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Regulator and Funder? FDA’s Orphan Products Grants Program awards significant funding to help move promising treatments through clinical development

FDA Law Blog

The Clinical Trials Grants Program provides funding for clinical trials that evaluate the safety and efficacy of potential treatments for rare diseases to help move promising treatments through clinical development.

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BridgeBio’s Attruby (Acoramidis): A New, More Potent TTR Stabilizer for ATTR-CM

XTalks

Patient advocacy groups, including the Amyloidosis Support Groups led by Muriel Finkel, highlight the transformative impact of Attruby on the lives of those with ATTR-CM.

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Merck Announces Retirement of Dr. Roy D. Baynes; Dr. Eliav Barr Appointed Head of Global Clinical Development and Chief Medical Officer

The Pharma Data

Baynes, head of Global Clinical Development (GCD) and Chief Medical Officer, Merck Research Laboratories (MRL), will be retiring from Merck in July. He also led the expansion of Merck’s research and development in China and Japan. “It Baynes will be succeeded by Dr. Eliav Barr, senior vice president, Global Clinical Development.

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Lilly’s Lepodisiran Achieves Over 90% Reduction in Heart Disease Marker in Phase II Trial

XTalks

The Phase II results were presented at the American College of Cardiology 2025 Scientific Sessions. Lilly shared that the ACCLAIM-Lp(a) Phase III clinical development program is currently enrolling. The findings suggest that lepodisiran could offer a durable treatment option for individuals with elevated Lp(a) levels.

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Bayer extends clinical development program for finerenone with Phase III study in patients with non-diabetic chronic kidney disease

The Pharma Data

The cardiology franchise at Bayer already includes a number of products and several other compounds in various stages of preclinical and clinical development.

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Velocity Hosts Global CARE Council Summit

Velocity Clinical Research

The summit focused on Velocity’s Diabetes + Obesity, MASH, Vaccine, Cardiology, and Women’s Health CARE Councils, along with a few areas in development.

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Bayer extends clinical development program for finerenone with Phase II study investigating the initial combination therapy with empagliflozin in patients with chronic kidney disease and type 2 diabetes

The Pharma Data

The cardiology franchise at Bayer already includes a number of products and several other compounds in various stages of preclinical and clinical development. About Bayer Bayer is a global enterprise with core competencies in the life science fields of health care and nutrition.