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EMA approvals in 2025 reinforce a biology-first regulatory standard, favoring mutation-exact, genotype-defined, and severity-weighted therapies that narrow indications, elevate rare diseases, and reward durability of benefit over rapid market expansion
Convenience at the EMA is no longer cosmetic, it is integral to benefit–risk assessment, with oral, subcutaneous, and low-burden dosing strategies increasingly tied to adherence, long-term outcomes,…
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Innovation peaked in December 2025, as the FDA delivered a wave of approvals spanning cardiometabolic disease, infectious disease, respiratory immunology, rare hematologic disorders, and acute cardiovascular and neurologic conditions highlighting both scientific breadth and clinical precision
Seven notable therapies crossed the regulatory finish line, including LIB Therapeutics’ Lerochol for LDL lowering, Innoviva’s Nuzolvence for gonorrhea, GSK’s Exdensur for asthma with eosinophilic phenotype, Cytokinetics’ Myqorzo…
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AI is revolutionizing healthcare, reshaping drug discovery, protein design, and precision therapeutics. Companies are now tackling previously “undruggable” targets and moving treatments through development pipelines faster than ever
The AI in the healthcare market is exploding. From a valuation of $26.57B in 2024, it is projected to reach $505.59B by 2033, growing at a CAGR of 38.8%. This rapid…
In a healthcare environment defined by rapid scientific leaps and rising patient expectations, two influential forces are quietly reshaping the industry’s very foundation: Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) and Patient Advocacy Groups (PAGs)
Once background contributors, they have emerged as pivotal architects of modern healthcare, steering clinical decisions, shaping scientific narratives, influencing policy, and ensuring that patient voices are not just heard…
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Merck has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Cidara Therapeutics through a subsidiary, adding the company’s lead late-stage antiviral candidate CD388 to its pipeline
Merck will acquire Cidara at $221.50 per share in cash, valuing the deal at approximately $9.2B. The transaction is expected to close in Q1’26
Cidara’s CD388 (currently in P-III) is…
In this episode of CXO Talks, PharmaShots speaks with Vikas Sharma, Chief Business Officer at QurAlis, a biotech company leading the development of precision medicines for neurodegenerative diseases
Vikas discusses the company’s FlexASO platform, a next-generation RNA-targeting technology that tackles the root causes of neurological diseases
Vikas also highlights QurAlis’ lead candidates, QRL-201 and QRL-101,…
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Harnessing in-depth research and data-driven insights, PharmaShots unveils its definitive report on the Top 20 Countries in Healthcare Innovation 2025, a comprehensive guide to the nations setting global benchmarks in healthcare advancement
Through a meticulous blend of quantitative and qualitative analysis, PharmaShots delved into the multifaceted dimensions of healthcare innovation, spotlighting emerging trends such…
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As life sciences organizations increasingly adopt integrated data, AI, and advanced analytics, CRM platforms are becoming powerful tools to anticipate customer needs, personalize engagements, and measure impact in real-time across multiple channels
In the coming years, CRM will transform into a strategic intelligence hub, empowering teams to make data-driven decisions and helping companies…
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Given the high variability and subjectivity of traditional clinical scales, there is an urgent need for objective biomarkers to assess CNS disease progression more reliably
NeuraLight is at the forefront of precision neurology, developing objective and sensitive biomarkers that bring greater accuracy and consistency to CNS research
In this exclusive conversation, Edmund…

