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Zag Bio launches with $80M to engineer thymus‑targeted tolerance medicines

October 29, 2025

Zag Bio emerged from stealth with $80 million in financing and a platform that aims to induce immune tolerance by delivering bifunctional antibodies to the thymus, the organ that produces...

Hemab raises $157M to pursue coagulation disorder pipeline – sutacimig pivotal next

October 29, 2025

Hemab Therapeutics closed a $157 million financing to advance a portfolio of programs addressing rare coagulation disorders, including plans to start a pivotal trial of sutacimig in Glanzmann...

BridgeBio to push for approval after positive limb‑girdle Phase 3 readout

October 29, 2025

BridgeBio reported an encouraging Phase 3 interim readout for ribitol in limb‑girdle muscular dystrophy type 2I/R9 and said it will meet with the FDA to discuss regulatory plans and potential...

Zenas’ obexelimab drives 95% cut in new MS lesions in mid‑stage trial

October 29, 2025

Zenas Biopharma reported MoonStone phase‑2 data showing obexelimab, a bifunctional monoclonal antibody, produced a 95% reduction in new gadolinium‑enhancing brain lesions at 12 weeks in relapsing...

GeneDx expands into general pediatrics as exome/genome testing surges

October 29, 2025

GeneDx announced a commercial push into the general pediatrics market, hiring sales teams and streamlining ordering to capture demand after the American Academy of Pediatrics recommended...

Novartis snaps up Avidity for RNA push: $12B deal bolsters neuromuscular pipeline

October 28, 2025

Novartis agreed to acquire Avidity Biosciences for about $12 billion, securing three late-stage antibody-oligonucleotide conjugate (AOC) programs targeting neuromuscular diseases and a delivery...

Intellia halts CRISPR trials after liver toxicity — Phase III enrollment paused

October 28, 2025

Intellia Therapeutics paused enrollment and dosing in two late‑stage clinical trials of its in vivo CRISPR candidate for transthyretin amyloidosis after a study volunteer was hospitalized with...

GSK pays up for Empirico siRNA: $85M upfront to target COPD inflammation

October 28, 2025

GSK licensed global rights to Empirico’s EMP‑012, an inhaled siRNA in Phase 1 for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), paying $85 million upfront with up to ~$745 million in potential...

Lilly and Nvidia to build pharma supercomputer — AI‑first drug discovery drive

October 28, 2025

Eli Lilly announced a partnership with Nvidia to build what the companies describe as the most powerful supercomputer operated by a pharmaceutical company, intended to train large AI models for...

Zenas antibody cuts MS lesions by 95% in phase 2 MRI readout

October 28, 2025

Zenas Biopharma reported Phase 2 MoonStone trial results showing obexelimab, a bifunctional monoclonal antibody, reduced new gadolinium‑enhancing brain lesions by 95% over 12 weeks versus placebo...

Electra closes $183M to fund pivotal sHLH trial and expand I&I pipeline

October 28, 2025

Electra Therapeutics raised $183 million in an oversubscribed Series C to support a global pivotal program for ELA026, its monoclonal antibody targeting SIRP receptors for secondary hemophagocytic...

Hemab raises $157M to scale coagulation disorder pipeline

October 28, 2025

Hemab Therapeutics closed a $157 million financing to advance multiple programs for bleeding disorders, including a pivotal trial planned for sutacimig in Glanzmann thrombasthenia and an...

GeneDx doubles down on pediatrics: revenue surge and market expansion plan

October 28, 2025

GeneDx reported Q3 revenue up 52% year‑over‑year, driven by exome and genome test growth, and announced a commercial build‑out targeting the general pediatrics market. The company plans to nearly...

Verily embeds Nvidia GPUs into Pre platform — omics and AI workflows accelerated

October 28, 2025

Verily integrated Nvidia’s GPU‑accelerated libraries and Blackwell/Hopper GPUs into its Pre precision health research platform to speed genomic and multiomics analyses for researchers, including...

Co‑Diagnostics sells $7M offering, forms MENA JV to commercialize diagnostics

October 28, 2025

Co‑Diagnostics priced a $7 million direct offering to institutional investors to fund working capital and corporate purposes, and the company also established a joint venture with Arabian Eagle...

Novartis deal: $12B buy of Avidity expands RNA neuromuscular push

October 28, 2025

Novartis announced an agreement to acquire Avidity Biosciences for roughly $12 billion, adding three late-stage antibody‑oligonucleotide conjugate (AOC) programs aimed at neuromuscular diseases....

Intellia halts phase 3 CRISPR dosing — liver safety probe

October 28, 2025

Intellia Therapeutics paused enrollment and dosing in two late‑stage trials of its CRISPR candidate nex‑z after a study volunteer was hospitalized with severe liver injury. The company moved...

Takeda, Innovent ink $11.4B I‑O/ADC pact — $1.2B up front

October 28, 2025

Takeda Pharmaceutical agreed to codevelop and commercialize up to three immuno‑oncology (I‑O) and antibody‑drug conjugate (ADC) candidates from Innovent Biologics in a deal valued at up to $11.4...

BridgeBio posts phase‑3 win — prepares FDA meeting on LGMD drug

October 28, 2025

BridgeBio reported positive interim Phase 3 data for BBP‑418 in limb‑girdle muscular dystrophy type 2I/R9, meeting prespecified thresholds and prompting the company to seek discussions with the...

Zenas antibody slashes MS lesions — midstage readout impresses investors

October 28, 2025

Zenas Biopharma reported that obexelimab, a bifunctional monoclonal antibody, produced a 95% reduction in new gadolinium‑enhancing T1 brain lesions at 12 weeks in the Phase 2 MoonStone study in...