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Roche’s oncology diagnostics push via acquisitions and sequencing instrument rollout
Roche used its diagnostics day to outline a strategy to become an end-to-end oncology solutions provider, spanning early detection through therapy selection and monitoring. Executives highlighted...
Obesity drug strategy and dose optimization entering the evidence base
Eli Lilly pointed to lower-dose and maintenance approaches for its obesity medicines, framing dose reduction as a potential option for sustaining weight loss while managing safety and cost...
Obesity maintenance data reinforce transition from injectable to oral therapy
A clinical program presented at ECO2026 and published in Nature Medicine reported that sustained weight loss appears achievable by moving patients from injectable obesity drugs to daily oral...
AI biotech funding surge for drug design platforms
Isomorphic Labs closed a $2.1 billion Series B, one of the largest rounds in biotech history, to expand its AI-driven drug design engine and accelerate pipeline development. The round was led by...
Major pharma partnership with Hengrui for early-stage pipeline growth
Bristol Myers Squibb and Hengrui Pharma entered a broad drug research collaboration covering 13 early development programs across oncology, hematology, and immunology. BMS will pay $600 million...
Targeted cancer therapy signals in ovarian cancer precision medicine trial
Data from the MYTHIC trial presented at a conference setting reported a 60% objective response rate at the proposed recommended phase 2 dose (RP2D) in patients with CCNE1-amplified...
Cancer diagnostics patent litigation keeps pressure on spatial biology platforms
10x Genomics and Harvard University sued Element Biosciences over alleged infringement tied to Element’s AVITI24 multiomics platform and related workflows. The complaint asserts infringement of...
Gene therapy development expands in autoimmune CAR-T pathway
Kyverna Therapeutics began a rolling submission to the FDA for its autoimmune CAR-T program miv-cel after additional natural history analysis requested by the agency. The company positioned...
FDA leadership shake-up
FDA Commissioner Marty Makary resigned, ending a turbulent tenure that included efforts to speed drug development and repeated turnover in senior roles. President Trump confirmed Makary’s...
Big Pharma-China pipeline expansion
Bristol Myers Squibb and Hengrui Pharma launched a global research pact spanning 13 early development programs across oncology, hematology and immunology, with deal terms reported as up to $15.2...
EU moves to secure critical medicine supplies
The European Parliament and Council provisionally approved the Critical Medicines Act, advancing an EU-wide framework intended to strengthen supply chains for medicines deemed critical. The...
Oncology diagnostics push into end-to-end workflow
Roche outlined a strategy to become an end-to-end oncology solutions provider by combining diagnostic instruments, testing workflows and new capabilities via acquisitions. At its diagnostics day,...
AI drug discovery funding surge
Isomorphic Labs, the Alphabet-backed AI biotech focused on drug design, closed a $2.1 billion Series B round to scale its unified drug discovery engine. Thrive Capital led the round with...
Immunotherapy biomarker strategy via liquid biopsy
LiquidCell Dx began building an evidence base for LiquidTME, a cell-free DNA methylation profiling assay designed to predict response to immune checkpoint inhibitors by characterizing tumor...
CRISPR-edited stem cell transplant in AML/MDS
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine reported Phase I/II multicenter results in Nature Medicine showing that CRISPR-Cas9 deletion of CD33 from donor cells can help reduce...
Precision oncology trial signal in ovarian cancer
Data presented from the MYTHIC trial showed activity for lunresertib plus zedoresertib in platinum-resistant ovarian cancer, with response rates highest in a biomarker-defined subgroup. For...
Manufacturing and supply-side scrutiny: onshoring timelines
The U.S. Department of Commerce issued procedures giving companies 30 days to submit company-specific onshoring plans to qualify for agreements tied to Section 232 biopharma tariffs. The notice...
AAV gene therapy trial oversight concern
Capsida Biotherapeutics said it still has no answers in its investigation into the death of a child in a gene therapy trial last September. The company reported that efforts were blocked because...
AI drug discovery funding
Isomorphic Labs closed a $2.1 billion Series B, underlining how quickly Alphabet-linked assets are moving from model-building to clinical execution. The London-based AI biotech said Thrive Capital...
Deal: western pharma expands Hengrui partnership in China
Bristol Myers Squibb and Hengrui Pharma expanded their China-centric collaboration, agreeing to a broad deal covering 13 early-stage programs. The pact, structured as a “biobucks” arrangement,...