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New immunotherapy combo drives remissions in older ALL patients

October 20, 2025

An Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology reported high remission rates in older adults with B‑cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia using...

FDA staffing slide: Historic departures hit drug and biologics centers

October 20, 2025

New agency hiring data show nearly 1,000 net departures from the FDA’s drug and biologics centers in the last quarter of fiscal 2025, marking an historic outflow that industry and policymakers say...

Datroway edges Trodelvy – ADCs reshape frontline options for TNBC

October 20, 2025

AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo reported Datroway extended survival in patients with triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) who were ineligible for immunotherapy, while Gilead’s Trodelvy continues to...

Exelixis’ TKI shows survival win – Market reacts with a sell-off

October 20, 2025

Exelixis disclosed Phase 3 results showing its oral TKI zanzalintinib, combined with Roche’s Tecentriq, reduced the risk of death by about 20% versus the standard comparator in previously treated...

Grail locks in $325M: Private placement funds commercial push

October 20, 2025

Cancer early‑detection company Grail announced a securities purchase agreement expected to raise approximately $325 million in a private placement, citing new and existing institutional investors...

Mystra debuts: Genomics commercializes human‑genetics AI — Anthropic pushes into life sciences

October 20, 2025

Genomics unveiled Mystra, an AI‑enabled human‑genetics platform designed to accelerate target discovery and clinical validation by harmonizing large GWAS and multiomic datasets. The company...

Roche posts ctDNA benefit and wins new indication for Gazyva

October 20, 2025

Roche presented Phase 3 data showing adjuvant Tecentriq (atezolizumab) guided by circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) prolonged survival in a higher‑risk bladder cancer subset identified by blood...

PRIMA implant restores reading vision — Asset changes accelerate commercialization plans

October 20, 2025

Clinical trial data published in The New England Journal of Medicine showed the PRIMA wireless photovoltaic retinal implant restored reading vision for some patients with geographic atrophy from...

mRNA Covid shots boost checkpoint therapy — Retrospective analyses show survival signals

October 20, 2025

Presentations at ESMO and institutional studies from MD Anderson and the University of Florida reported that patients who received mRNA Covid‑19 vaccines within a defined window before starting...

Ivonescimab posts strong China results — Dual‑acting bispecific eyes global pivotal testing

October 20, 2025

Akeso and Summit Therapeutics reported that ivonescimab, a PD‑1xVEGF bispecific, reduced the risk of progression or death by roughly 40% versus a PD‑1 blocker in a Chinese frontline lung cancer...

Eli Lilly backs NewLimit with $45M – Anti‑aging biotech scales up

October 20, 2025

NewLimit closed a $45 million financing round that included investment from Lilly Ventures and S32, positioning the anti‑aging startup to advance preclinical and early clinical programs. The...

Cyclana closes £5M pre‑seed to model endometriosis — Tissue‑level discovery approach funded

October 20, 2025

Cyclana Bio raised £5 million in a pre‑seed round co‑led by NfX and Eka Ventures to develop a tissue‑level platform for identifying drug targets and functional disease models, initially focusing...

Grail raises $325M — private placement fuels commercial push

October 20, 2025

Grail said it entered a securities purchase agreement expected to generate about $325 million in gross proceeds, a financing the company said will fund commercial activities and reimbursement...

Cyclana Bio closes £5M pre-seed — tissue models target endometriosis

October 20, 2025

Cyclana Bio secured £5 million in pre‑seed funding co‑led by NfX and Eka Ventures to advance a tissue‑based discovery platform aimed at women’s health. The Cambridge startup plans to use the...

Bruker wins FDA clearance for MALDI Biotyper updates — lab workflow upgrade

October 20, 2025

Bruker announced FDA 510(k) clearance for software, a sample‑prep process and expanded reference libraries for its MALDI Biotyper CA clinical microbiology system. The clearance covers the MBT...

Retinal implant restores reading vision… asset acquired at fire‑sale price

October 20, 2025

Clinical trial data published in the New England Journal of Medicine and reporting from testing teams at UCL and Moorfields show the PRIMA wireless retinal implant can restore reading vision and...

mRNA Covid shots boost cancer immunotherapy — MD Anderson data

October 20, 2025

Researchers from MD Anderson reported at ESMO and in retrospective analyses that patients with advanced lung or skin cancers who received an mRNA Covid vaccine within 100 days of starting immune...

FDA clears Roche’s Gazyva for lupus nephritis — new CD20 indication

October 20, 2025

The FDA granted approval for Roche’s CD20 antibody Gazyva to treat lupus nephritis, marking a new indication for the company’s marketed antibody. Roche said the approval expands therapeutic...

Sona Nanotech posts 80% response in first‑in‑human THT melanoma study

October 20, 2025

Sona Nanotech reported results from a first‑in‑human feasibility study treating 10 patients with immunotherapy‑resistant metastatic melanoma using its Targeted Hyperthermia Therapy (THT). By day...

BioCryst buys Astria for $700M — navenibart aims at HAE market

October 20, 2025

BioCryst agreed to acquire Astria Therapeutics for $700 million, a deal that brings navenibart—a Phase 3 injectable antibody for hereditary angioedema (HAE)—into BioCryst’s pipeline. The company...