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NanoMosaic wins FDA AMT designation for AAV quality control
The FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research granted NanoMosaic an Advanced Manufacturing Technology (AMT) designation for its Nanoneedle platform, which measures vector genome and...
Grail files Galleri for FDA premarket approval
Grail submitted a premarket approval application to the FDA for its Galleri multi‑cancer early‑detection blood test, drawing on performance and safety data from more than 25,000 patients in...
Quince halts eDSP program after Neat Phase III miss
Quince Therapeutics reported top‑line Neat Phase III results for its erythrocyte‑encapsulated dexamethasone (eDSP) in ataxia‑telangiectasia that failed to meet the primary endpoint; the company...
Moderna reshuffles: CMO exits as rare‑disease asset licensed
Moderna announced the departure of Chief Medical Officer Jacqueline Miller after roughly a year in the role and concurrently out‑licensed a Phase‑3 rare‑disease asset to Recordati for $50 million...
Regulatory clash: FDA says it flagged Corcept issues before submission
The FDA released a complete response letter and asserted it had raised serious concerns with Corcept Therapeutics prior to the company’s submission for a Cushing’s syndrome therapy, contradicting...
DNA immunotherapy posts major survival gains in ovarian cancer trials
Investigators reported that a DNA‑based immunotherapy produced substantial survival gains in clinical trials for ovarian cancer, offering the most meaningful efficacy signal in decades for the...
AstraZeneca bets big on CSPC: $18.5bn obesity push
AstraZeneca struck multiple, high-value agreements with China’s CSPC to bulk up its obesity and metabolic portfolio while accelerating in-country R&D and manufacturing. The companies committed an...
Lilly factories: $3.5bn plant to feed obesity supply
Eli Lilly disclosed a $3.5 billion investment to build a Lehigh Valley manufacturing complex that will produce retatrutide and other next‑generation obesity injectables. The new facility is...
NanoMosaic gets FDA AMT nod: Gene therapy QC speeds up
The FDA granted Advanced Manufacturing Technology (AMT) designation to NanoMosaic’s Nanoneedle/Tessie platform, validating a multiplex assay for direct measurement of AAV vector genome integrity...
Illumina closes SomaLogic buy: Proteomics meets sequencing
Illumina completed its acquisition of SomaLogic and related assets for $350 million plus contingent payments, adding the SomaScan proteomic platform and a CLIA/CAP lab in Boulder to its portfolio....
Quince’s Phase III flop: Steroid therapy shelved, shares collapse
Quince Therapeutics said its pivotal Phase III Neat trial of dexamethasone sodium phosphate encapsulated in autologous erythrocytes (eDSP) failed to meet its primary endpoint in...
EMA probes Amgen’s Tavneos: data-integrity review opened
European regulators have opened a review of Amgen’s Tavneos (avacopan) after new information raised questions about the integrity of the Advocate trial data that supported the drug’s initial...
Grail files Galleri for FDA PMA: large clinical dataset submitted
Grail submitted its Galleri multi‑cancer early detection test to the FDA for premarket approval, citing performance and safety data from more than 25,000 patients drawn from the Pathfinder 2 study...
Beckman pairs with Automata — Danaher backs automation scale
Beckman Coulter Life Sciences announced a strategic partnership to integrate its liquid‑handling and cell‑analysis instruments with Automata’s LINQ AI‑ready automation platform, aiming to deliver...
Ultragenyx resubmits UX111: gene therapy for Sanfilippo A refiled
Ultragenyx Pharmaceuticals resubmitted an application to the FDA seeking approval for UX111, an AAV‑based gene therapy for Sanfilippo syndrome type A, following an earlier rejection last summer....
Repertoire signs Lilly pact: $85m upfront, $1.84bn in milestones
Repertoire Immune Medicines signed a collaboration with Eli Lilly to develop tolerizing therapies for several autoimmune indications. The agreement provides an $85 million upfront payment and...
AstraZeneca bets $18.5bn on CSPC obesity lineup
AstraZeneca moved decisively to bulk up its obesity and metabolic pipeline by striking a wide-ranging partnership with China’s CSPC Pharmaceutical Group and committing major investments in the...
Beckman Coulter partners Automata: scale AI‑ready lab automation
Beckman Coulter Life Sciences announced a strategic partnership with London automation firm Automata to integrate liquid‑handling and cell analysis instruments into Automata’s LINQ AI‑ready...
NanoMosaic earns FDA AMT designation – speeds AAV QC
The FDA granted Advanced Manufacturing Technology (AMT) designation to NanoMosaic’s Nanoneedle/Tessie platform, recognizing the technology as a regulatory‑relevant approach for multiplexed quality...
Illumina completes SomaLogic acquisition to expand proteomics
Illumina closed its acquisition of SomaLogic and related assets from Standard BioTools, paying $350 million in cash plus up to $75 million in near‑term milestones and royalties. The deal brings...