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Amgen’s Repatha Expands Heart Disease Prevention in Landmark Trial
Amgen reported compelling new data from a clinical trial demonstrating its cholesterol-lowering injection Repatha’s ability to reduce the risk of a composite endpoint including heart disease...
Cartography Biosciences Secures $67M Series B to Advance Cancer Therapies
Cartography Biosciences, a biotech developing T-cell engaging bispecific and multispecific antibody therapeutics for cancer, closed a $67 million Series B financing led by Pfizer Ventures. The...
AI Enhances Drug Discovery: Pharma Data Pooling and Protein Design Advances
Pharmaceutical companies including Abbvie, Johnson & Johnson, Bristol Myers Squibb, Takeda, and Astex have collaborated through the AI Structural Biology network to share proprietary...
Discovery Unveils Autoimmune Mechanism in ALS: New Therapeutic Directions
Researchers at the La Jolla Institute for Immunology and Columbia University Irving Medical Center have uncovered compelling evidence suggesting that amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) may be...
Groundbreaking Spatial Proteomics Reveals Cancer Molecular Pathways
Matthew Padula and collaborators have utilized Deep Visual Proteomics (DVP), combining imaging, laser isolation, and high-resolution mass spectrometry, to generate a spatial map of a rare bladder...
Regulatory Setbacks and Delays Impact Rare Disease and Cancer Therapies
Several biotech companies face regulatory challenges as the FDA and authorities grapple with resource limitations amid a government funding lapse. Fortress Biotech received a Complete Response...
Cancer Research Innovations: Biomarkers and Radiotherapy Advances
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center presented multiple groundbreaking radiation therapy studies at the 2025 ASTRO meeting, highlighting novel approaches to improve treatment efficacy across...
Cancer Drug Development: Genmab’s $8B Merus Acquisition Validates Bispecific Pipeline
Danish biotech Genmab completed an $8 billion all-cash purchase of clinical-stage Merus, marking its largest acquisition and a strategic pivot toward an integrated biotech model. The deal centers...
UBC Human Trial Converts Kidney to Universal Donor Type
Researchers at the University of British Columbia (UBC) achieved a historic first by transplanting a kidney converted from blood type A to universal blood type O using specialized enzymes...
AI-Driven Narrow-Spectrum Antibiotic Discovery Targets IBD Pathogens
Scientists from McMaster University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology have utilized artificial intelligence to discover and predict the mechanism of action of enterololin, a novel...
Takeda Exits Cell Therapy After Strategic Reprioritization
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company announced its complete withdrawal from cell therapy research and development, marking a strategic portfolio reprioritization. The company is seeking external...
Asabys Partners Absorbs Aliath Bioventures in $468M Consolidation
European life sciences investment firm Asabys Partners has integrated Aliath Bioventures, formerly Alta Life Sciences, in a deal that expands Asabys assets under management from $351 million to...
AI Reveals Protein Localization Dynamics with Mass Spectrometry
A team from Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, led by mass spectrometry expert Josh Elias, developed a novel mass spectrometry-based method to map protein subcellular localization changes, notably during...
Jane Goodall’s Legacy: Pioneering Primate Research and Conservation
Jane Goodall, internationally renowned primatologist and conservationist, has died at age 91. Best known for her pioneering work at Tanzania’s Gombe National Park, she transformed primatology by...
Revolutionary Quantification of Human DNA Repair Scars Published
Researchers at the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO), led by Felipe Cortés-Ledesma and Ernesto López de Alba, have comprehensively catalogued approximately 20,000 distinct DNA scar...
Breakthrough Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis May Have Autoimmune Basis
La Jolla Institute for Immunology and Columbia University collaborators have uncovered compelling evidence that amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) involves an autoimmune component. The study...
Cartography Biosciences Raises $67M to Advance Colorectal Cancer Drug
Cartography Biosciences secured $67 million in a Series B funding round led by Pfizer Ventures to advance its lead candidate targeting colorectal cancer. The biotech develops bispecific and...
Asabys Partners Accelerates Life Sciences Investment with $468M Aliath Integration
Asabys Partners, a European life sciences investment firm based in Madrid and Barcelona, has integrated Aliath Bioventures, formerly Alta Life Sciences, in a strategic $468 million consolidation....
Psilocybin Shows Dual Relief for Chronic Pain and Depression in Mice
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania demonstrated that a single dose of psilocybin, a psychoactive compound found in certain mushrooms, alleviates symptoms of chronic pain and associated...
Takeda Exits Cell Therapy to Focus on Transformative Programs
Japanese pharmaceutical giant Takeda Pharmaceutical announced its strategic decision to discontinue all cell therapy research and seek external partnerships to advance existing clinic-ready cell...