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Chugai licenses Ranipill: Oral biologic pact tops $1B

October 21, 2025

Chugai Pharmaceutical and Rani Therapeutics entered a global license and collaboration to develop an oral product combining Rani’s Ranipill robotic oral delivery technology with Chugai’s...

Galapagos to exit cell therapy: buyer search fails, 365 roles on the line

October 21, 2025

Galapagos announced plans to wind down its cell therapy business after a search for buyers produced insufficient offers, saying most non‑binding proposals came from financial investors and lacked...

Integrated epigenetic reprogramming: T cells edited at scale in Nature Biotechnology

October 21, 2025

Researchers published a multiplexed platform that combines targeted epigenetic editing with genetic edits to program primary human T cells for enhanced function. The studies, reported in Nature...

Replimune wins second FDA review – regulators set April decision

October 21, 2025

Replimune resubmitted data and analyses for its oncolytic virus RP1 in advanced melanoma and the FDA has accepted the filing for a second review, assigning an Apr. 10, 2026 action date. The...

Grail raises $325M and touts Pathfinder 2 gains – cancer screening push

October 21, 2025

Grail announced a private placement to raise roughly $325 million to fund commercial expansion and reimbursement efforts for its Galleri multi‑cancer early detection test. The financing follows...

Aimedbio licenses ADC to Boehringer in near‑$1B pact

October 21, 2025

Aimedbio signed a license agreement with Boehringer Ingelheim worth up to $991 million to develop and commercialize a preclinical antibody‑drug conjugate targeting solid tumors, including...

Chugai licenses Rani’s Ranipill—$1B deal to take oral biologics global

October 21, 2025

Chugai Pharmaceutical struck a global license and collaboration with Rani Therapeutics to develop an oral formulation that pairs Rani’s Ranipill robotic delivery with Chugai’s rare‑disease...

Exelixis posts survival gain, eyes NDA for zanzalintinib – investors mixed

October 21, 2025

Exelixis presented STELLAR‑303 phase III data showing that zanzalintinib plus atezolizumab reduced death risk by about 20% versus regorafenib in previously treated metastatic colorectal cancer,...

ctDNA guiding adjuvant decisions: bladder and colon trials show promise

October 21, 2025

New data from multiple trials presented at ESMO and published reports reinforced circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) as a tool to personalize adjuvant therapy. The IMvigor011/IMvigor‑derived findings...

Hologic to go private in $18.3B buy; Roche wins FDA nod for Gazyva in lupus nephritis

October 21, 2025

Blackstone and TPG agreed to acquire Hologic for up to $18.3 billion in a deal that takes the diagnostics firm private; the transaction includes contingent value rights tied to breast‑health...

Big AI plays for life sciences: Anthropic and Genomics launch domain models

October 21, 2025

Anthropic unveiled 'Claude for Life Sciences', a model tailored to lab workflows and single‑cell data interrogation and announced partnerships with vendors such as 10x Genomics and Benchling to...

ADCs and regional delivery drive ESMO headlines – Delcath, combos in focus

October 21, 2025

ESMO readouts highlighted antibody‑drug conjugates and loco‑regional delivery approaches. Investigator‑led CHOPIN results showed Delcath’s regional Chemosat plus checkpoint inhibitors tripled...

Hologic to be taken private in up-to-$18.3B buyout — Blackstone and TPG lead deal

October 21, 2025

Hologic agreed to be acquired by private equity firms Blackstone and TPG in a deal valuing the company at up to $18.3 billion. The buyers will pay $76 per share plus up to $3 per share in...

FDA accepts Replimune’s resubmission for RP1 — April 2026 decision set

October 21, 2025

Replimune said the FDA has accepted its resubmitted biologics license application for RP1, an oncolytic herpes‑based therapy combined with PD‑1 blockade, and set a target decision date of April...

Grail lines up $325M financing to extend Galleri commercialization

October 21, 2025

Grail announced a private placement expected to raise approximately $325 million to support commercial activities, reimbursement efforts and working capital for its Galleri multi‑cancer early...

AI models for life sciences: Anthropic and Genomics roll out specialist platforms

October 21, 2025

Anthropic launched Claude for Life Sciences, a model aimed at research tasks and integrations with partners like 10x Genomics and Benchling to interrogate single‑cell datasets and streamline...

Safe multiplexed epigenetic editing enables multi‑gene T cell programming — Nature Biotech

October 21, 2025

Two papers published online in Nature Biotechnology report an epigenetic editing platform that enables simultaneous multi‑gene reprogramming of primary human T cells, and an integrated...

Boston Scientific to buy Nalu Medical for $533M — expands neuromodulation lineup

October 21, 2025

Boston Scientific agreed to acquire neuromodulation company Nalu Medical for $533 million to broaden its chronic pain portfolio. Nalu develops minimally invasive closed‑loop stimulation systems...

Bruker wins FDA 510(k) clearance for expanded MALDI Biotyper suite

October 21, 2025

Bruker received FDA 510(k) clearance for new MBT Compass HT CA software, MBT FAST Shuttle US IVD sample prep and an expanded reference library for its MALDI Biotyper clinical microbiology system....

Exelixis plans NDA for zanzalintinib after Phase 3 OS benefit in colorectal cancer

October 21, 2025

Exelixis reported detailed Phase 3 STELLAR‑303 data showing that zanzalintinib plus Roche’s Tecentriq reduced the risk of death by 20% versus standard therapy in previously treated, non‑MSI‑high...