Eli Lilly’s $3.25B acquisition of Kelonia Therapeutics caps startup’s tortuous ride
Eli Lilly is spending $3.25 billion to acquire Kelonia Therapeutics, a small biotech company developing cell therapies for…
Trump drug tariffs, loopholes, peptides, statins: Readout Newsletter
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Robert Califf says political influence is a ‘serious problem’ at FDA| STAT
Hundreds of individualized treatments for rare diseases could become available over the next decade — but only if…
Hims & Hers Health addresses scrutiny of GLP-1 compounding| STAT
Katie Palmer covers telehealth, clinical artificial intelligence, and the health data economy — with an emphasis on the…
Pharma companies turn to Trump-connected firms for FDA lobbying
Pharmaceutical giants, seeing a wave of new risks and potential rewards in President Trump’s second term, are boosting…
Humira, the “health care economy,” Medicaid: Health Care Inc.
Bob Herman covers health insurance, government programs, hospitals, physicians, and other providers — reporting on how money influences…
Prasad overruled FDA staff to reject Moderna flu vaccine application
WASHINGTON — Top Food and Drug Administration official Vinay Prasad overruled the agency’s reviewers when he refused to accept…
Why many global drugs never reach Japan
For years, Japan’s “drug lag” was shorthand for slow regulatory reviews and delayed approvals compared with the U.S.…
Investors put money into Europe and biobased chemicals
Two beleaguered corners of the chemical enterprise—Europe and the biobased chemical industry—are enjoying a bit of good…
Join Sept. 18 with George Church and this year’s top biotech startups
I asked AI the other day how many biotechs have been co-founded by Harvard’s George Church. About 50…
Molecular Health and Axxam enter into a strategic
MILAN, Italy and HEIDELBERG, Germany, June 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Axxam S.p.A., a premier provider of integrated…
Trump administration fires FDA employees
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration terminated employees at the Food and Drug Administration on Saturday night, three sources…