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AI deals accelerate discovery: Insilico, Variant Bio land major pharma pacts

January 07, 2026

Insilico Medicine, fresh from a Hong Kong IPO, signed an R&D collaboration with Servier valued at up to $888 million to discover oncology therapies using Insilico’s AI platforms. The agreement...

Autoimmune pipeline activity: Hutchmed Phase 3 win; J&J expands lupus program

January 07, 2026

Hutchmed reported a Phase 3 success with sovleplenib in an autoimmune indication and said it will pursue a China filing based on the trial’s positive primary endpoint. The result revives an asset...

Cell therapy crossroads: CAR‑T setbacks and CAR‑NK progress

January 07, 2026

Industry reflection on cell therapies intensified after a spate of clinical disappointments and safety concerns in solid‑tumor CAR‑T programs. A candid analysis recounts patient tragedies,...

Appeals court blocks NIH overhead cap: funding stability for institutions

January 07, 2026

A U.S. Court of Appeals affirmed a lower‑court injunction preventing the National Institutes of Health from imposing a 15% cap on indirect cost reimbursement for grantees, ruling the NIH's...

Amgen buys Dark Blue – $840M push into protein degradation

January 07, 2026

Amgen agreed to acquire Oxford spinout Dark Blue Therapeutics in a deal worth up to $840 million, adding a preclinical small-molecule degrader that targets MLLT1/3 and other protein-degradation...

Alumis’ TYK2 pill aces Phase 3 – approval bid begins

January 07, 2026

Alumis reported positive top-line results from two Phase 3 trials of envudeucitinib (envu), a selective oral TYK2 inhibitor, meeting co-primary and multiple secondary endpoints in patients with...

CDC cuts pediatric vaccine recommendations – industry alarm

January 07, 2026

Federal health officials moved to reduce the number of vaccines universally recommended for U.S. children from 17 to 11, a policy shift attributed to directives from the White House and HHS. The...

Lilly returns to Nimbus – $1.3B oral obesity pact

January 07, 2026

Eli Lilly expanded its partnership with Nimbus Therapeutics under a multi-year research and license agreement that could be worth up to $1.3 billion in milestones and royalties. Lilly will apply...

Arrowhead’s RNAi obesity assets show early fat-loss proof – move to Phase 2

January 07, 2026

Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals released interim human data showing its RNAi obesity candidates produced meaningful fat loss in small cohorts, including when combined with Lilly’s tirzepatide...

AI discovery deals multiply – Insilico, Earendil, Servier and Sanofi ink big pacts

January 07, 2026

AI-driven drug discovery continued to attract large pharma partnerships: Insilico Medicine signed an agreement with Servier reportedly worth up to $888 million focused on oncology R&D, while...

Moderna files mRNA flu vaccine with regulators – global submissions under way

January 07, 2026

Moderna submitted regulatory applications for its mRNA seasonal influenza vaccine, mRNA-1010, to agencies in the U.S., Europe, Canada and Australia, seeking approval for use in people aged 50 and...

Zenas’ obexelimab clears Phase 3 yet investors punish stock – competitive caveats

January 07, 2026

Zenas Biopharma announced that obexelimab met the primary endpoint in a Phase 3 trial for immunoglobulin G4-related disease (IgG4-RD) and plans a BLA submission; however, market reaction was...

Stereotaxis wins FDA nod for magnetic ablation catheter

January 07, 2026

Stereotaxis received U.S. FDA clearance for its Magic magnetic interventional ablation catheter, marking the device maker’s first proprietary robotic ablation catheter authorized for use in the...

Pfizer bets on tumor-selective antigens — Cartography collaboration could top $865M

January 07, 2026

Pfizer and Cartography Biosciences announced a collaboration to identify tumor-selective antigens using Cartography’s ATLAS and SUMMIT discovery platforms. The multi-option deal includes about $65...

CDC trims pediatric vaccine recommendations — industry warns

January 07, 2026

Federal health officials announced an abrupt reduction in the number of vaccines the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will universally recommend for children, cutting the routine list...

Lilly returns to Nimbus — up-to-$1.3B oral obesity pact

January 07, 2026

Eli Lilly expanded its metabolic pipeline by signing a multiyear discovery and exclusive worldwide license with Nimbus Therapeutics focused on an oral obesity program, with total value potential...

Arrowhead RNAi: early obesity fat-loss signal — adipose delivery POC

January 07, 2026

Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals released early clinical data showing its RNAi candidates produced meaningful fat loss when combined with Lilly’s tirzepatide (Zepbound), including disproportionate...

Amgen to buy Dark Blue — up to $840M for protein degrader AML asset

January 07, 2026

Amgen agreed to acquire U.K.-based Dark Blue Therapeutics in a deal worth up to $840 million, adding a preclinical small molecule degrader aimed at MLLT1/3 to its oncology pipeline. Amgen said the...

Sanofi to buy Dynavax for $2.2B — beefing up adult vaccines

January 07, 2026

Sanofi struck a definitive agreement to acquire Dynavax Technologies for approximately $2.2 billion in cash, adding Dynavax’s adult hepatitis B vaccine (HEPLISAV‑B) and a Phase I/II shingles...

Insilico inks $888M Servier oncology pact — AI discovery validated

January 07, 2026

Insilico Medicine signed a multiyear R&D collaboration with Servier valued at up to $888 million to discover and develop oncology therapeutics using Insilico’s AI discovery platform. The agreement...