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SpyGlass, Agomab file for IPOs; Novo Nordisk Foundation pledges $850M to scale startups
SpyGlass Pharma and Agomab Therapeutics filed for initial public offerings, signaling continued investor appetite for clinical-stage biotechs following the J.P. Morgan conference. Both companies...
NIH FY2026: urgent push to preserve Senate-approved $48.7B and grant terms
Advocates urged House representatives to back a FY2026 budget that preserves the Senate Appropriations Committee’s NIH funding level of $48.7 billion and maintains Senate language protecting...
Epkinly fails overall survival end point: AbbVie and Genmab report
AbbVie and Genmab disclosed that Epkinly (loncastuximab tesirine) did not extend overall survival in a Phase 3 trial for diffuse large B‑cell lymphoma (DLBCL). The companies reported topline...
Sarepta’s Elevidys sales miss – CEO defends program amid safety questions
Sarepta Therapeutics reported preliminary Q4 product revenue that missed analyst expectations for its AAV gene therapy Elevidys, with Q4 Elevidys revenue down 17% from the prior quarter. CEO...
ImmunityBio CAR‑NK drives complete responses in Waldenström’s – no lymphodepletion
ImmunityBio reported early trial data showing its off‑the‑shelf allogeneic CD19 CAR‑NK therapy, given with rituximab, produced durable complete responses in Waldenström’s macroglobulinemia...
Novo Nordisk Foundation pledges up to $850M to scale European startups
The Novo Nordisk Foundation committed up to $850 million to expand the BioInnovation Institute’s footprint across Europe, aiming to accelerate translational startups and commercialization of...
SpyGlass, Agomab file IPOs after JPM momentum
SpyGlass Pharma and Agomab Therapeutics filed for initial public offerings, aiming to capitalize on investor interest generated during JPM week and recent biotech market momentum. Both companies...
Extracellular TAC degraders go bispecific – new lysosomal and membrane E3 strategies
BioCentury reported innovators are converting extracellular targeted protein degraders (TACs) into bispecific formats that exploit membrane E3 ligases and novel lysosomal internalizing receptors....
FDA clears topical pan‑JAK Anzupgo for chronic hand eczema
The FDA approved delgocitinib (Anzupgo®), a topical pan‑JAK inhibitor, for adults with chronic hand eczema who failed topical corticosteroids or cannot use them. Regulators emphasized the topical...
Enterococcus faecalis uses extracellular electron transport to stall wound repair
An NTU Singapore–University of Geneva team published in Science Advances that Enterococcus faecalis uses extracellular electron transport (EET) to generate reactive oxygen species, activate the...
Dormant metastases soften to evade immune mechanosurveillance – MSK uncovers TGFβ‑linked EMT shift
Researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering showed in Nature Cancer that disseminated lung adenocarcinoma cells can undergo a TGFβ‑driven atypical epithelial‑to‑mesenchymal transition (EMT) that ends...
Fratricide‑driven unedited CD7 CAR‑T shows activity in T‑cell leukemia
A study in the Journal of Translational Medicine reported that fratricide‑driven, unedited CD7 CAR‑T cells produced anti‑leukemic activity in preclinical models of T‑cell leukemia. The approach...
ImmunityBio CAR‑NK Delivers Durable Complete Responses – Waldenström’s Trial
ImmunityBio reported durable complete responses in early data from an allogeneic, off‑the‑shelf CD19 CAR‑NK program combined with rituximab in patients with Waldenström’s non‑Hodgkin lymphoma. The...
Epkinly Fails to Extend Survival – AbbVie, Genmab
AbbVie and Genmab disclosed that Epkinly (their anti‑CD47/PD‑1 program or other named asset in a late‑stage study) did not prolong overall survival in a Phase 3 trial for diffuse large B‑cell...
UC San Diego Wins ARPA‑H Grant: $25.8M to 3D‑Print Patient Livers
UC San Diego secured an ARPA‑H award of up to $25,771,771 over 60 months to develop patient‑specific, 3D‑bioprinted human livers intended as an alternative to donor transplantation. The...
FDA Clears Topical JAK Inhibitor for Hand Eczema – Anzupgo Approval
The FDA approved delgocitinib (Anzupgo®), a topical pan‑JAK inhibitor, for adults with chronic hand eczema (CHE) who have inadequate response to topical corticosteroids or cannot use them....
Foli Bio Tests Stool RNA to Monitor IBD, Predict Drug Response
Columbia University spinout Foli Bio is developing stool‑based RNA‑seq panels that use exfoliated fecal RNA to predict drug response and monitor inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), with the stated...
Destina Genomica Wins €2.2M to Advance Drug‑Induced Liver Injury Assay
Spanish diagnostics firm Destina Genomica received €2.2 million from the European Innovation Council (EIC) to accelerate clinical transition of its LiverAce Combo assay for drug‑induced liver...
Legal Scrutiny Grows Over FDA’s New Expedited Drug Program: Who Signs Off?
Reporting shows internal unease at the FDA about a new expedited drug program after staff described instances where usual review steps were bypassed and senior leaders were reluctant to sign off...
Novo Nordisk Foundation Pledges Up to $850M to Scale European Biotech
The Novo Nordisk Foundation committed up to $850 million to expand the BioInnovation Institute’s reach from Denmark to startups across Europe. The funding aims to expand early‑stage support,...