The Magazine for Sleep Professionals
Wednesday, October 28, 2026
Takeda announced that ORZEYFUL (oveporexton) is now available in Japan and China for the treatment of narcolepsy type 1 (NT1), providing first access to clinicians to prescribe treatment with the new class of medicine. ORZEYFUL is a first-in-class orexin receptor 2 (OX2R) agonist, in tablet form, designed to treat the […]
Mosanna Therapeutics, Inc., announced results from its Phase 1 MOSAIC study. MOS118 was safe and well tolerated across all doses, with no serious adverse events reported. These results support progression of the study into patients with OSA. “With these results we can now proceed to evaluate MOS118 in the patients it […]
Lilly announced detailed results from TRIUMPH-2, a Phase 3 trial evaluating the efficacy and safety of retatrutide, an investigational, first-in-class GIP, GLP-1, and glucagon triple hormone receptor agonist, in adults with type 2 diabetes and obesity or overweight. At 80 weeks, all doses of retatrutide (4 mg, 9 mg, and […]
BridgeBio Pharma, Inc., presented new exploratory analyses from PROPEL 3, the global Phase 3 pivotal study of oral infigratinib in children living with achondroplasia, showing directionally favorable trends beyond growth across medical complications associated with achondroplasia, including sleep apnea, otitis media, and body composition. These data were presented at the […]
Alkermes plc announced the publication of data from the Vibrance‑1 phase 2 study of alixorexton in adults with narcolepsy type 1 (NT1) in The Lancet Neurology. Alixorexton is a novel, investigational, oral, selective orexin 2 receptor (OX2R) agonist in development for the treatment of NT1, narcolepsy type 2 (NT2) and […]
Alkermes plc announced plans to present new data from its industry-leading portfolio of sleep medicine research at SLEEP 2026, the 40th annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies (APSS), taking place June 14-17, 2026 in Baltimore, MD. The company will present 26 abstracts, including posters featuring LUMRYZ® (sodium oxybate) extended-release oral […]
Many more people work very early morning shifts than overnight ones, and a large proportion struggle with excessive sleepiness from shift work disorder, leading to problems with focus, performance and safety. A new clinical trial by investigators from Mass General Brigham found that the wake-promoting drug solriamfetol (Sunosi) helped early […]
Apnimed, Inc., announced that it has entered into a senior secured credit facility for up to $150 million with funds managed by HealthCare Royalty Partners (“HCRx”). The capital is expected to support commercial readiness activities and the planned U.S. launch of Apnimed’s lead product candidate, AD109, if approved by the […]
Alkermes plc, announced the initiation of the Brilliance Studies, a phase 3 program evaluating the safety and efficacy of alixorexton compared to placebo in adults with narcolepsy type 1 (NT1) and narcolepsy type 2 (NT2). Alixorexton is the company’s novel, investigational, oral, selective orexin 2 receptor (OX2R) agonist in development […]
Sunrise Group announced results from the SUNSAS clinical study, now published in The Lancet Regional Health – Europe, a leading international medical journal. Supported by the French Ministry of Health through the Forfait Innovation program, this study is the largest randomized controlled trial to date evaluating an at-home diagnostic pathway for obstructive […]
