Recon: Republicans revise healthcare measures in tax bill; EU countries rally behind pathway for IVD/drug trials

• Orphan Cures Act re-added to Trump tax bill as Senate prepares to begin vote-a-rama (Fierce Pharma)
• AbbVie snaps up CAR-T company in a deal worth $2.1 billion (STAT)
• Senate GOP tweaks health care measures in tax bill to win holdouts, please parliamentarian (STAT)
• Moderna’s Flu Vaccine Hits Goal, Paving Way for Combo Shot (Bloomberg)
• Europe, US Make Encouraging Noises on Trade Deal (Bloomberg)

• First China Weight Loss Drug Rival to Novo, Lilly Emerges (Bloomberg)
• UK Center To Develop Brain Stimulation Devices Opens (MedTech Insight)
• Apple Tree Partners' biotechs 'face imminent collapse' as firm battles Russian investor in court (Endpoints)
• No ‘Doomsday’ For US Pharma Despite Political Uncertainties, EU Industry Chief Says (Pink Sheet)
• EU Countries Rally Behind Novel Pathway For Combined Drug/IVD Trials (Pink Sheet)

• Mineralys’ Drug Significantly Cut Blood Pressure in Key Study (Bloomberg)
• Torrent Pharma Said to Get $2.3 Billion Credit Line for JB Buy (Bloomberg)
• Amgen’s stomach cancer drug boosts survival in Phase 3, but ocular side effects leave questions (Endpoints)
• Hikma pledges $1B to expand US manufacturing presence (Endpoints)
• Unicycive gets a CRL for chronic kidney disease pill as third-party production issues linger (Endpoints)
• Sage lays off entire staff of 338 amid Supernus acquisition (Fierce Pharma)
• The top 10 pharma drug ad spenders of 2024 (Fierce Pharma)
• At Aspen Ideas, a life science VC sees cause for long-term optimism despite a rocky market (STAT)

• New blood test could predict preeclampsia in the first trimester (STAT)
• OpenAI-backed startup releases new AI models, claiming top performance in making antibodies (Endpoints)
• No Strings Attached: Big Players Chase Insulet In Fast-Growing Tubeless Insulin Pump Market (MedTech Insight)
• Danaher appoints Martin Stumpe as chief technology and AI officer (MedTech Dive)
• Olympus pledges prompt response following FDA import block (MedTech Dive)

• JM Smucker latest food maker to commit to removing artificial dyes (Food Dive)
• Imported Seafood Found to be a Source of Antimicrobial Resistance Genes (Food Safety)
• Talc Isn't Just in Baby Powder. It's Also in Vitamins and Drugs (Bloomberg)

• RFK Jr. says medical journals are ‘corrupt.’ As former NEJM editors, we know he’s wrong (STAT)
• The U.S. must invest in mRNA vaccines against pandemic influenza viruses now (STAT)
• Fallout from Trump’s battle with Harvard extends far beyond Boston (STAT)
• RFK Jr.’s Vaccine Panel Is Turning Misinformation Into Policy (Bloomberg)
• The RFD Process: Time for Reform? (FDA Law Blog)