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Next-generation obesity pipeline: retatrutide Triumph-1 readout

May 23, 2026

Eli Lilly reported top-line phase 3 Triumph-1 results for retatrutide, its weekly “triple-G” obesity candidate, showing weight loss across all tested doses in participants with overweight or...

ASCO spotlight: sac-TMT plus Keytruda posts first randomized frontline NSCLC win

May 23, 2026

Merck and Kelun-Biotech’s sacituzumab tirumotecan (sac-TMT) plus Keytruda reduced the risk of disease progression or death by 65% versus Keytruda alone in a phase 3 OptiTROP-Lung05 abstract...

European regulators move on lung drug Jascayd while EMA backs other oncology and rare-disease updates

May 23, 2026

The EMA’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use is poised to support Boehringer Ingelheim’s Jascayd (nerandomilast) as a potential replacement for Ofev (nintedanib) amid the approach of...

Parabilis taps public markets after Regeneron collaboration

May 23, 2026

Parabilis filed for an initial public offering a day after signing a strategic research collaboration with Regeneron worth up to $2.3 billion. The agreement covers antibody-Helicon conjugates and...

Corporate restructuring: AbbVie trims Allergan workforce again

May 23, 2026

AbbVie announced another round of 85 layoffs at its Irvine, California site tied to eye-care activities, according to a WARN notice effective July 20. The move follows prior headcount reductions...

Anti-infectives and antimicrobial pipeline: Tennor Therapeutics IPO for H. pylori regimen

May 23, 2026

Tennor Therapeutics priced an $80 million IPO in Hong Kong to fund its antibacterial pipeline, with the lead asset rifasutenizol (TNP-2198) positioned for a potential first targeted combination...

Deal and platform expansion: InSphero acquires PhenoVista

May 23, 2026

InSphero acquired PhenoVista Biosciences, expanding its cell-based assay services portfolio for drug development across oncology, fibrosis, and safety assessment. The transaction grants InSphero...

App-first genomics commercialization: Seegene gains CE IVDR mark for MDRO assay

May 23, 2026

Seegene received CE IVDR marking for its Allplex MDRO Assay, a multiplex real-time PCR test for multidrug-resistant organisms tied to healthcare-associated infections. The company said the kit...

Regulatory approvals

May 23, 2026

The FDA has approved Gilead’s hepatitis D therapy Hepcludex (bulevirtide), four years after the agency previously rejected the drug over manufacturing and distribution concerns. The approval...

Phase 3 oncology readouts

May 23, 2026

Merck and Kelun-Biotech’s sacituzumab tirumotecan (sac-TMT) posted a phase 3 win in China, cutting the risk of disease progression or death by 65% versus Keytruda (pembrolizumab) alone in...

TRIALS: ADC and breast cancer expansion

May 23, 2026

FDA granted key breast cancer approval for AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo’s TROP2-directed antibody-drug conjugate Datroway (datopotamab deruxtecan-dlnk), establishing a first-line option for...

Immuno-oncology: durable disease control in endometrial cancer

May 23, 2026

Dostarlimab plus chemotherapy sustained durable disease control in dMMR/MSI-H primary advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer in the phase 3 RUBY trial, with updated abstract data ahead of ASCO...

Company filings and IPO activity

May 23, 2026

Parabilis filed for an initial public offering just a day after signing a strategic research collaboration with Regeneron, positioning the company to raise growth capital to advance its...

AI in drug development and enterprise systems

May 23, 2026

Bristol Myers Squibb partnered with Anthropic to deploy Claude AI across global operations, aiming to embed AI into day-to-day workflows rather than rely solely on chat interfaces. The effort...

Antimicrobial resistance diagnostics expansion

May 23, 2026

Seegene obtained CE IVDR marking for its Allplex MDRO Assay to detect multidrug-resistant organisms associated with healthcare-associated infections. The multiplex real-time PCR test identifies...

Therapeutics pipeline: gene editing in expanded access case

May 23, 2026

Researchers reported meaningful clinical benefits from an mRNA-based CRISPR base editing therapy delivered directly to an infant with CPS1 deficiency, in a case study involving the University of...

China regulatory policy pressure on biotech deals

May 23, 2026

A GOP lawmaker asked the Trump administration to restrict outbound investment into China’s biotech sector, arguing that expanded capital flows could strengthen strategic capabilities and increase...

Funding and mid-stage development starts

May 23, 2026

Oorja Bio raised $30 million in a series A round backed by Westlake Biopartners to advance in-licensing drugs for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and other fibrotic and cardiopulmonary...

FDA clears first-line TROP2 ADC option in TNBC

May 23, 2026

The FDA approved datopotamab deruxtecan-dlnk (Datroway; Dato-DXd) as a first-line treatment option for unresectable or metastatic triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) in adults who are not...

Phase 3 lung cancer win for sac-TMT plus Keytruda

May 23, 2026

A phase 3 abstract ahead of ASCO 2026 showed Merck’s sacituzumab tirumotecan (sac-TMT) plus Keytruda reduced the risk of disease progression or death by 65% versus Keytruda alone in a randomized...