Vanda's VQW-765 Fails Phase III Social Anxiety Trial; Program on Hold

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Vanda's VQW-765 Fails Phase III Social Anxiety Trial; Program on Hold

Washington – October 14, 2026 -- Vanda Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: VNDA) has put its VQW-765 program on hold after the Phase III Study 3201 in adults with social anxiety disorder missed its primary endpoint, and the company said the data did not confirm earlier Phase II findings.

Phase III trial misses primary and key secondary endpoints

Study 3201 (NCT07221578) tested VQW-765 as an on-demand treatment for acute anxiety. Female participants who received the drug showed no statistically significant difference in distress from those who received placebo during the performance phase of the Trier Social Stress Test (TSST). The primary endpoint was measured on the Subjective Units of Distress Scale (SUDS), a 0-to-100 self-rating of nervousness.

The study also missed its key secondary endpoint, SUDS during the TSST performance phase in the full male and female population.

Dry Type Transformer Market Seen at $12.6B by 2032 on Data Centers

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Dry Type Transformer Market Seen at $12.6B by 2032 on Data Centers

Noida – – October 14, 2026 -- The global dry type transformer market will grow from USD 7,074.50 million in 2024 to USD 12,617.21 million by 2032, a CAGR of 7.50%, according to a Credence Research Inc. assessment. Spending on electrical distribution, commercial buildings, renewable integration and data centers is lifting demand for oil-free designs.

Asia Pacific holds 34% of 2024 revenue, ahead of North America and Europe

Asia Pacific is the largest region at 34%, supported by manufacturing investment, renewable integration and urban electrification in China, India and Japan. North America follows at 28%, driven by data center expansion, commercial retrofits and power infrastructure spending. Europe holds 25%, with grid modernization, rail applications and building efficiency standards shaping orders.

Select Water Upsizes Notes to $900M at 7.625% to Fund Pilot Deal

Gainesville, Texas – October 14, 2026 -- Select Water Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: WTTR) priced an upsized $900 million offering of 7.625% senior notes due 2034 through its subsidiary Select Water Holdings LLC, raising the deal by $100 million from the initial $800 million.

Notes priced at par with semiannual coupons starting May 2027

The notes mature on November 1, 2034, and pay interest at 7.625% per year on May 1 and November 1. The first payment is due May 1, 2027. The offering is expected to close on October 21, 2026, subject to customary closing conditions.

The notes are guaranteed jointly and severally on a senior unsecured basis by existing subsidiaries that are borrowers or guarantors under the revolving credit facility. Future restricted subsidiaries that guarantee certain indebtedness of the issuer or a guarantor under any credit facility will also guarantee them.

The RealReal to Report Q3 2026 Results on October 29

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The RealReal to Report Q3 2026 Results on October 29

San Francisco – October 14, 2026 -- The RealReal (Nasdaq: REAL) will release its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2026, after the market closes on October 29, 2026.

Management hosts earnings call at 2:00 p.m. Pacific on October 29

The online marketplace for authenticated resale luxury goods will review the results on a conference call at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time (5:00 p.m. Eastern Time). The call follows the after-close release on the same day.

Live webcast requires registration, archive follows the call

Investors can follow the call through a live webcast on the company's investor relations site. Participants must register in advance to access the live stream. An archived webcast will be posted at the same location shortly after the call ends.

Colossal's GenoMorph AI flags 2,300 dodo beak-linked DNA targets

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Colossal's GenoMorph AI flags 2,300 dodo beak-linked DNA targets

Dallas – October 14, 2026 -- Colossal Biosciences has unveiled GenoMorph, an in-house AI platform that identified an estimated 2,300 candidate regulatory DNA elements linked to avian beak size and shape, giving its dodo de-extinction program a prioritized list of targets for experimental testing.

GenoMorph finds 653 beak-size and 1,698 beak-thickness candidates

The platform combines comparative genomics, developmental biology and high-resolution 3D morphology to predict which regulatory elements are active during development. It then ranks those most strongly associated with differences in physical form. Regulatory DNA controls when, where and how strongly genes are activated, and it helps shape traits such as skull and beak structure.

TrueLoyal Opens Loyalty Data to AI Assistants via MCP Beta

San Antonio – October 14, 2026 -- TrueLoyal has launched a beta of its Model Context Protocol (MCP) connector, letting loyalty teams query member and transaction data from the AI assistant of their choice and get answers in the same conversation, without a reporting ticket.

The beta is live for select Rewards customers. General availability is scheduled for later this year.

TrueLoyal MCP replaces ticket-and-wait reporting with plain-language queries

Loyalty teams typically get program answers through dashboards and reporting requests. A question about which members are lapsing, or how many members a brand can email, usually means a ticket, a data pull and a wait. By the time the answer arrives, the moment to act has often passed, according to TrueLoyal.

Enghouse, Cal-ITP Link Seven Ventura County Transit Operators

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Enghouse, Cal-ITP Link Seven Ventura County Transit Operators

Markham – October 14, 2026 -- Seven transit operators in Ventura County, California, now run on a single coordinated open-loop payment program built by Enghouse Transportation & Public Safety with the California Integrated Travel Project (Cal-ITP).

Riders tap existing contactless cards across all seven operators

Passengers can use the contactless credit or debit card already in their wallet on participating services. The system calculates the correct fare automatically at each tap.

The program builds on the first Enghouse open-loop payment deployment with the Ventura County Transportation Commission (VCTC).

Regional fare capping treats the network as one transit system

Customers who transfer between participating operators receive applicable fare benefits as though the network were a single system. Cal-ITP also supports reduced fares for eligible riders across all seven operators.

Threat Intelligence Market to Hit $24.1B by 2032 at 19.52% CAGR

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Threat Intelligence Market to Hit $24.1B by 2032 at 19.52% CAGR

Noida – October 14, 2026 -- The global threat intelligence market is projected to grow from USD 5,789.50 million in 2024 to USD 24,108.25 million by 2032, a CAGR of 19.52%, according to a Credence Research Inc. report.

Rising attacker sophistication, expanding cloud and identity attack surfaces and growing automation in security operations are driving demand. Enterprises want intelligence feeds, investigation platforms and managed expertise that help analysts prioritize material threats rather than add to alert volume.

North America holds 42% of demand, Asia Pacific about 25%

The report estimates North America at roughly 42% of global demand, supported by large enterprises, federal and regulated buyers and a dense cybersecurity vendor base. Procurement there increasingly emphasizes measurable detection improvement and integration with existing controls.

Third Lake Development Hires Telchin to Lead Multifamily Platform

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Third Lake Development Hires Telchin to Lead Multifamily Platform

Tampa – October 14, 2026 -- Third Lake Development has appointed Jamie Telchin, a developer who has led projects representing about $3 billion in total capitalization, as President of Multifamily to drive growth of its Sun Belt apartment platform.

Telchin brings 25 years of development experience across multiple asset classes

Telchin has more than 25 years of real estate development experience. His portfolio spans the development and redevelopment of multifamily, luxury residential, hospitality, medical and mixed-use projects.

Before joining Third Lake, he held senior leadership positions at several real estate organizations. His most recent roles were in multifamily development leadership, focused on expanding multifamily platforms across the Sun Belt.

ASA Forms Advisory Committee of Seven Dermatology Leaders

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ASA Forms Advisory Committee of Seven Dermatology Leaders

New York – October 14, 2026 -- The American Skin Association (ASA), which has awarded more than $50 million in research grants, has formed a seven-member Emerging Dermatology Leaders Advisory Committee to guide its research priorities, pipeline therapy focus and patient education programs.

Mount Sinai's Nicholas Brownstone chairs the new ASA committee

Nicholas Brownstone, MD, Assistant Professor of Dermatology at the Kimberly and Eric J. Waldman Department of Dermatology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, will chair the panel. His research covers psoriasis, phototherapy, eczema, hidradenitis suppurativa, psychodermatology and skin cancer. He has also hosted ASA's podcast series, The SKINsight Podcast: A Patient's Guide.