience members at the Global Bio Conference in Seoul, South Korea Sept. 3.

Oddsmakers placing their bets on which drugs will be in play for round 3 of the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) price negotiations are doing some reshuffling, thanks to an orphan drug provision tucked into the Trump administration’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) that was signed into law on the Fourth of July.

In July 2025, BioWorld recorded 140 clinical trial updates spanning phases I through III, a significant drop from 254 updates tracked in June. Of the July data, 16 trials reported successful phase III results, while four studies were reported as failures.

The Korea Pharmaceutical Traders Association said Aug. 26 that it signed a strategic agreement with Korea Trade Insurance Corp. to support South Korean companies exporting biopharmaceutical materials overseas.

The Korea Pharmaceutical Traders Association said Aug. 26 that it signed a strategic agreement with Korea Trade Insurance Corp. to support South Korean companies exporting biopharmaceutical materials overseas.