AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoCancer Drug Deal: Mankind Pharma will pay €48 million for a 70% stake in Belgian biotech Armed Cell Therapeutics, adding CAR-T programs for lymphoma and small-cell lung cancer. Obesity Treatment: Fractyl Health says its pivotal study met a six-month endpoint, with patients retaining more GLP-1-associated weight loss after stopping treatment than the sham group; longer-term results are still pending. Drug Approval Setback: Europe’s medicines committee upheld a negative opinion on Omeros’ narsoplimab for a serious transplant complication, despite the drug’s U.S. approval. Patient Data Risk: Five healthcare vendor breaches exposed data linked to nearly 36 million people, including medical and insurance details. Public Health Technology: Battelle secured a five-year, $12.3 million CDC contract to support its environmental health tracking network, plus a place on a separate support-services agreement. Digital Health Costs: Withings now charges new users $9.95 a month to sync health data with third-party apps such as Apple Health and Google Health Connect.
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