SHERIDAN, WYOMING – July 21, 2025 – Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) and Pfizer have announced a strategic move to offer their blockbuster blood thinner Eliquis directly to U.S. patients at a 40% discount off the current list price—marking a significant shift in their market approach ahead of Medicare’s negotiated pricing, which takes effect in 2026.
SHERIDAN, WYOMING – July 21, 2025 – Bristol Myers Squibb’s (BMS) leading anemia therapy, Reblozyl, has failed to meet its primary endpoint in a pivotal Phase III trial for myelofibrosis-associated anemia, highlighting the ongoing challenges in addressing this difficult-to-treat condition.
SHERIDAN, WYOMING – July 21, 2025 – GlaxoSmithKline’s ambitions to relaunch its antibody-drug conjugate Blenrep for multiple myeloma treatment faced a critical blow last Thursday, as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee (ODAC) rejected two proposed combination therapies over persistent safety and dosing concerns.
Safety Risks and Dosing Shortfalls Undermine Confidence
SHERIDAN, WYOMING – July 21, 2025 – Sarepta Therapeutics has taken bold steps to reshape its business, unveiling a sweeping organizational overhaul that includes significant workforce reductions, a strategic pipeline pivot, and a new safety warning on its flagship gene therapy product. The move, announced late Wednesday, is positioning the company for long-term resilience — a shift that has already caught the attention of analysts and investors alike.
Strategic Restructuring Targets Operational Focus
SHERIDAN, WYOMING – July 21, 2025 – Novartis is intensifying its strategic push to relocate key drug manufacturing operations to the United States, aiming to safeguard its U.S. market position against potential tariff impacts. In its second-quarter earnings call last Thursday, CEO Vas Narasimhan emphasized the urgency of reshoring production, while acknowledging the complexity of fully transitioning manufacturing operations.
Novartis Targets Full U.S. Production for Key Medicines
SHERIDAN, WYOMING – July 21, 2025 – Wellhub, a global corporate wellbeing platform, has announced today the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire Urban Sports Club, a leading European provider of corporate fitness programs and consumer wellness offerings. This strategic acquisition positions Wellhub to strengthen its presence in Europe while enhancing its portfolio of wellbeing solutions for corporate clients and their employees.
Expanding Reach in a Growing Corporate Wellbeing Market
SHERIDAN, WYOMING – July 12, 2025 – Moderna has received full approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its COVID-19 vaccine, Spikevax, for children aged 6 months through 11 years who are at higher risk of contracting the disease, reinforcing the company’s position as a key innovator in the mRNA vaccine space.
Spikevax, which had previously been available to children only under an emergency use authorization, is now fully approved for:
SHERIDAN, WYOMING – July 12, 2025 – A landmark release of 200 complete response letters (CRLs) by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has unveiled a decade of regulatory decisions behind once-rejected therapies, now approved and on the market. Among the most revealing cases are Eli Lilly’s Alzheimer’s treatment Kisunla, Sarepta’s Duchenne muscular dystrophy drug Vyondys 53, and Gilead’s long-acting HIV therapy Sunlenca.
SHERIDAN, WYOMING – July 8, 2025 – Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. has significantly expanded its presence in the digital PCR market with the launch of four new Droplet Digital™ PCR (ddPCR™) platforms, reinforcing its position as a global leader in life science research and clinical diagnostics. This strategic rollout includes the debut of the QX Continuum™ system and the QX700™ series, the latter resulting from Bio-Rad’s recent acquisition of digital PCR innovator Stilla Technologies.
Comprehensive ddPCR Portfolio Supports Precision and Scalability
SHERIDAN, WYOMING – July 8, 2025 – Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. has announced a significant expansion of its recombinant monoclonal anti-idiotypic antibody and SpyCatcher reagent portfolios, reinforcing its support for bioanalytical assay development and antibody drug discovery across the life sciences sector.
Extended antibody coverage for leading biotherapeutics