Janssen Pharmaceutical’s loss in a False Claims Act (FCA) case for the company’s HIV treatments resulted in judgments of roughly $1.6 billion – an outcome the company appealed to the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
Regulatory snapshots, including global drug submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: Aldeyra, Atara, Candel, GSK, Leo, Sprout, Verastem.
Biopharma happenings, including deals and partnerships, grants, preclinical data and other news in brief: 3Sbio, Bavarian Nordic, Gate Bioscience, Genentech, Eli Lilly, Kling Bio, Matchpoint, Novartis, Pfizer, Roche, Rocket, Sanofi, Verve.
In June 2025, BioWorld tracked 254 clinical trial updates across phases I to III, up from 223 in May, 151 in April and 197 in March. Of the June updates, 24 trials reported positive phase III results, while only one was reported as a failure.
Brandon Capital Partners Pty Ltd., Australia’s largest life sciences venture capital firm, announced the final close of its sixth fund at AU$439 million (US$288 million), the VC’s largest fund to date.
Memo Therapeutics AG is laying plans to advance its BK polyomavirus neutralizing monoclonal antibody potravitug into phase III development after reporting positive phase II results in treating infections in immunocompromised kidney transplant patients.