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Diagonal raises $125M — clustering antibodies head to first‑in‑human

January 08, 2026

Diagonal Therapeutics closed a $125 million Series B co‑led by Sanofi Ventures to advance DIAG723—its clustering antibody designed for hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) and pulmonary...

Vizgen raises $48M — scales MERFISH spatial biology and commercial push

January 08, 2026

Vizgen closed a $48 million financing led by Arch Venture Partners, M Ventures and Northpond Ventures to accelerate commercial growth, scale operations and push toward profitability. The company...

Lilly buys Ventyx for $1.2B – Acquires NLRP3 oral drugs

January 08, 2026

Eli Lilly agreed to acquire Ventyx Biosciences for about $1.2 billion in cash, securing clinical-stage NLRP3 inhibitors that Lilly says expand its inflammation franchise. The deal values Ventyx at...

Parabilis raises $305M: Push to advance corkscrew peptides into late-stage cancer testing

January 08, 2026

Parabilis Medicines closed a $305 million Series F to accelerate development of its corkscrew-shaped peptide therapeutics, funding late-stage advancement of its lead oncology candidate. The...

EpiBiologics nets $107M – Funds first-in-human protein-degrading antibody

January 08, 2026

EpiBiologics closed a $107 million Series B to advance its EpiTAC protein-degrading antibody platform into human testing, with GV and Johnson & Johnson’s venture arm leading the round. The Bay...

Alumis’ TYK2 pill clears Phase III – Psoriasis efficacy intensifies competition

January 08, 2026

Alumis reported positive top-line results from two Phase III trials of envudeucitinib, a selective oral TYK2 inhibitor, meeting co-primary endpoints for skin clearance in moderate-to-severe plaque...

GSK, Ionis claim Phase 3 win: Bepirovirsen meets functional cure endpoints

January 08, 2026

GSK and Ionis announced positive results from two pivotal Phase 3 trials of bepirovirsen, an antisense oligonucleotide for chronic hepatitis B, reporting functional cure rates that met primary...

Spatial biology... Vizgen raises $48M; Singleron expands ANZ distribution

January 08, 2026

Vizgen closed a $48 million financing round led by Arch Venture Partners, M Ventures and Northpond Ventures to scale commercial operations for its spatial transcriptomics platform, expand...

Pfizer taps Gordian’s in vivo mosaic screens: Target discovery inside visceral fat

January 08, 2026

Pfizer and Gordian Bio struck a collaboration to apply Gordian’s in vivo mosaic screening platform to prioritize obesity targets directly within visceral adipose tissue. Gordian will run...

Sanofi inks up-to-$2.56B Earendil pact – AI to discover bispecifics

January 08, 2026

Sanofi signed a discovery and option collaboration with AI-driven Earendil Labs valued at up to $2.56 billion to use Earendil’s platform to identify bispecific antibody candidates for autoimmune...

Tessera to lay off 90 as it begins first clinical study

January 08, 2026

Tessera Therapeutics plans to lay off 90 employees even as it prepares to initiate its first clinical study, according to internal documents. The move follows an organizational reshaping as the...

GSK taps Helix database: Clinico‑genomic access for precision-medicine R&D

January 08, 2026

GSK and Helix struck a multi‑year collaboration giving GSK access to curated clinico‑genomic cohorts in Helix’s GenoSphere database to support precision‑medicine drug R&D. The arrangement includes...

Lilly snaps up Ventyx – $1.2B bet on oral NLRP3

January 08, 2026

Eli Lilly agreed to acquire Ventyx Biosciences for about $1.2 billion, adding clinical-stage oral NLRP3 inhibitors to its pipeline. The deal consolidates Lilly’s push into inflammation and...

GSK, Ionis claim hep B win: Phase 3 hits functional-cure goals

January 08, 2026

GSK and development partner Ionis announced positive topline results from two pivotal Phase 3 trials of bepirovirsen, an antisense oligonucleotide aimed at inducing functional cure in chronic...

Alumis’ TYK2 pill shines – Phase 3 clears psoriasis hurdles

January 08, 2026

Alumis released top-line results from two Phase 3 trials showing envudeucitinib (an oral TYK2 inhibitor) met co-primary and key secondary endpoints in moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis. The...

Amgen swoops on European oncology: two deals worth $1.46B

January 08, 2026

Amgen announced multiple Europe-focused oncology deals that together could be worth roughly $1.46 billion, including the acquisition of Dark Blue Therapeutics and a license pact with Disco...

Sanofi inks AI bispecific pact: Earendil deal tops $2.5B

January 08, 2026

Sanofi agreed a multi-year collaboration with AI-driven Earendil Labs to discover and develop bispecific antibodies for autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, a partnership valued at up to $2.56...

Arrowhead RNAi shows early adipose POC – obesity programs advance

January 08, 2026

Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals published early clinical signals showing its RNAi candidates reduced visceral and liver fat when dosed in combination with Lilly’s tirzepatide (Zepbound). The company...

CDC pares pediatric schedule: industry alarms sound

January 08, 2026

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and CDC revised the federal pediatric vaccine schedule, moving recommendations for six diseases from universal guidance to risk-based or shared...

Cortical gene therapy mimics opioid pain relief – no addiction in mice

January 08, 2026

A Nature paper described a gene therapy approach that targets cortical pain circuits to reproduce opioid-like analgesia without addiction in mouse models. Researchers used circuit-specific...