Your fast, high-signal look at everything that moved biotech, medtech, and pharma today. The BioMed Nexus Daily Update delivers the most important regulatory moves, trial readouts, deals, and industry developments in one concise, easy-to-scan report. Updated every weekday morning.
Merck has secured a pivotal first-mover advantage with the dual FDA approval of IV and subcutaneous Keytruda in platinum-resistant ovarian cancer, effectively building a defensive
The FDA’s high-profile refusal to review Moderna’s mRNA flu vaccine marks a regulatory pivot toward more stringent “gold-standard” comparator requirements, forcing a valuation reset for
Big Pharma is front-loading 2026 pipelines with AI-native discovery platforms and China-sourced clinical assets, as evidenced by nearly $11 billion in new deals from Takeda
⚡ Executive Takeaway The sector enters the second week of February with high-conviction clinical wins from Priovant and a critical regulatory milestone for REGENXBIO—though a
Daily Update: TrumpRx.gov Launches with MFN Pricing The White House’s direct-to-consumer prescription drug platform TrumpRx.gov went live Thursday evening with Most Favored Nation pricing from
Eikon Therapeutics’ $381 million upsized IPO marks the busiest week for biotech public offerings since early 2025, signaling that the “class of 2021” unicorns may
The Department of Health and Human Services launched a $100 million competition for broad-spectrum antivirals yesterday, signaling a decisive policy shift away from mRNA vaccines
Daily Update: FDA PreCheck Launch, Sanofi Venglustat Results The FDA’s new PreCheck pilot program opens for applications as the agency moves to reshore pharmaceutical manufacturing.
Weekly Update: Telehealth Reversion, Obesity Platform Race Today marks Day One of post-pandemic Medicare telehealth. With Congress failing to extend flexibilities through the weekend, health
GRAIL Galleri PMA, Formation Bio $500M, Summit BLA A structural transition is underway: GRAIL’s PMA submission for Galleri marks a watershed moment for liquid biopsy
