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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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Novartis led biopharma dealmaking in 2025, executing 23 transactions worth $37.92B with a disciplined, high-impact strategy that balanced scale, science, and strategic fit Â
Dealmaking was spread across high-conviction areas; neuroscience, cardiovascular disease, immunology, and RNA platforms, combining transformational acquisitions with flexible licensing partnerships to build a future-ready pipeline Â
Standout transactions (Avidity, Monte…
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 diseasesÂ
Vikas discusses the company’s FlexASO platform, a next-generation RNA-targeting technology that tackles the root causes of neurological diseasesÂ
Vikas also highlights QurAlis’ lead candidates, QRL-201 and QRL-101,…

