STAT+: Altimmune to study obesity drug in alcohol use disorder, following Eli Lilly
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Morning. The Boston biotech scene’s a mess, and Marty Makary’s and Jay Bhattacharya’s nominations have been advanced to the full Senate for FDA and NIH leadership. Also, we see another company testing GLP-1s for alcohol use disorder.
Boston area’s biotech slump is raising concerns
The Boston area biotech sector was for a while bullish that perhaps 2025 was the year everything would turn back around after a prolonged slump. Instead, it finds itself mired in uncertainty thanks to falling stock valuations, layoffs, and far too much open lab space.