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GSK licenses Noetik’s cancer foundation models — $50M upfront
GSK paid $50 million upfront to license Noetik’s foundation AI models for colorectal and non‑small‑cell lung cancer, moving from bespoke AI services to a subscription licensing framework. The...
Guardant’s Shield wins Tricare coverage — military members gain copay‑free CRC blood test
Guardant Health said Tricare will cover its Shield blood‑based colorectal cancer screening test with no copay for eligible active‑duty service members and dependents aged 45 and older at average...
Diagonal raises $125M — clustering antibodies head to first‑in‑human
Diagonal Therapeutics closed a $125 million Series B co‑led by Sanofi Ventures to advance DIAG723—its clustering antibody designed for hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) and pulmonary...
Vizgen raises $48M — scales MERFISH spatial biology and commercial push
Vizgen closed a $48 million financing led by Arch Venture Partners, M Ventures and Northpond Ventures to accelerate commercial growth, scale operations and push toward profitability. The company...
Lilly buys Ventyx for $1.2B – Acquires NLRP3 oral drugs
Eli Lilly agreed to acquire Ventyx Biosciences for about $1.2 billion in cash, securing clinical-stage NLRP3 inhibitors that Lilly says expand its inflammation franchise. The deal values Ventyx at...
Parabilis raises $305M: Push to advance corkscrew peptides into late-stage cancer testing
Parabilis Medicines closed a $305 million Series F to accelerate development of its corkscrew-shaped peptide therapeutics, funding late-stage advancement of its lead oncology candidate. The...
EpiBiologics nets $107M – Funds first-in-human protein-degrading antibody
EpiBiologics closed a $107 million Series B to advance its EpiTAC protein-degrading antibody platform into human testing, with GV and Johnson & Johnson’s venture arm leading the round. The Bay...
Alumis’ TYK2 pill clears Phase III – Psoriasis efficacy intensifies competition
Alumis reported positive top-line results from two Phase III trials of envudeucitinib, a selective oral TYK2 inhibitor, meeting co-primary endpoints for skin clearance in moderate-to-severe plaque...
GSK, Ionis claim Phase 3 win: Bepirovirsen meets functional cure endpoints
GSK and Ionis announced positive results from two pivotal Phase 3 trials of bepirovirsen, an antisense oligonucleotide for chronic hepatitis B, reporting functional cure rates that met primary...
Spatial biology... Vizgen raises $48M; Singleron expands ANZ distribution
Vizgen closed a $48 million financing round led by Arch Venture Partners, M Ventures and Northpond Ventures to scale commercial operations for its spatial transcriptomics platform, expand...
Pfizer taps Gordian’s in vivo mosaic screens: Target discovery inside visceral fat
Pfizer and Gordian Bio struck a collaboration to apply Gordian’s in vivo mosaic screening platform to prioritize obesity targets directly within visceral adipose tissue. Gordian will run...
Sanofi inks up-to-$2.56B Earendil pact – AI to discover bispecifics
Sanofi signed a discovery and option collaboration with AI-driven Earendil Labs valued at up to $2.56 billion to use Earendil’s platform to identify bispecific antibody candidates for autoimmune...
Tessera to lay off 90 as it begins first clinical study
Tessera Therapeutics plans to lay off 90 employees even as it prepares to initiate its first clinical study, according to internal documents. The move follows an organizational reshaping as the...
GSK taps Helix database: Clinico‑genomic access for precision-medicine R&D
GSK and Helix struck a multi‑year collaboration giving GSK access to curated clinico‑genomic cohorts in Helix’s GenoSphere database to support precision‑medicine drug R&D. The arrangement includes...
Lilly snaps up Ventyx – $1.2B bet on oral NLRP3
Eli Lilly agreed to acquire Ventyx Biosciences for about $1.2 billion, adding clinical-stage oral NLRP3 inhibitors to its pipeline. The deal consolidates Lilly’s push into inflammation and...
GSK, Ionis claim hep B win: Phase 3 hits functional-cure goals
GSK and development partner Ionis announced positive topline results from two pivotal Phase 3 trials of bepirovirsen, an antisense oligonucleotide aimed at inducing functional cure in chronic...
Alumis’ TYK2 pill shines – Phase 3 clears psoriasis hurdles
Alumis released top-line results from two Phase 3 trials showing envudeucitinib (an oral TYK2 inhibitor) met co-primary and key secondary endpoints in moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis. The...
Amgen swoops on European oncology: two deals worth $1.46B
Amgen announced multiple Europe-focused oncology deals that together could be worth roughly $1.46 billion, including the acquisition of Dark Blue Therapeutics and a license pact with Disco...
Sanofi inks AI bispecific pact: Earendil deal tops $2.5B
Sanofi agreed a multi-year collaboration with AI-driven Earendil Labs to discover and develop bispecific antibodies for autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, a partnership valued at up to $2.56...
Arrowhead RNAi shows early adipose POC – obesity programs advance
Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals published early clinical signals showing its RNAi candidates reduced visceral and liver fat when dosed in combination with Lilly’s tirzepatide (Zepbound). The company...