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Beckman, Automata pair up: Danaher backs lab automation push

February 01, 2026

Beckman Coulter Life Sciences announced a strategic integration with Automata that embeds Beckman liquid‑handling and analysis instruments into Automata’s LINQ automation ecosystem. Danaher...

TrumpRx launch delayed — senators probe anti‑kickback and oversight

February 01, 2026

The federal TrumpRx marketplace rollout was delayed amid increased congressional scrutiny and questions about anti‑kickback compliance, the Office of Inspector General and HHS oversight. Senators...

FDA says it warned Corcept early — rejected Cushing’s filing in focus

February 01, 2026

The FDA released a complete response letter for Corcept Therapeutics’ Cushing’s syndrome candidate and stated the agency had voiced serious concerns prior to the application submission. Corcept’s...

Origami inks global degrader pact with Ipsen: protein‑degrader program

February 01, 2026

Origami Therapeutics announced a global collaboration with Ipsen to advance a protein‑degrader drug discovery program focused on targeted protein degradation. The agreement covers discovery and...

AstraZeneca bets $18.5B on CSPC obesity push

January 31, 2026

AstraZeneca struck a multi-partnership with China’s CSPC to bolster its weight‑management portfolio, committing $1.2 billion upfront and deal terms that could reach roughly $18.5 billion. The...

Lilly unveils $3.5B plant to make retatrutide and devices

January 31, 2026

Eli Lilly unveiled a $3.5 billion manufacturing and device facility in Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania dedicated to next‑generation obesity injectables, including retatrutide. The company said the...

Illumina closes SomaLogic deal to deepen proteomics

January 31, 2026

Illumina completed the acquisition of SomaLogic and related assets from Standard BioTools for $350 million in cash, gaining a CLIA/CAP lab in Boulder and access to SomaScan proteomics...

Beckman Coulter plugs into Automata’s AI‑ready lab platform

January 31, 2026

Beckman Coulter Life Sciences announced a strategic partnership to integrate its liquid‑handling and genomic/cell analysis instruments into Automata’s LINQ AI‑ready automation platform. Danaher...

NanoMosaic wins FDA AMT designation for AAV quality control

January 31, 2026

The FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research granted NanoMosaic an Advanced Manufacturing Technology (AMT) designation for its Nanoneedle platform, which measures vector genome and...

Grail files Galleri for FDA premarket approval

January 31, 2026

Grail submitted a premarket approval application to the FDA for its Galleri multi‑cancer early‑detection blood test, drawing on performance and safety data from more than 25,000 patients in...

Quince halts eDSP program after Neat Phase III miss

January 31, 2026

Quince Therapeutics reported top‑line Neat Phase III results for its erythrocyte‑encapsulated dexamethasone (eDSP) in ataxia‑telangiectasia that failed to meet the primary endpoint; the company...

Moderna reshuffles: CMO exits as rare‑disease asset licensed

January 31, 2026

Moderna announced the departure of Chief Medical Officer Jacqueline Miller after roughly a year in the role and concurrently out‑licensed a Phase‑3 rare‑disease asset to Recordati for $50 million...

Regulatory clash: FDA says it flagged Corcept issues before submission

January 31, 2026

The FDA released a complete response letter and asserted it had raised serious concerns with Corcept Therapeutics prior to the company’s submission for a Cushing’s syndrome therapy, contradicting...

DNA immunotherapy posts major survival gains in ovarian cancer trials

January 31, 2026

Investigators reported that a DNA‑based immunotherapy produced substantial survival gains in clinical trials for ovarian cancer, offering the most meaningful efficacy signal in decades for the...

AstraZeneca bets big on CSPC: $18.5bn obesity push

January 31, 2026

AstraZeneca struck multiple, high-value agreements with China’s CSPC to bulk up its obesity and metabolic portfolio while accelerating in-country R&D and manufacturing. The companies committed an...

Lilly factories: $3.5bn plant to feed obesity supply

January 31, 2026

Eli Lilly disclosed a $3.5 billion investment to build a Lehigh Valley manufacturing complex that will produce retatrutide and other next‑generation obesity injectables. The new facility is...

NanoMosaic gets FDA AMT nod: Gene therapy QC speeds up

January 31, 2026

The FDA granted Advanced Manufacturing Technology (AMT) designation to NanoMosaic’s Nanoneedle/Tessie platform, validating a multiplex assay for direct measurement of AAV vector genome integrity...

Illumina closes SomaLogic buy: Proteomics meets sequencing

January 31, 2026

Illumina completed its acquisition of SomaLogic and related assets for $350 million plus contingent payments, adding the SomaScan proteomic platform and a CLIA/CAP lab in Boulder to its portfolio....

Quince’s Phase III flop: Steroid therapy shelved, shares collapse

January 31, 2026

Quince Therapeutics said its pivotal Phase III Neat trial of dexamethasone sodium phosphate encapsulated in autologous erythrocytes (eDSP) failed to meet its primary endpoint in...

EMA probes Amgen’s Tavneos: data-integrity review opened

January 31, 2026

European regulators have opened a review of Amgen’s Tavneos (avacopan) after new information raised questions about the integrity of the Advocate trial data that supported the drug’s initial...