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Regulatory approvals and FDA decisions
Bristol Myers Squibb won accelerated FDA approval for Zenbexus (iberdomide) in combination with daratumumab, hyaluronidase-fihj, and dexamethasone for advanced multiple myeloma after at least one...
Late-stage bladder cancer immunotherapy
Cretostimogene grenadenorepvec delivered durable efficacy in BCG-unresponsive, non–muscle-invasive bladder cancer, with Phase 3 BOND-003 Cohort C results in The Lancet Oncology showing complete...
Rare disease cell therapy regulatory pathway shifts
Capricor moved to recalibrate its Duchenne muscular dystrophy regulatory strategy after an FDA advisory committee setback, saying it will ask for review of additional data and analyses. The...
Myeloma drug economics and payer coverage behavior
ICER said AstraZeneca’s new blood pressure medicine Baxfendy is not cost-effective at its list price of $10,950 per year, highlighting a value-versus-price debate that is likely to influence payer...
Healthcare market signals and platform monetization
Proteotype Diagnostics said it is initiating a new clinical study for Enlighten, its multicancer early detection test, to support a CE-IVDR submission, as it accelerates toward commercialization....
Liquid biopsy investments and market positioning
Leerink initiated coverage of Freenome with an Outperform rating and an $18 price target, citing the company’s role as an R&D engine in liquid biopsy cancer screening. The bank pointed to expected...
Biotech manufacturing capacity and FDA-facing quality programs
Fujifilm Biotechnologies highlighted recent expansion momentum in U.S. and European operations, including FDA selection of a Holly Springs, North Carolina commercial cell culture facility for the...
Funding and financing for innovation-driven healthcare startups
Aligned Marketplace secured $20 million in a Series A to expand its advanced primary care marketplace, following a total funding figure of $31 million to date. Venrock led the round, reinforcing...
Aging and neurobiologic biotech platform funding
Boulevard emerged from stealth with about $65 million in launch financing to build B cell–directed therapies, supported entirely by Deerfield Management and its internal discovery engine, 3DC. The...
Protein sequencing platform timeline adjustment
Quantum-Si said it is laying off about 20% of its workforce and pushing the Proteus protein sequencing system launch to Q2 2027. The proteomics company previously targeted early-access...
Multiple myeloma regulatory approval
The FDA granted accelerated approval to Bristol Myers Squibb’s Zenbexus (iberdomide) in combination with daratumumab and hyaluronidase-fihj, plus dexamethasone, for adults with advanced multiple...
Capricor Duchenne regulatory strategy shift
Capricor pivoted after an FDA advisory committee setback, saying it will seek approval using an amended Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) submission that incorporates additional data and analyses....
Sangamo gene therapy sold via bankruptcy auction
PTC Therapeutics won a $211 million bankruptcy auction for Sangamo’s ST-920 (isaralgagene civaparvovec), a one-time AAV gene therapy candidate for Fabry disease. The winning bid includes $111...
Oral immune tolerance therapy enters clinical stage for type 1 diabetes
Immunobiota Therapeutics advanced its oral immune tolerance strategy for type 1 diabetes with IBT-100, a non-immunosuppressive metabolite-based therapy designed to deliver disease modification...
Protein cross-section diagnostics push for CE-IVDR and new clinical study
Proteotype Diagnostics is launching a new 7-year clinical study for Enlighten, its multicancer early detection (MCED) blood test, with plans to support CE-IVDR submission. The company also set...
Biotech funding and company launches: Boulevard emerges from stealth
Boulevard emerged from stealth with approximately $65 million in launch financing to develop B cell-directed multi-specific antibody therapies, backed entirely by Deerfield Management. The...
Advance in proteomics for Parkinson’s precision medicine resources
Thermo Fisher completed an Olink Explore HT proteomic run on roughly 5,500 research samples from the Michael J. Fox Foundation’s PPMI cohort, and deposited the resulting dataset into PPMI’s...
Capital markets: Illumina raises debt and issues notes
Illumina secured a $1 billion credit facility with Bank of America and also entered an underwriting agreement for a $300 million note offering. The credit arrangement replaces an older facility...
Funding and financing: Quantum-Si delays Proteus and reduces workforce
Quantum-Si laid off about 20% of its workforce as it pushed the Proteus protein sequencing system launch to Q2 2027. The proteomics company said the timing shift supports an additional integrated...
Diagnostics: OraSure withdraws FDA submission for CT/NG test
OraSure Technologies withdrew its FDA 510(k) and CLIA waiver submission for its InteliQuick CT/NG point-of-care molecular test after discussions with the agency. The company disclosed the move...