● CalciMedica is pivoting toward pulmonary hypertension after discontinuing lead drug Auxora in a Phase 2 acute kidney injury trial following a safety signal.
● aTyr Pharma cut its workforce by roughly 60% on August 7, 2026, reducing annualized operating expenses by about $13 million starting in the fourth quarter.
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