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AI drug discovery dealmaking

June 17, 2026

Merck entered a new AI-enabled biologics discovery collaboration with Protillion Biosciences, expanding use of Protillion’s “lab-in-the-loop” on-chip antibody platform. Under the multi-target...

T-cell engager expansion via AbCellera

June 17, 2026

Jazz Pharmaceuticals and AbCellera announced a preclinical research collaboration to discover next-generation T-cell engaging (TCE) multispecific antibodies aimed at GI cancers and other solid...

UK access demand for Wegovy pill

June 17, 2026

Demand for Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy pill surged immediately after UK approval, with a major online pharmacy reporting a waiting list of about 30,000 people per week. The report highlights how access...

Biopharma cyber threat hits Novo AI models

June 17, 2026

Hackers claimed they stole Novo Nordisk AI models and manufacturing recipes, escalating cyber risk around drug development and production know-how. The group’s claim describes attempted extortion...

Oncology partnership for spatial biomarkers in bladder cancer

June 17, 2026

10x Genomics and Cleveland Clinic began a multiyear collaboration to identify spatial biomarkers predicting response to antibody-drug conjugates in advanced bladder cancer. The work will analyze...

Clinical trial readout: pumitamig plus chemo in frontline NSCLC

June 17, 2026

At the 2026 ASCO Annual Meeting, results from ROSETTA Lung-02 showed that pumitamig (BNT327/BMS986545) plus chemotherapy produced high response rates in first-line NSCLC across histologies and...

Regulatory evidence and pricing pressures in Europe

June 17, 2026

Germany backed away from a variable discount pricing plan for branded drugs after industry pushback, Reuters reported—switching instead to a fixed approach. The original proposal was designed to...

Protein production platform: E. coli collaboration

June 17, 2026

NorthX Biologics and enGenes Biotech launched an integrated collaboration to build an E. coli-based protein production platform covering strain design through GMP manufacturing. The companies...

Gene therapy bioprocessing: move toward continuous manufacturing

June 17, 2026

CGT Catapult unveiled a continuous bioprocessing platform for advanced therapy medicinal products (ATMPs), aiming to raise yields and productivity to expand gene therapy manufacturing...

Huntington’s gene therapy regulatory shift in the US

June 17, 2026

FDA has reversed course on uniQure’s Huntington’s disease gene therapy, clearing the way for the company to file for US accelerated approval. After a dispute that included scrutiny of the...

Moderna’s mRNA flu vaccine heads toward advisory scrutiny

June 17, 2026

Moderna’s seasonal mRNA flu vaccine mRNA-1010 (mFLUSIVA) is under renewed FDA examination ahead of an upcoming Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee meeting. FDA previously...

Oncology pipeline and trial signals: pumitamig plus chemo in frontline NSCLC

June 17, 2026

Bristol Myers Squibb’s pumitamig (BNT327/BMS986545) combined with chemotherapy generated high response rates in a first-line phase 2 readout from the ROSETTA Lung-02 study. Results presented at...

Gene-targeted oncology: caspase-8 blockade sensitizes KRAS-mutant pancreatic tumors

June 17, 2026

Researchers at the University of Cologne’s Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne (CMMC) report that KRAS-driven pancreatic tumors become dependent on caspase-8 and can be pushed into necroptosis...

AI drug discovery business expansion: Merck teams with Protillion

June 17, 2026

Merck & Co. launched a multi-target AI drug discovery collaboration with Protillion Biosciences using Protillion’s “lab-in-the-loop” antibody discovery and on-chip protein display platform. The...

Gene therapy financing: Beren’s $300M funding push with FDA priority review for adrabetadex

June 17, 2026

Beren Therapeutics raised $300 million as it moves adrabetadex toward FDA review under priority review. The company’s funding arrives at a critical point for adrabetadex, its drug intended for...

Drug pricing and reimbursement policy: Germany scales back discount plan

June 17, 2026

Germany has backed away from a plan to implement variable discount pricing on branded drugs after industry pushback, Reuters reports. The earlier proposal was part of healthcare reform efforts...

Corporate financing and platform scaling: Sophia Genetics prices $50M public offering

June 17, 2026

Sophia Genetics priced a $50 million underwritten public offering of ordinary shares, selling more than 10 million shares at $4.75 each. The offering is expected to close shortly, and the company...

Clinical-stage biotech partnering: Jazz and AbCellera expand TCE multispecific collaboration

June 17, 2026

Jazz Pharmaceuticals and AbCellera announced a preclinical collaboration to discover and develop next-generation T-cell engaging multispecific antibodies for GI cancers and other solid tumors. The...

Biotech company restructuring: Lilly acquires 4E Therapeutics for non-opioid pain pipeline

June 17, 2026

Eli Lilly agreed to acquire 4E Therapeutics, a startup developing non-opioid pain programs built around MNK inhibitors and the MNK-eIF4E signaling axis. Lilly said the deal expands its early...

AI-driven drug discovery collaboration

June 17, 2026

Merck & Co. is expanding AI-powered biologics discovery through a multi-target collaboration and license with Protillion Biosciences, a move that could generate up to $510 million in milestone...