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Eli Lilly to Acquire Verve Therapeutics for ~$1.3B

Shots: Eli Lilly has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Verve Therapeutics to advance cardiovascular therapies As per the deal, Lilly will acquire Verve for $10.50/share in an all-cash transaction totaling ~$1B, along with one non-tradeable CVR of $3/share tied to first pts dosing with VERVE-102 for ASCVD in P-III trial by year 10 post-closing;…

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Inquis Medical Reports the US FDA’s 510(k) Clearance of AVENTUS Thrombectomy System to Treat Pulmonary Embolism

Shots: The US FDA has granted 510(k) clearance to the AVENTUS Thrombectomy System for the treatment of pulmonary embolism (PE), expanding its prior clearance for use in the peripheral vasculature AVENTUS was evaluated in a completed pivotal IDE trial for aspiration thrombectomy with filtered blood reinfusion in intermediate-risk PE pts, which showed rapid improvement in…

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Supernus Pharmaceuticals to Acquire Sage Therapeutics for ~$795M

Shots: Supernus to acquire Sage Therapeutics, strengthening its neuropsychiatry product portfolio with Zurzuvae (zuranolone), & a novel CNS discovery platform As per the deal, Sage’s shareholders will receive $8.5/share in an all-cash transaction totaling ~$561M, along with one non-tradeable CVR of $3.50/share (~$234M) tied to Zurzuvae milestones: $1 each for US sales allocable to Supernus reaching $250M (by…

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NextCure Signs a ~$745M Licensing Agreement with Simcere Zaiming for SIM0505

Shots: Simcere has granted NextCure exclusive global rights to develop, manufacture, & commercialize SIM0505 to treat solid tumors, excl. Greater China, where Simcere will retain its rights As per the deal, Simcere will receive ~$745M in upfront, development, regulatory & sales milestones, along with net sales-based royalties up to double-digits outside of Greater China. NextCure…

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CSL Receives the US FDA Approval for Andembry as a Prophylactic Treatment of Hereditary Angioedema (HAE)

Shots:   The US FDA has approved Andembry (garadacimab-gxii) for HAE pts (≥12yrs); commercially available before Jun 2025 end Approval was based on P-III (VANGUARD) trial assessing Andembry (n=39) vs PBO (n=25) for 6mos., which showed 62% pts remained attack-free, with reduction in overall HAE attacks by >99% median & 89.2% mean, as well as attacks requiring…

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Johnson & Johnson Reports P-II (RedirecTT-1) Trial Data on Talvey + Tecvayli for R/R Multiple Myeloma

Shots:  J&J has reported P-II (RedirecTT-1) trial data on Talvey (talquetamab-tgvs) + Tecvayli (teclistamab-cqyv) in 90 heavily pretreated r/r MM pts with extramedullary disease, where 84.4% were triple-class refractory, 35.6% penta-drug refractory, 20% had prior BCMA CAR-T, & 8.9% had prior bsAb exposure Trial showed a 78.9% ORR, with 54.4% achieving CR or better, incl.…

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Bracco Imaging & Subtle Medical’s AiMIFY Receives the European CE Mark Approval for Enhanced Brain MRI 

Shots: Bracco Imaging & Subtle Medical have received the European MDR CE Mark approval for their AI-powered AiMIFY software for brain MRI; phased commercial availability expected from late 2025 to early 2026 AiMIFY has depicted consistent efficacy across extensive validation data, incl. diverse pts demographics, pathologies, lesion sizes, MRI sequences, scanner vendors, & acquisition orientations…

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Merck Receives the US FDA’s Approval for Perioperative Keytruda for Locally Advanced Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (LA-HNSCC)

Shots: The US FDA has approved neoadj. Keytruda followed by adj. Keytruda + SoC radiotherapy (RT) ± cisplatin & then as a single agent to treat operable LA-HNSCC based on P-III (KEYNOTE-689) trial Trial assessed neoadj. Keytruda (200mg, IV, Q3W × 2 cycles), followed by adj. Keytruda (15 cycles) + SoC RT ± cisplatin vs…

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