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KRAS G12C lung cancer competition heats up

July 02, 2026

Roche pushed its KRAS G12C program forward with new Phase 3 results that beat existing therapies in previously treated non-small cell lung cancer. The divarasib study, Krascendo-1, reported...

IPF biotech Celea raises for next-generation pirfenidone follow-on

July 02, 2026

Celea Therapeutics raised $180 million to advance deupirfenidone, its next-generation idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) therapy. The PureTech spinout, launched in 2025, positions the program as...

Orca Bio gets FDA approval for Tregzi in HSCT

July 02, 2026

The FDA approved Orca Bio’s Tregzi, a personalized regulatory T-cell (Treg) therapy designed to reduce graft-versus-host disease complications after matched-donor allogeneic HSCT. The approval...

Regulatory fight: Colorado court blocks Amgen Enbrel price cap

July 02, 2026

A U.S. District Court in Colorado halted a 70% price cap on Amgen’s Enbrel after granting the company a preliminary injunction. The decision came from Judge Daniel Domenico, who said the cap could...

Otsuka readouts aim to convert accelerated kidney approval to full

July 02, 2026

Otsuka reported long-term Phase 3 data for Voyxact (now branded by the company for kidney disease indication), aiming to convert an accelerated approval into full approval. The company said the...

Hospital systems get new CE-IVDR path for WGS oncology testing

July 02, 2026

Hartwig Medical Foundation secured CE-IVDR certification for its OncoAct cancer whole-genome sequencing (WGS) analysis software, enabling hospitals to deploy the pipeline for solid tumor patients....

AI-powered genomic reanalysis scales rare disease diagnosis

July 02, 2026

A new open-source tool for automated genomic reanalysis, Talos, helped diagnose rare disease patients by reinterpreting existing genome data with newly discovered gene–variant associations....

China data transparency under renewed scrutiny

July 02, 2026

China-led clinical trial retractions are again putting data transparency and validation systems under the microscope. The latest examples—especially a retracted, high-profile China-led lung cancer...

Cell therapy manufacturing and diagnostics converge on MRD

July 02, 2026

FDA granted an investigational device exemption (IDE) for Adaptive Biotechnologies’ ClonoSeq assay to be used in Imviva Biotech’s TENACITY-01 trial of CTD402, an allogeneic anti-CD7 CAR T therapy....

M&A expands rare-disease and transplant infection pipelines

July 02, 2026

Ipsen agreed to acquire Memo Therapeutics for about €700 million (US$797 million) upfront for potravitug, a monoclonal antibody candidate targeting BK virus-associated infections and nephropathy...

Regulatory clearances and EU diagnostics certification

July 02, 2026

Hartwig Medical Foundation received CE-IVDR certification for its OncoAct cancer whole-genome sequencing (WGS) analysis software, enabling hospital laboratories to deploy the pipeline for...

FDA approves precision cell therapy for HSCT outcomes

July 02, 2026

Orca Bio’s Tregzi (an allogeneic, regulatory T cell–based approach) won U.S. approval to reduce transplant-related complications in patients with hematologic malignancies undergoing matched-donor...

German/UK journal retraction and data-integrity stress

July 02, 2026

Two separate developments intensified scrutiny of trial conduct and disclosure in high-impact oncology publishing. A Nature Medicine retraction targeted a high-profile China-led lung cancer study,...

Phase 3 wins for targeted oncology drugs

July 02, 2026

Roche extended its KRAS lung cancer strategy with Phase 3 data indicating its KRAS G12C inhibitor divarasib outperformed marketed comparators in a head-to-head trial. In parallel, Roche’s...

Deal-making in rare diseases and transplant-linked infections

July 02, 2026

Ipsen announced plans to acquire Memo Therapeutics for €700 million (about $797 million), bringing potravitug, a Phase 2/fast-track antibody targeting BK virus-associated infections in kidney...

Oncology companion diagnostics and reimbursement momentum

July 02, 2026

Guardant Health’s Shield colorectal cancer screening test gained a coverage tailwind after UnitedHealthcare announced it will cover Shield as a first-line screening assay for average-risk adults...

AI and clinical research regulation—FDA guidance interpretation gap

July 02, 2026

A former FDA AI regulator turned industry executive argued that biopharma is misreading the agency’s intent on AI flexibility in medical product development. Speaking after joining Parexel, Tala...

Regulatory push for clinical evidence and data transparency in China trials

July 02, 2026

A U.S. House Select Committee investigation expanded focus on clinical trials conducted by U.S. companies at Chinese military hospitals and in Xinjiang, raising questions about patient safety...

Healthcare AI infrastructure and pharmacy operations

July 02, 2026

Evernorth committed $100 million through 2028 to build Pharmacy Forward, an AI-powered specialty pharmacy program aimed at improving specialty pharmacy operations and patient care. In parallel,...

Funding and corporate financing momentum in biotech

July 02, 2026

Beeline Medicines raised €42.6 million as it advanced afimetoran in lupus and continued clinical development across its candidate pipeline, marking a clear continued appetite for immunology...