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Agios Pharmaceuticals stops tebapivat sickle cell development after mixed Phase 2 results

Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has decided not to advance tebapivat in sickle cell disease after a randomized Phase 2 trial involving 59 participants failed to establish the differentiated clinical profile required for further investment. The Nasdaq-listed rare-disease drug developer said the once-daily pyruvate kinase activator improved haemoglobin and markers of haemolysis, but the response pattern did

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Evidation GLP-1 study reveals major growth runway but exposes widening access gaps

Discover how Evidation’s 165,000-person study reveals GLP-1 growth potential, access gaps and persistence risks shaping obesity care. Read more.

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Shantha Biologics wins high-stakes Novo Nordisk fill-finish mandate in Hyderabad

Read how Shantha Biologics’ Novo Nordisk cartridge fill-finish deal could reshape complex injectable manufacturing in India.

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Pfizer’s Phase 2b obesity data put monthly GLP-1 dosing back in investor focus

Find out how Pfizer’s berobenatide Phase 2b data could reshape monthly GLP-1 obesity treatment and late-stage trial strategy.

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Phoenix and Raven launch direct-to-patient generic semaglutide after Health Canada approval

Generic semaglutide is cheaper, but access is now the real battleground. Phoenix and Raven are testing Canada’s GLP-1 telehealth future.

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Can Cellular Intelligence revive Novo Nordisk’s shelved Parkinson’s cell therapy programme?

Novo shelved the asset, but Cellular Intelligence sees a platform test. Parkinson’s cell therapy now faces its harder commercial trial.

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Can Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy pill reshape the obesity market before Eli Lilly catches up?

Novo Nordisk has the first-mover pill. Eli Lilly has the growth aura. Oral obesity drugs are turning access into the next GLP-1 battleground.

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Why Apotex’s Apo-Semaglutide approval could reshape Canada’s diabetes drug market

Canada has generic Ozempic momentum. Apotex’s approval turns GLP-1 access into a pricing and supply-chain test.

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Can Aspect Biosystems turn government-backed biomanufacturing into a real regenerative medicine advantage?

Aspect Biosystems has secured a $280 million Canada-backed push in regenerative medicine. Read what it means for cellular therapy scale-up.

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Novo Nordisk’s Awiqli approval could change how basal insulin is used in type 2 diabetes

Novo Nordisk’s Awiqli wins FDA approval as the first once-weekly basal insulin. Read what this could change for type 2 diabetes care.

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