News in Numbers

1bn

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called for action after two of its reports revealed that more than one billion individuals worldwide live with mental health disorders like anxiety and depression.

11%

With GLP1-RA market pressure tightening, Novo Nordisk has trimmed its workforce by 11%.

£200m

As first reported by Reuters, AstraZeneca has halted its planned £200m ($270m) investment in a research facility in Cambridge, UK.

80%

aTyr Pharma shares plunged more than 80% after its Phase III trial in pulmonary sarcoidosis failed to meet its primary endpoint.

$285m

US-based biotech LB Pharmaceuticals has broken the 2025 biotech initial public offering (IPO) drought, raising $285m via a public listing on the US stock market.