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US FDA staff says Guardant's test may fail to detect some pre-cancerous tumors (Reuters)
Aktis to collaborate with Eli Lilly on cancer therapies (Reuters)
In Focus: International
European Pharmacopoeia Gets To Grips With Quality Standards for mRNA Vaccines (Pink Sheet)
France Reveals The Drugs That Are Most Likely To Require Post-Market RWE Studies (Pink Sheet)
EU To Suspend 17-OHPC Preterm Birth Drugs A Year After US Pulled Makena (Pink Sheet)
Dexcom Announced Launch Of One+ CGM In UK, State Of Type 2 Report (MedTech Insight)
Pharma & Biotech
GSK’s asthma push continues as drug succeeds in Phase 3 trials (STAT)
At a flashy new research hub, AstraZeneca lays out ambitious growth goals (STAT)
AltruBio raises $225 million to develop ulcerative colitis drug and other immune checkpoint enhancers (STAT)
AstraZeneca counts on ‘difficult-to-copy’ therapies for big 2030 goal and beyond (Endpoints)
‘A new era of growth’: AstraZeneca aims for $80B revenue, 20 new drugs by 2030 (Endpoints)
Hims’ push into compounded GLP-1 drugs risks scrutiny from Novo Nordisk (Endpoints)
With a fresh $100M, Monte Rosa CEO details plans to move several molecular glues into the clinic (Endpoints)
Sanofi, OpenAI, Formation Bio announce AI drug development partnership (Endpoints)
AI biotech Exscientia to trim nearly a quarter of workforce, following pipeline cut and CEO firing (Endpoints)
AltruBio secures $225M for an updated version of its ulcerative colitis drug (Endpoints)
Medtech
Reports of telehealth’s death have been greatly exaggerated (STAT)
FDA seeks AI tech to predict, detect Parkinson’s symptoms (STAT)
Medtronic heads into earnings having seen rivals prosper (MedTech Dive)
Boston Scientific’s cardiac rhythm system hits pivotal trial goals (MedTech Dive)
Pulsed field ablation poised for fast adoption, analysts say (MedTech Dive)
J&J posts latest Varipulse data while awaiting FDA review (MedTech Dive)
Government, Regulatory & Legal
Class action against UnitedHealth asks about DOJ probe transparency (STAT)
As a primary care physician, here’s how I hope to partner with AI (STAT)
Move over, wastewater. Store-bought milk could be another way to track the bird flu outbreak in cows (STAT)
Regulatory Overhaul Needed For Innovative Techs, Gottlieb Says (MedTech Insight)
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