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Rare disease dealmaking: Daewoong takes Innovo IBD asset
Daewoong Pharmaceutical secured an exclusive license to Innovo Therapeutics’ INV-008 in a deal potentially valued at about ₩662.5 billion (US$443.6 million), the companies said. The licensed...
Biomarker and reimbursement lift for ctDNA monitoring
Personalis shares rose after the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services expanded coverage for its NeXT Personal minimal residual disease assay. The MolDX program expanded reimbursement to...
Biotech M&A and integration: BioMarin absorbs Amicus HQ operations
BioMarin began workforce consolidation at Amicus’ headquarters in Princeton, New Jersey after completing its $4.8 billion acquisition of Amicus Therapeutics for rare disease medicines. A WARN...
AI drug discovery fundraising: Isomorphic closes $2.1B Series B
Isomorphic Labs closed a $2.1 billion Series B round, reinforcing investor backing for its AI-first approach to drug discovery. Thrive Capital led the round, joined by Alphabet and Google’s GV,...
GLP-1 maintenance strategies: trial data points to dose switching and pills
New trial results published in medical journals suggest obesity weight loss can be maintained by shifting from higher-dose injectables to lower doses or switching to oral formulations. The updates...
Cell-free liquid biopsy for tumor microenvironment decision-making
LiquidCell Dx announced development of a liquid-biopsy platform, LiquidTME, designed to predict response to immune checkpoint inhibitors by profiling tumor microenvironment ecosystems. The startup...
Genomics and proteomics: Seer sues Nanomics over proteomics IP
Seer filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Nanomics Biotechnology, asserting multiple patents covering Seer’s nanoparticle-based protein enrichment technology used in its Proteograph product...
Gene therapy safety signal under question in Dravet program
Encoded Therapeutics’ Dravet syndrome gene regulation program ETX101 is reporting updated clinical data showing dose-dependent seizure reduction through 52 weeks in a Phase I/II setting, according...
Rare-disease M&A integration and workforce consolidation
BioMarin said it is integrating Amicus Therapeutics after closing its $4.8 billion acquisition and plans layoffs tied to overlapping functions at the Amicus headquarters in Princeton, New Jersey....
AI pharma funding surge
Isomorphic Labs, the Alphabet/Google-backed AI drug discovery firm, closed a $2.1 billion Series B round to scale its drug design platform and accelerate internal pipeline candidates toward...
Oncology partnership: BMS expands global discovery with Hengrui
Bristol Myers Squibb and Hengrui Pharma entered a broad 13-program research pact spanning oncology, hematology, and immunology, with deal value potentially reaching $15.2 billion. BMS will pay...
Diagnostics and molecular pathology dealmaking
Roche moved to tighten its oncology diagnostics playbook with two pending acquisitions and a sequencing platform launch schedule outlined at its Diagnostics Day. The company said it will acquire...
Gene therapy safety signal and therapy effectiveness interaction
Encoded Therapeutics presented trial findings tied to steroid and sirolimus use designed to manage immune responses in an AAV9-based gene therapy program for Dravet syndrome. In a subset of...
Autoimmune oncology: regulatory path for first autoimmune CAR-T
Kyverna Therapeutics began a rolling submission to the FDA for miv-cel, aiming to position the candidate as the first autoimmune CAR-T therapy to reach the market. The company said it is...
Precision oncology: MYTHIC trial efficacy in CCNE1-amplified ovarian cancer
Clinical data from the MYTHIC trial showed activity for lunresertib plus zedoresertib in platinum-resistant ovarian cancer, including higher response rates in the CCNE1-amplified subgroup. At the...
CRO expansion: ICON boosts early-phase capacity in Texas
ICON opened a new Clinical Research Unit in San Antonio, Texas, expanding its early-phase capabilities for first-in-human and healthy participant studies. The facility integrates clinical,...
CRO M&A and AI safety services expansion
Parexel acquired Vitrana, an AI-focused pharmacovigilance technology provider, to automate and streamline drug safety case processing for clinical trial programs. Parexel said the acquisition...
Regulatory leadership shakeup at the FDA
Marty Makary resigned as FDA commissioner, ending a contentious tenure that included frequent leadership turnover and shifting guidance dynamics for regulated companies. President Trump confirmed...
AI drug discovery funding
Isomorphic Labs closed a $2.1 billion Series B to scale its unified AI drug design engine and advance programs into clinical development, the company said. The round—reportedly among the largest...
Large global pharma-China partnership
Bristol Myers Squibb and Hengrui Pharma signed a global drug research pact spanning 13 programs across oncology, hematology and immunology, with $600 million upfront and up to $15.2 billion in...