It was in with the new and out with the old Jan. 3 as the gavel came down on the first session of the 119th U.S. Congress. Although Republicans will control both the House and Senate for the next two years, their narrow majority could prove a challenge to passing some of President-elect Donald Trump’s agenda, including his proposal to cut the corporate tax rate to 15% for companies that manufacture their products in the U.S. Read More
The U.K. is embarking on the biggest overhaul of clinical trials regulations in 20 years in a bid to retake ground that was lost following Brexit, when the Medicines and Healthcare products Agency was excised from the EMA’s regulatory system. Read More
After raising AU$16.75 million (US$10.4 million) in a series A round, Celosia Therapeutics Pty Ltd. is heading toward the clinic with its novel gene therapy that targets TDP-43, a protein directly linked to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) pathology. Read More
Psychedelic drugs continued to make regulatory and clinical headway, as non-believers converted to believers in the category once regarded with skepticism, to say the least. Read More
Companies working in the field of women’s health have long struggled for funding, but as the number of these companies increase and new dedicated venture capital funds emerge, the conversation is changing. Read More
Around the end of every year, the media reports on pregnancy and women who give birth on the last and first days of the new year. They tell their stories, the names of their babies and the cities where they were born. While 2024 was coming to an end, gynecologists and other researchers finalized their publications to improve the health of women and their babies. The formation of the placenta or the study of preeclampsia are some of the first and last stories that greet and say goodbye to 2024. Those of 2025 will be born soon. Read More
Biopharma companies secured $102.15 billion in funding in 2024, a 44% increase from $70.97 billion in the full-year 2023 and significantly higher than the $60.81 billion raised in 2022. December financings reached $4.69 billion, marking an increase from $3.6 billion in November. Read More
Biopharma happenings, including deals and partnerships, grants, preclinical data and other news in brief: Atavistik Bio, Hutchmed, Hutchison, Hookipa, Pfizer, Poolbeg, Pharmanovia, Radius. Read More
Regulatory snapshots, including global drug submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: Capricor, Hutchmed, Micurx, Siga. Read More