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Wireless BCI milestone: 65,536 electrodes on a single implant
Teams from Columbia, Stanford, Penn and NewYork‑Presbyterian reported an ultra‑high‑density, wireless subdural brain‑computer interface integrating 65,536 electrodes and 1,024 recording channels...
Pfizer doubles down on oral GLP‑1s with China licensing deals
Pfizer expanded its obesity pipeline with multiple licensing deals for oral GLP‑1 candidates from China: a $150 million upfront license for a Fosun subsidiary’s once‑daily small molecule and...
Radboud UMC launches PacBio long‑read WGS as frontline diagnostic
Radboud University Medical Center in Nijmegen went live with diagnostic whole‑genome sequencing (WGS) based on PacBio long‑read technology as a frontline test for genetic eye disease and severe...
GNPS library and online tool let labs detect hidden drug exposures
Researchers at UC San Diego and collaborators released the GNPS Drug Library, an MS/MS reference resource linking thousands of drugs, metabolites and analogs with exposure sources, pharmacologic...
Dyne’s Duchenne candidate meets pivotal endpoint; filing planned
Dyne Therapeutics reported a positive pivotal trial in Duchenne muscular dystrophy, meeting the study’s primary endpoint and positioning the company to seek accelerated approval from the FDA. The...
FDA tightens CAR‑T approval rules – RCTs now the default
The FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research signaled a major policy shift: randomized controlled trials (RCTs) will generally be required to support approvals of CAR‑T cancer therapies,...
Majestec‑3 shock: Tec‑Dara combo posts blockbuster PFS at ASH
Late‑breaker data from the Majestec‑3 trial presented at ASH showed the teclistamab plus daratumumab combo produced an unprecedented progression‑free survival (PFS) benefit in relapsed/refractory...
Lilly picks Huntsville for $6B API plant — domestic API buildout accelerates
Eli Lilly selected Huntsville, Alabama, as the site for a $6 billion active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) facility that will produce peptide and small‑molecule APIs, including the oral GLP‑1...
Mirum buys Bluejay—adds late‑stage HDV antibody to liver portfolio
Mirum Pharmaceuticals agreed to acquire Bluejay Therapeutics in a deal that brings brelovitug, a late‑stage monoclonal antibody for chronic hepatitis D (HDV), into Mirum’s rare liver disease...
Pfizer doubles down on oral GLP‑1s: multiple China deals expand obesity arsenal
Pfizer continued its aggressive buildout of oral GLP‑1 candidates, signing licensing deals with Chinese developers that give the pharma global rights to small‑molecule obesity therapies. One...
Structure’s oral GLP‑1 posts robust weight‑loss in mid‑stage trials
Structure Therapeutics released Phase IIb data showing its oral GLP‑1 candidate, aleniglipron, produced placebo‑adjusted weight loss up to ~15% and delivered strong iterative readouts across...
AI‑designed degrader: Insilico unveils PKMYT1 PROTAC with preclinical activity
Insilico Medicine reported the AI‑driven discovery of a bifunctional PROTAC degrader targeting PKMYT1, a kinase implicated in cell‑cycle control and synthetic‑lethality vulnerabilities. Using its...
ARPA‑H backs non‑animal drug‑safety models — $31.7M to Ginkgo‑led consortium
ARPA‑H awarded up to $31.7 million to a multi‑partner consortium led by Ginkgo Bioworks and AI discovery firm Deep Origin to develop non‑animal computational and ex‑vivo systems for drug safety...
FDA floats higher fees for programs that run Phase I trials overseas
The FDA proposed a user‑fee scheme that would raise application fees for development programs conducting Phase I trials outside the U.S. under ongoing PDUFA negotiations. The agency said higher...
Radboud UMC rolls out long‑read WGS as a frontline diagnostic — PacBio enters clinic
Radboud University Medical Center began running long‑read whole‑genome sequencing (WGS) as a frontline diagnostic for genetic eye disease and severe intellectual disability, replacing multiple...
Lilly picks Huntsville: $6B API plant for GLP‑1 pill
Eli Lilly selected Huntsville, Alabama as the site for a $6 billion active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) facility that will produce peptide and small‑molecule APIs including its oral GLP‑1...
Delix clears Phase II design – at‑home dosing greenlit
Delix Therapeutics reported positive Phase Ib efficacy and biomarker data for zalsupindole (DLX‑001), a non‑hallucinogenic oral neuroplastogen, in adults with major depressive disorder (MDD). The...
Dyne pivots to approval — Duchenne pivotal win
Dyne Therapeutics announced that its Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) exon‑51 candidate met primary endpoints in a pivotal/registrational study and plans to pursue an accelerated FDA filing. The...
Majestec‑3 stuns: Tec‑dara combo shows deep multiple‑myeloma control
Late‑breaking data from the Majestec‑3 trial presented at ASH show that the combination of teclistamab (a BCMAxCD3 bispecific) plus daratumumab produced an 83.4% three‑year progression‑free...
Mirum buys Bluejay: $620M bet on hepatitis D antibody
Mirum Pharmaceuticals announced an acquisition of Bluejay Therapeutics for roughly $620 million in cash and stock to secure brelovitug, a late‑stage monoclonal antibody with Phase II data showing...