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Pharmaceuticals News 18 October 2025 - 30 October 2025

Novo Nordisk (NVO) Stock Tanks as Weight-Loss Empire Faces Boardroom Coup and Fierce Rivalry

Novo Nordisk hijacks Pfizer’s Metsera deal with a $9B bid – obesity-drug war heats up

Novo’s counter-offer details Novo Nordisk’s proposal is unsolicited, meaning Metsera’s board and shareholders will now review it against Pfizer’s agreement. Novo emphasizes that Metsera’s experimental therapies would be “complementary” to its own obesity portfolioreuters.com. According to MarketScreener (Dow Jones Newswires), the bid is $56.50 in cash per Metsera share plus $21.25 in milestone CVRsmarketscreener.com. By contrast, Pfizer’s September deal was $4.9B upfront (about $28.50/share) plus CVRs, for up to ~$7.3Bts2.techreuters.com. Novo’s offer thus values the company at roughly $6.5B upfront, sweetened to ~$9B with earnouts. Novo’s CEO Maziar “Mike” Doustdar hailed the move as proof of the company’s ambition. In
30 October 2025
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Merck (MRK) Stock Could Skyrocket: Key Drug Approvals & Analyst Targets Unveiled

Merck (MRK) Stock Dips on Earnings Beat — Will Pipeline Boost Spur a Rally?

Merck’s stock price dipped on Oct 30, 2025 even as it delivered a strong third-quarter report. The company posted $17.28 B in Q3 sales and $2.58 adjusted EPS – above analyst forecastsmarketscreener.com. Sales of Keytruda, its blockbuster cancer drug, grew about 10% (to $8.1 B)marketscreener.com, offsetting a drop in Gardasil vaccine revenue. Despite the beat, Merck narrowed its 2025 sales outlook (now $64.5–65.0 B) while slightly raising profit guidancemarketscreener.com, a cautious stance that likely weighed on the share price. Pipeline and Drug Approvals Drive Hopes Beyond the quarterly numbers, recent product news is energizing Merck’s outlook. In September 2025 the FDA approved Keytruda
30 October 2025
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Big Pharma’s Billion-Dollar Bet: Inside Eli Lilly’s $5B Virginia Factory and America’s New Drug Manufacturing Boom

Eli Lilly Stock on Fire: GLP-1 Bonanza, Big Earnings & AI Pivot Drive Rally

LLY Stock Snapshot and Recent Moves Eli Lilly’s stock (NYSE: LLY) has been on a tear this year, driven by blockbuster drug sales and upbeat guidance. As of Oct. 29, 2025, LLY traded near $813.53investing.com. After hitting highs in the mid-$850s in early October, the shares have pulled back modestly (closing about 2% lower in the past week). Trading volume and technical indicators suggest a consolidation phase after the recent rallyintellectia.aiintellectia.ai. Over the past 12 months LLY has significantly outperformed the broader market, in large part thanks to its GLP-1 diabetes/obesity franchise. Wall Street now assigns it a Moderate Buy consensus;
30 October 2025
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Ernexa Therapeutics (ERNA) Skyrockets on Cancer Therapy Deal – Will Rally Last?

Ernexa Therapeutics (ERNA) Skyrockets on Cancer Therapy Deal – Will Rally Last?

ERNA Stock Soars on Cell Therapy Breakthrough Ernexa Therapeutics Inc. – a small Cambridge, MA biotech formerly known as Eterna Therapeutics – saw its stock skyrocket on October 29 after unveiling a major collaboration to advance its cutting-edge cancer therapy. By Wednesday afternoon, ERNA shares were up about 48% as investors piled in on news that Ernexa is partnering with Cellipont Bioservices to scale up ERNA-101 for clinical trialsstocktwits.com. “Shares of Ernexa Therapeutics (ERNA) traded 48% higher on Wednesday afternoon after Cellipont Bioservices announced that it has entered into a collaboration with the company,” Stocktwits reportedstocktwits.com. The stock, which had
29 October 2025
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Regeneron Stock Rockets on Strong Q3, Dupixent Boom – Analysts See 27% Upside

Regeneron Stock Rockets on Strong Q3, Dupixent Boom – Analysts See 27% Upside

Key points: Regeneron (NASDAQ: REGN) shares recently traded around $580–$585 (closing at $585.31 on Oct 27) after a slight pullback earlier in the month investing.com. Over the past week REGN is up roughly 1–2%, recovering from a low in the high $570s investing.com. In its Oct. 28 earnings release, Regeneron reported Q3 2025 revenue of $3.75 billion (+1% y/y), led by a 27% jump in Dupixent (its eczema/asthma drug) to $4.86 billion stocktitan.net. The company also won FDA approval for Libtayo in a high-risk skin cancer indication (first-ever immunotherapy in that setting), and positive EU reviews for Libtayo and Dupixent stocktitan.net. Wall
28 October 2025
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Pharma Giants Converge in Frankfurt – Obesity Drug Boom & Tech Innovations Fuel $1.7 Trillion Industry Future

Pharma Giants Converge in Frankfurt – Obesity Drug Boom & Tech Innovations Fuel $1.7 Trillion Industry Future

Sources: CPHI Frankfurt event coveragecontractpharma.comgxpnews.net; GxP Newsgxpnews.netgxpnews.net; The Medicine Maker/Conexiantconexiant.comconexiant.com; GlobeNewswire (Hengdian/Apeloa)globenewswire.com; Evaluate Pharma forecastevaluate.comevaluate.com; Reutersreuters.com; TechStock² / TS2 Techts2.techts2.tech; TS2 Techts2.techts2.tech.
28 October 2025
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Pfizer Stock Surges 15% on Trump’s Pricing Pact & $7.3B Obesity Deal – Can the Rally Last?

Pfizer (PFE) Stock Rebounds on Trump Drug Deal & Obesity Gamble – Can the Rally Last?

PFE Stock Price and Recent Performance Pfizer’s stock has endured a rough 2025, trading in the low-to-mid $20s for much of the year and touching multi-year lows. By late September, PFE was around $23.60 – down ~9% year-to-date and ~18% from a year priorts2.tech. It languished near the bottom of its 52-week range ($20.92 – $30.43)ts2.tech as the company faced a post-pandemic hangover: revenues from its COVID-19 vaccine (Comirnaty) and pill (Paxlovid) plummeted from $37.8B in 2022 to about $12.5B in 2024ts2.tech. Wall Street projected Pfizer’s EPS would fall by more than half from 2022 to 2025ts2.tech, reflecting this “COVID
27 October 2025
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Novartis’ $12B Biotech Buyout Shakes Up Avidity Biosciences (RNA) – Is the Rare-Disease Stock Set to Soar?

Novartis’ $12B Biotech Buyout Shakes Up Avidity Biosciences (RNA) – Is the Rare-Disease Stock Set to Soar?

Bottom Line: Avidity Biosciences’ stock is set to explode higher on Novartis’s $12 billion buyout, capping off a dramatic run fueled by breakthrough science and takeover buzz. The high-premium deal underscores the massive value of RNA therapeutics for rare diseases – and signals that big pharma’s biotech spending spree isn’t slowing down. While Avidity’s chapter as an independent company is closing, its novel treatments may reach patients faster under Novartis’s umbrella. Investors now await the finalization of the deal (and SpinCo details), as Wall Street cheers another biotech success story in the making. 🏥💥 Sources: reuters.comreuters.combusiness-standard.combiospace.combiospace.commarketbeat.comts2.techmarketbeat.comsahmcapital.comsahmcapital.combiospace.combiospace.combusiness-standard.comreuters.combusiness-standard.comreuters.comreuters.comts2.techts2.techbiospace.combiospace.combiospace.combiospace.com
26 October 2025
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Reviva Pharma Rockets 28% on Schizophrenia Trial Win – Analysts Eye 1000% Upside

Reviva Pharma Rockets 28% on Schizophrenia Trial Win – Analysts Eye 1000% Upside

As of Oct 24, 2025, RVPH shares trade around $0.57 investing.com, after a volatile October run (ranging roughly $0.26–$0.84). The stock has surged ~28% on Oct 23 (to $0.5675 markets.financialcontent.com) after a prior drop (–23% on Oct 8 benzinga.com). Recent catalysts include completion of a 1-year Phase 3 trial (brilaroxazine OLE) showing robust, sustained efficacy revivapharma.com, and plans for an FDA meeting in Q4 2025 toward a 2026 NDA revivapharma.com. Reviva also raised capital via equity offerings (~$10M in Q2 and ~$9M in Sept revivapharma.com revivapharma.com) to fund its CNS pipeline. Analysts remain extremely bullish – consensus is “Strong Buy”
24 October 2025
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AbbVie Stock Skyrocketing? Analysts Say This $230 Biotech Giant Is Just Getting Started

AbbVie (ABBV) Stock Up 28% YTD as New Drug Wins and Analyst Upgrades Fuel Optimism

Key Facts (as of Oct. 23, 2025): Stock Price and Recent Performance AbbVie’s stock has been a standout in 2025. Shares currently hover around $228–$229, up roughly 28% since January and near their highest levels on recorddirectorstalkinterviews.com. By comparison, the S&P 500 healthcare index is up only around half that, so AbbVie is outperforming its sector. The stock’s 52-week high was about $244.8 (reached on Oct. 1)ts2.tech, and its low in the past year was ~$163.8. Notably, AbbVie surged to a record high in mid-September after the company announced a patent settlement ensuring no U.S. generics for its key drug
23 October 2025
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Big Pharma’s Billion-Dollar Bet: Inside Eli Lilly’s $5B Virginia Factory and America’s New Drug Manufacturing Boom

Eli Lilly (LLY) Stock Soars on Obesity-Drug Boom — Is $1,000 Next?

Stock Performance and Recent Moves Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY) has been on a tear in October 2025. After closing around $726 on Sept. 29, the stock surged more than 9% in the following days, briefly spiking to about $832 on Oct. 1ts2.techts2.tech. Trading volume was heavy and analysts pointed to a “perfect storm” of news – Eli Lilly’s weight-loss and Alzheimer’s drug advances were cited as key drivers. As one tech-stock analysis observed, traders noted “bullish options activity and growing excitement over Lilly’s weight-loss drugs and Alzheimer’s research” fueling the rallyts2.tech. By Oct. 23, LLY was trading near $818tradingview.com, solidly
23 October 2025
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Scienture Holdings (SCNX) Stock Skyrockets on FDA Drug Launch – Will the Rally Last?

Scienture Holdings (SCNX) Stock Skyrockets on FDA Drug Launch – Will the Rally Last?

SCNX Stock Soars on Arbli Launch News Scienture’s stock has been on a rollercoaster in late October amid excitement over Arbli’s rollout. The initial catalyst came on October 16, 2025, when the company announced Arbli™ was available through major wholesalers – making it the first FDA-approved liquid losartan on the market ts2.tech. That morning, SCNX shares surged over 30% from the prior day’s $0.72 close, even hitting an intraday high around $1.12 before profit-taking set in ts2.tech. By mid-day Oct. 16, Reuters reported the stock had pulled back near $0.71 ts2.tech, indicating traders sold into the early pop. Still, the
23 October 2025
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Avadel Stock Rockets on $2.1B Alkermes Buyout Offer – Key Developments & Analyst Takeaways

Avadel Stock Rockets on $2.1B Alkermes Buyout Offer – Key Developments & Analyst Takeaways

Alkermes Buyout Sparks Rally in AVDL Stock On Oct. 22, 2025, Alkermes announced it would acquire Avadel for $18.50 cash per share plus a $1.50 contingent value right (CVR) tied to an FDA approval for idiopathic hypersomnia, valuing the deal at up to $2.1 billion prnewswire.com. The all-cash offer represents roughly a 12% premium to Avadel’s recent trading range. Avadel CEO Greg Divis hailed the terms as “a compelling outcome for our shareholders” prnewswire.com, while Alkermes CEO Richard Pops said the deal is “a pivotal step” to accelerate Alkermes’ entry into the sleep-medicine market prnewswire.com. Avadel’s board and Alkermes’ board have
22 October 2025
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Novo Nordisk (NVO) Stock Tanks as Weight-Loss Empire Faces Boardroom Coup and Fierce Rivalry

Novo Nordisk (NVO) Stock Tanks as Weight-Loss Empire Faces Boardroom Coup and Fierce Rivalry

Boardroom Shake-Up Spurs Investor Nerves Novo’s stock slide accelerated this week amid a dramatic boardroom conflict. On Oct. 21, the Novo Nordisk Foundation (the company’s controlling shareholder) announced it would remove chair Helge Lund and six other independent directors. A Reuters report noted that this “boardroom coup” came amid disagreement over strategy and a push for “a sharper focus on the key U.S. market to revive sales” reuters.com reuters.com. Former CEO Lars Rebien Sørensen is set to take over as chair for 2–3 years reuters.com. Trading reacted sharply. Novo’s Copenhagen-listed shares briefly plunged 6% on Oct. 17 when President Trump
22 October 2025
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Minerva Neurosciences Stock Skyrockets on $200M Lifeline for Schizophrenia Drug

Minerva Neurosciences Stock Skyrockets on $200M Lifeline for Schizophrenia Drug

Stock Soars on Major Funding News Minerva Neurosciences’ stock chart went vertical on Tuesday after the biotech announced an expansive financing deal that effectively triples the company’s market capitalization overnightmarketbeat.com. In pre-market trading on Oct. 21, NERV stock jumped as much as 160% on the newsgurufocus.com. The shares opened around $6–7 (up from ~$2.66 prior close) and oscillated near those levels through the day, ultimately marking a 52-week high of $6.97marketbeat.com. By comparison, NERV had traded as low as $1.15 within the past yearmarketbeat.com, reflecting both the dramatic rebound and the extreme volatility inherent in this micro-cap biotech. Such a
21 October 2025
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iBio Stock Surges on Bullish Analyst Calls and Obesity Drug Breakthroughs

iBio Stock Surges on Bullish Analyst Calls and Obesity Drug Breakthroughs

IBIO Stock Price and Recent Volatility As of midday October 21, 2025, iBio’s stock (NASDAQ: IBIO) trades around $0.89 per sharemarketbeat.com. The price has been volatile in recent days. Last week, shares jumped over 20% in pre-market trading on October 17 after Leerink Partners issued a bullish initiation, although the stock later settled near $0.85 by that day’s closemarketbeat.com. Even with these upticks, iBio’s stock remains well below its levels earlier this year – it began 2025 at ~$2.45 and has declined about 63% year-to-datemarketbeat.com. This underperformance comes amid broader small-cap biotech volatility; by comparison, the biotech sector ETF (XBI)
21 October 2025
SPRO Stock Skyrockets on Breakthrough Oral Antibiotic Data

SPRO Stock Skyrockets on Breakthrough Oral Antibiotic Data

Stock Performance stockanalysis.com stockanalysis.com Spero’s shares have roughly doubled this year, hitting around $2.29 on Oct 20, 2025. The stock has traded in a broad range ($0.51–$3.22 over 52 weeks) stockanalysis.com. Trading volume is light (hundreds of thousands of shares), and the stock’s beta (~1.46) indicates volatility. In recent days, SPRO has climbed on the back of the Phase 3 data. The 50-day moving average (~$2.03) and 200-day average (~$1.83) (see data marketbeat.com) suggest the trend has turned positive after the spring rally. Year-to-date, SPRO is up ~120%, well above the small-cap biotech average. Recent Developments gsk.com gsk.com At IDWeek
21 October 2025
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AI Drug Discovery Darling? Recursion Pharma (RXRX) Stock’s Wild Ride in 2025

Recursion Pharma Stock Soars 16% on AI Buzz and Big Pharma Deals – Can RXRX Keep Climbing?

Stock Soars on Oct 20 Amid Wild October Trading Recursion’s stock is on a rollercoaster ride this month. Early on October 20, RXRX surged ~16–18%, hitting intraday highs near $6.8benzinga.com. The rally comes after shares slid 7.9% on Friday to $5.86stockinvest.us, as traders took profits following a mid-October run-up. Broader market tailwinds helped – the Nasdaq Composite was up ~1% on Monday – and several biotech peers also soared on news (for example, Replimune jumped 100%+ on an FDA decision, and Celcuity climbed 46% on trial data)benzinga.com. Recursion’s sharp rebound Monday recoups some losses from last week’s pullback and underscores
20 October 2025
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Pfizer Stock Surges 15% on Trump’s Pricing Pact & $7.3B Obesity Deal – Can the Rally Last?

Pfizer Stock Surges 15% on Trump’s Pricing Pact & $7.3B Obesity Deal – Can the Rally Last?

Stock Price & Recent Performance Before the late-September rally, Pfizer’s stock had been trading lethargically. As one analysis notes, PFE closed around $23.60 on Sept. 26, roughly flat for the year and down ~9% since January ts2.tech. Over the prior 12 months it had fallen about 18%, weighed down by fading COVID sales and patent losses ts2.tech. Its 52-week range was about $20.9–$30.4 ts2.tech, so the recent surge took it to the upper end of that range. The catalyst was clear: on Sept. 30 Trump’s administration announced the Pfizer pricing deal, and PFE instantly rallied. Shares jumped about 6–7% on
19 October 2025
Rani Therapeutics (RANI) Stock Surges 150% on $1B+ Chugai Collaboration – Analysts Weigh In

Rani Therapeutics (RANI) Stock Surges 150% on $1B+ Chugai Collaboration – Analysts Weigh In

Rani Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotech developing the RaniPill® capsule for oral delivery of biologic drugs, was essentially flat around $0.45–$0.50 from mid-September through early October. On Oct. 17, it announced a collaboration with Chugai (which is majority-owned by Roche reuters.com) to turn one of Chugai’s injectable rare-disease antibodies into a pill formulation. The news, coupled with the new funding, ignited a buying frenzy ts2.tech. By mid-day Friday, RANI was up ~180% on the session ts2.tech, markedly outpacing the broader market’s modest gains (the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite were each up only ~0.5% that day investing.com). Deal Details: Under the Chugai
18 October 2025
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Morgan Stanley stock price bounces after three-day slide; what to watch before Monday

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7 February 2026
Morgan Stanley shares rose 2.34% to $179.96 Friday, snapping a three-day slide as the Dow closed above 50,000 for the first time. About 9.1 million MS shares traded hands. The rebound followed Thursday’s 2.35% drop and came amid renewed rate-cut speculation and surging AI spending. Morgan Stanley remains 6.6% below its January high.
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