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Invivyd Names Marc Elia CEO Ahead Of VYD2311 Phase 3 COVID Readout

Invivyd said Elia, a board member since 2022 and current chairman, will now hold both chairman and CEO roles. The leadership change comes as the company prepares for top-line data from a phase 3 study of VYD2311 in adults and adolescents.

Jonathan BlakeJonathan BlakeSep 4, 2026
FDA Opens TEMPO Pilot To Four Generative AI Devices, Creating A Limited Early-Market PathRegulatory & Policy

FDA Opens TEMPO Pilot To Four Generative AI Devices, Creating A Limited Early-Market Path

The TEMPO pilot gives digital health companies including Cadence and Limbic a route to put products in patients’ hands before formal authorization. For the Food and Drug Administration, the program creates a real-world testing ground for regulating care-influencing generative AI tools while supporting a payment experiment in chronic disease management.

Sophia ReynoldsSophia ReynoldsSep 4, 2026
GSK Bets Up To $1.295 Billion On Hutchmed’s HMPL-A830, Extending Its Asia Deal PushBiopharmaceutical Industry

GSK Bets Up To $1.295 Billion On Hutchmed’s HMPL-A830, Extending Its Asia Deal Push

GSK has licensed worldwide rights to HMPL-A830 outside mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, where Hutchmed retains control. Initial development will focus on colorectal, pancreatic and lung cancers, with Hutchmed running Phase 1 before GSK takes over later-stage development and commercialization.

Daniel ChoDaniel ChoSep 3, 2026
FDA Raises Foreign Trial Scrutiny, Tightening Standards As China Research ExpandsRegulatory & Policy

FDA Raises Foreign Trial Scrutiny, Tightening Standards As China Research Expands

Four FDA officials used an FDA Voices editorial to signal stricter oversight of foreign trial sites, including more resources for inspections, added reviewer training and earlier discussions with sponsors about foreign data provenance. The policy message is broader than any one country, but it arrives amid rising concern about data integrity and human subject protections as trial activity in China has expanded.

Dr. Alex MorganDr. Alex MorganSep 3, 2026
Teva Reports Phase 2a TEV ’408 Win In Celiac Disease, Extending Its IL-15 BetBiotech Innovation

Teva Reports Phase 2a TEV ’408 Win In Celiac Disease, Extending Its IL-15 Bet

In the 50-patient study, adults with celiac disease received TEV ’408 or placebo before a six-week daily gluten challenge. Teva said the antibody significantly reduced intestinal damage versus placebo and reported no safety signals, while signaling that additional phase 2 work is needed before a phase 3 program can proceed.

Dr. Priya NandakumarDr. Priya NandakumarSep 3, 2026
Fortrea Buys Worldwide Early-Phase Unit For $45 Million, Expanding Texas CapacityBiopharmaceutical Industry

Fortrea Buys Worldwide Early-Phase Unit For $45 Million, Expanding Texas Capacity

Fortrea said the acquisition will bring Worldwide’s clinical pharmacology unit and bioanalytical laboratory operations into its clinical pharmacology services business unit. The transaction is aimed at adding early-phase capacity and reducing handoffs between clinical and bioanalytical functions, while Worldwide plans to use the proceeds to support its late-stage focus areas.

Dr. Priya NandakumarDr. Priya NandakumarSep 3, 2026
UniQure Files AMT-130 For FDA And U.K. Review, Reopening A Huntington’s Gene Therapy Path After FDA ReversalRegulatory & Policy

UniQure Files AMT-130 For FDA And U.K. Review, Reopening A Huntington’s Gene Therapy Path After FDA Reversal

The applications put AMT-130 on track to become the first genetic treatment for Huntington’s disease if regulators agree that three-year Phase 1/2 data can support accelerated approval. The bigger signal is regulatory: the case tests how far the FDA will go in accepting external controls and small-population gene therapy data after a public dispute inside the agency earlier this year.

Emily CarterEmily CarterSep 2, 2026
SEC And FDA Sign Three-Year Information-Sharing Pact, Tightening Biopharma Insider Trading ScrutinyRegulatory & Policy

SEC And FDA Sign Three-Year Information-Sharing Pact, Tightening Biopharma Insider Trading Scrutiny

The pact does not create entirely new SEC powers, but it gives both agencies a more formal mechanism to exchange non-public information and route requests through designated points of contact. For biopharma companies, the practical implication is a tighter link between what is said to investors and what the FDA may know about clinical trials, approvals, and other regulated events.

Dr. Priya NandakumarDr. Priya NandakumarSep 2, 2026

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