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Recursion hands Roche a whole‑genome microglia map — $30M milestone triggered
Recursion delivered a phenotypic microglia map to Roche/Genentech under a collaboration and received a $30 million milestone payment, the latest tranche in a multi‑hundred‑million dollar...
10x Genomics launches next‑gen Flex: 384‑plex single‑cell at automation scale
10x Genomics introduced a next‑generation Chromium Flex assay that supports automation‑compatible plate‑based multiplexing of up to 384 samples, enabling profiling at scales the company says can...
Thermo Fisher to buy Clario – $9.4B bid for trial-data platform
Thermo Fisher Scientific agreed to acquire Clario in a cash deal that pays roughly $8.9 billion upfront plus contingent consideration, valuing the clinical-trial data and software specialist at up...
FDA moves to cut red tape for biosimilars: fewer comparative trials required
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration published draft guidance aiming to streamline biosimilar approvals by no longer routinely requiring head‑to‑head clinical efficacy studies against branded...
Novartis buys Avidity for $12B – bet on RNA delivery beyond the liver
Novartis agreed to acquire Avidity Biosciences for about $12 billion to secure three RNA‑based therapies in pivotal testing and Avidity’s delivery platform that aims to expand RNA therapeutics...
Eli Lilly, Nvidia build pharma’s most powerful AI supercomputer: drug discovery focus
Eli Lilly and Nvidia announced a partnership to build what they describe as the most powerful supercomputer owned by a pharmaceutical company, aimed at training larger AI models for drug...
BridgeBio posts Phase III win – encaleret normalizes calcium in rare hypoparathyroidism
BridgeBio Pharma reported positive top‑line results from a global Phase III trial of encaleret in autosomal dominant hypocalcemia type 1 (ADH1). The company said 76% of treated patients met...
Recursion delivers microglia phenomap to Roche – $30M milestone triggers
Recursion announced delivery of a whole‑genome microglia phenomap to Roche and Genentech under their multi‑year AI partnership, prompting a $30 million milestone payment and lifting total...
10x Genomics launches next‑gen Flex – scalable plate‑based single‑cell at 384‑plex
10x Genomics unveiled the next generation of its Chromium Flex assay: an automation‑compatible, plate‑based workflow that enables 384‑sample multiplexing and the capacity to process up to 100...
iOrganBio launches CellForge with $2M seed – AI to scale cell manufacturing
iOrganBio emerged from stealth with $2 million in seed funding and introduced CellForge, an AI‑driven cell manufacturing platform aimed at producing predictable, reproducible human cells and...
Kyverna CAR‑T shows deep, durable responses in small gMG cohort – moves toward phase III
Kyverna Therapeutics reported positive Phase II data for KYV‑101, a fully human, autologous CD19 CAR‑T with CD28 co‑stimulation, in generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG). In the Phase II portion of...
GSK pays $85M upfront for Empirico siRNA – a new oligonucleotide play in COPD
GSK inked an exclusive license with Empirico for a Phase I siRNA candidate, EMP‑012, focused on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and other inflammatory respiratory diseases. The deal carries...
Intellia pauses CRISPR trials — on‑target liver toxicity flagged
Intellia Therapeutics halted enrollment and dosing in two clinical trials of its in vivo CRISPR candidate, nex‑z, after a patient was hospitalized with liver toxicity. The company notified...
Novartis buys Avidity for $12B — doubles down on RNA and neuroscience
Novartis agreed to acquire Avidity Biosciences for about $12 billion to gain three late‑stage antibody‑oligonucleotide conjugates (AOCs) focused on neuromuscular diseases. The deal adds delivery...
Lilly buys Adverum — one‑and‑done gene therapy enters big pharma orbit
Eli Lilly agreed to acquire Adverum in a deal focused on ixoberogene soroparvovec (ixo‑vec), a Phase III, single‑dose AAV gene therapy for wet age‑related macular degeneration (wAMD). Lilly said...
Merck’s Welireg clears two big trials — possible label expansion in kidney cancer
Merck reported positive results from two large trials of Welireg in renal cell carcinoma, outcomes that could expand use of the oral kinase inhibitor across kidney cancer populations. The data...
BridgeBio scores back‑to‑back Phase 3 wins — rare disease pipeline heats up
BridgeBio reported multiple late‑stage successes this week: encaleret met primary and key secondary endpoints in autosomal dominant hypocalcemia type 1 (ADH1), normalizing calcium and urine...
Kyverna’s CAR‑T shows promise in myasthenia gravis — small cohort, deep responses
Kyverna Therapeutics reported Phase 2 data for KYV‑101, a CD19 CAR‑T regimen, showing clinical responses in a small cohort of generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG) patients. Six treated patients...
Recursion delivers microglia phenomap — Roche pays milestone and options programs
Recursion provided Roche and Genentech with a whole‑genome microglia phenomap derived from a massive imaging perturbation set; Roche triggered a $30 million milestone payment that lifted total...
Regeneron doubles down on multispecifics — ModeX partnership tops $1B potential
Regeneron expanded its multispecific antibody capabilities via a strategic collaboration with ModeX Therapeutics. The agreement includes a modest upfront payment and potential development,...