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Regulatory and pricing pressure on pharma
Pharma industry groups escalated legal pressure against U.S. drug pricing proposals, arguing the latest Medicare “most-favored nation” (MFN) pilot oversteps statutory authority. Separately, the EU...
Cell therapy funding crunch forces strategic retreat
Caribou Biosciences said it is exploring strategic alternatives and will discontinue further development of its donor-derived CAR-T programs after failing to secure financing for planned...
Strategic investment and IPO momentum in biopharma
Lycia Therapeutics filed for an IPO to raise $100 million, aiming to push clinical development of therapies targeting peanut and tree nut allergies. Its lead candidate, LCA-0061, uses an...
Clinical trial readouts reshaping Parkinson’s add-on treatment
Cerevance reported Phase 3 results for solengepras showing a reduction in Parkinson’s patients’ daily “off” time alongside other symptoms, setting up a potential regulatory discussion on approval....
Cellular and immunology mechanisms in immune protection at birth
A new study in Science Translational Medicine reports that the antimicrobial protein calprotectin is induced in neonatal intestinal epithelial cells in response to commensal bacteria. In mouse...
Oncology biomarkers: liver metastases and outcome divergence in pancreatic cancer
A pooled analysis across four clinical trials found that liver metastases are a strong negative prognostic factor for pancreatic cancer patients treated with chemotherapy, but they did not...
Biotech platform analytics and digital biology funding for virtual cell models
Meta and Google expanded collaboration funding to create virtual cell models, aiming to predict cellular behavior with AI-driven biology and simulation workflows. The project is positioned to move...
Genetic diagnosis refinement in Friedreich ataxia
Researchers identified hidden gene deletions that explain severe Friedreich ataxia cases previously misdiagnosed by standard testing, distinguishing covert FXN copy loss from repeat expansion...
AI-enabled clinical imaging for cancer detection and surgical triage
A new preoperative nomogram approach aims to reduce unnecessary lymph node surgery in hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer by predicting hidden node spread using routine clinical...
Biomanufacturing and process control via electrical monitoring
A review argues electrical signals can improve bioprocess control by detecting early signs of culture failure faster than conventional assays in biologics manufacturing. It highlights advances in...
Biopharma licensing and big-deal partnerships
Genentech expanded its Parkinson’s disease ambitions by striking a large licensing deal with Alector for AL050, an engineered enzyme replacement therapy tied to GBA1-linked glucocerebrosidase...
Clinical-stage wins and near-misses in oncology
AbbVie and Genmab secured a first-line diffuse large B-cell lymphoma headline with Epkinly, reporting a Phase 3 win in newly diagnosed patients when added to R-CHOP. The companies said the therapy...
CAR-T and allogeneic cell therapy setbacks
Caribou Biosciences moved to exit cell therapy after failing to secure funding for late-stage progress of its allogeneic CAR-T programs. The company said its board approved exploring strategic...
Biotech public-market moves
Lycia Therapeutics filed for an initial public offering in a bid to fund clinical development for disease-modifying therapies targeting peanut and tree nut allergies. The California-based biotech...
Regulatory and policy pressure on drug pricing transparency
The Trump administration said it would start developing a system requiring health insurers to disclose prescription drug prices, with a hoped-for final plan by next May. The proposal revives...
Fundraising for next-generation cell manufacturing
Multiply Labs raised $75 million to scale robotic drug manufacturing for cell therapies. The company builds robotics systems meant to run steps between existing cell-therapy manufacturing...
Big trial outcomes in CNS drug development
Cerevance reported Phase 3 progress for solengepras, an oral therapy for Parkinson’s disease aimed at reducing patients’ daily “off” time. In the trial, the company said solengepras cut off-time...
FDA-linked review updates and pipeline readouts in rare disease
Shionogi moved to expand its rare disease portfolio by acquiring IntraBio for $2 billion. The deal is designed to add Aqneursa (levacetylleucine), an approved therapy for neurological...
New clinical-stage diagnostics and evidence generation for immuno-oncology
A set of developers and researchers highlighted advances in non-invasive, data-driven cancer diagnostics in a multicenter setting, including AI approaches aimed at reducing unnecessary procedures....
Cellular and molecular immunology drug target discovery
Researchers reported that a serotonin receptor pathway can drive osteosarcoma metastasis and chemotherapy resistance through a feedback network involving c-MYC/MAPK signaling and...