Author name: Leonardo Arias

After spinning out of BridgeBio in May 2024, BBOT had an eye on another round of fundraising in 2025. A SPAC quickly emerged as the best option.

Paul Offit, longtime member of the FDA’s vaccine advisory committee and an outspoken critic of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., was recently informed by the Department of Health and Human Services that his services are no longer required.

Public companies, which accounted for about half of AI-enabled devices on the market, had a higher rate of recalls and a lower rate of clinical evidence, according to a JAMA study.

The company received FDA authorization to pair its 780G insulin pump with a glucose sensor made by Abbott, and to use the device for Type 2 diabetes.

Public companies, which accounted for about half of AI-enabled devices on the market, had a higher rate of recalls and a lower rate of clinical evidence, according to a JAMA study.

The investment gives Evernorth greater reach into specialty pharmacy services for providers, which Cigna’s COO has called an “important addressable market expansion opportunity.”

Novartis is licensing ARO-SNCA, a preclinical siRNA therapy for synucleinopathies, a group of neurodegenerative disorders including Parkinson’s disease.

The retail pharmacy giant has also agreed to annually review its practices to ensure the state’s Medicaid program is getting the lowest possible prices for prescription drugs.

“Larger rounds increasingly favor top-tier companies and AI-native startups, leaving other startups fighting for a smaller pool of capital,” the market data firm said.

The court intends to strike down the tariffs by mid-October, pending a Supreme Court review of the ruling.