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Regulatory modernization at FDA
The FDA has begun piloting real-time clinical trials (RTCTs) designed to speed early-phase decision-making by allowing sponsors to report safety and endpoint signals as data are generated. The...
Big pharma deal spree in autoimmune T cell engagers
UCB agreed to buy Candid Therapeutics for $2 billion up front, adding two clinical-stage bispecific T-cell engager programs to its autoimmune pipeline, including the lead BCMA/CD3 asset cizutamig...
Phase 3 momentum for thyroid eye disease rivals
Viridian Therapeutics’ elegrobart scored another Phase 3 win in chronic thyroid eye disease, rebuilding investor confidence after earlier results disappointed. Analysts framed the new data as more...
Clinical efficacy setback reshapes Pfizer’s Trillium CD47/TCE strategy
Pfizer ended the remaining clinical development tied to its $2.3 billion Trillium Therapeutics acquisition, scrapping the second and final clinical-stage candidate linked to the CD47 blocker and...
Oncology dealmaking option for trispecific HH-160
Beone Medicines secured an exclusive worldwide option to develop Huahui Health’s trispecific antibody HH-160 in a deal potentially worth more than $2 billion. The arrangement gives Beone global...
New CAR T milestone in South Korea
South Korea’s MFDS approved Curocell’s Rimqarto (anbal-cel), positioning it as the first homegrown CAR T-cell therapy for advanced diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. The approval marks a manufacturing...
Diagnostics: Applied BioCode wins expanded 510(k) clearance for automated respiratory testing
Applied BioCode received expanded FDA 510(k) clearance for its BioCode Respiratory Pathogen Panel, adding automated extraction using Thermo Fisher Scientific’s KingFisher Flex platform. The...
Fundraising for next-generation T-cell engager startup
Cytospire Therapeutics raised £61 million (about $83 million) in a Series A to advance its pan gamma-delta T-cell engager platform toward clinical proof-of-concept. The company’s lead program, CYT...
Company restructuring after FDA trial design feedback
Passage Bio disclosed a strategic review alongside layoffs after FDA feedback shifted the design requirements for its lead gene therapy in frontotemporal dementia with granulin mutations....
Take-private style gene therapy pipeline funding in rare disease
Latus Bio closed a $97 million Series A to fund its AAV capsid-variant platform, with initial clinical work expected to start across Huntington’s disease (LTS-201) and late-infantile neuronal...
Biotech dealmaking in autoimmune immunology
UCB is accelerating its immunology expansion by agreeing to buy Candid Therapeutics in a deal valued at $2 billion up front, with up to $200 million in additional milestone payments. The...
FDA modernization for faster clinical reads
The FDA launched pilot efforts for real-time clinical trials (RTCTs) designed to compress early-phase timelines by sharing endpoint and safety signals as they are generated. The agency said it...
Vertex retreats from mRNA cystic fibrosis program
Vertex is discontinuing its mRNA-based cystic fibrosis development program after unresolved tolerability issues, following earlier trial pausing tied to patient tolerability. The Boston-based...
Phase 3 signal wins versus trial misses in breast cancer
Celcuity’s experimental PI3K/mTOR inhibitor gedatolisib cleared a Phase 3 primary endpoint in PIK3CA-mutant, HER-positive/HER2-negative, advanced breast cancer data, strengthening its case for FDA...
Cardiology trial update expands HCM treatment potential
Cytokinetics’ Myqorzo secured twin efficacy targets in a Phase 3 trial of non-obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (ACACIA), providing a counterpoint to Bristol Myers Squibb’s Camzyos efforts...
Oncology diagnostics and revenue momentum
Biodesix reported a 42% year-over-year jump in first-quarter 2026 revenue and raised its full-year guidance after diagnostic test volumes and average revenue per test increased. For the three...
Diagnostics scale-up platform growth
Sophia Genetics reported first-quarter growth driven by expanded use of its Sophia DDM platform, recording a 22% revenue increase. The company also highlighted platform activity with a record...
M&A and restructuring in molecular diagnostics and CRO services
Applied BioCode expanded the usability of its BioCode Respiratory Pathogen Panel (RPP) after receiving expanded FDA 510(k) clearance to pair the assay with Thermo Fisher Scientific’s KingFisher...
Genetic medicine and trial design constraints
Passage Bio disclosed a strategic review and planned workforce reduction after a Type C meeting with the FDA pushed the company away from a single-arm registrational design for PBFT02 in...
Corporate strategy adjustment in international diagnostics
Revvity said it plans to divest its China immunodiagnostics business after entering a letter of intent with an undisclosed buyer, with a definitive agreement expected in Q2 2026. Revvity expects...