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AI Reprograms Cancer Stem Cells: UCSD’s CANDiT Triggers Self‑Destruct
UC San Diego researchers described CANDiT, a machine‑learning systems biology framework that identifies targets to reprogram cancer stem cells toward differentiation and cell death. Applied to...
Jackson Laboratory Acquires NYSCF: Scale for Precision Therapies
The Jackson Laboratory completed its acquisition of the New York Stem Cell Foundation, combining JAX’s genetics infrastructure with NYSCF’s human stem cell platforms. The transaction creates an...
Chugai Licenses Rani’s Ranipill in $1B Pact: Oral Biologics Advance
Chugai Pharmaceutical signed a global collaboration and license with Rani Therapeutics to develop an oral product that pairs Rani’s Ranipill robotic delivery platform with a Chugai rare‑disease...
FDA Staffing Crunch: Nearly 1,000 Net Departures in FY2025 Quarter
New FDA hiring data show the agency’s drug and biologics centers recorded nearly 1,000 net departures in the last quarter of fiscal 2025, marking a historic outflow that offsets hundreds of hires....
AI Builds the Brain: CellTransformer Produces 1,300‑Region Mouse Atlas
Researchers at the Allen Institute and UCSF developed CellTransformer, an AI neural network that classified 3.9 million mouse brain cells across >5,000 neuron types to produce a data‑driven brain...
Grail secures $325M: Financing backs Galleri commercialization
Grail said Monday it has agreed a private placement expected to raise roughly $325 million to fund commercial expansion and reimbursement efforts for its Galleri circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA)...
Exelixis to file NDA: Zanzalintinib survival data spur regulatory push
Exelixis presented detailed STELLAR-303 Phase 3 data showing its oral TKI zanzalintinib plus Roche’s Tecentriq reduced the risk of death by about 20% versus Stivarga in previously treated...
Datroway, Trodelvy contest: ESMO elevates ADCs in first‑line and hard cases
ESMO presentations sharpened a head‑to‑head narrative between AstraZeneca/Daiichi Sankyo’s Datroway and Gilead’s Trodelvy in triple‑negative breast cancer and other difficult indications. At the...
Replimune resubmits RP1: FDA sets second review after resubmission
Replimune said it has resubmitted data for RP1, its oncolytic therapy for melanoma, prompting the FDA to grant a second review with a new decision date set for April 10. The company’s resubmission...
Anthropic debuts Claude for life sciences – partners with 10x, Benchling
Anthropic launched 'Claude for Life Sciences,' a large‑language model (LLM) tailored to research workflows, and announced collaborations with 10x Genomics and Benchling to integrate the model into...
ctDNA guides adjuvant decisions: Tecentriq, DYNAMIC‑III highlight precision uses
Roche presented Phase 3 data showing ctDNA‑guided adjuvant Tecentriq prolonged survival for a subset of bladder cancer patients identified as high risk by a circulating tumor DNA test. The data,...
mRNA vaccines augment immunotherapy: MD Anderson and UF findings converge
Researchers reported at ESMO and in accompanying analyses that mRNA COVID‑19 vaccines can enhance the efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibitors. MD Anderson presented retrospective data showing...
Chugai licenses Rani Ranipill: $1B collaboration targets oral delivery of biologics
Chugai Pharmaceutical struck a global license and collaboration with Rani Therapeutics to develop an oral product combining Rani’s Ranipill robotic oral delivery technology with a Chugai...
New immunotherapy combo drives remissions in older ALL patients
An Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology reported high remission rates in older adults with B‑cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia using...
FDA staffing slide: Historic departures hit drug and biologics centers
New agency hiring data show nearly 1,000 net departures from the FDA’s drug and biologics centers in the last quarter of fiscal 2025, marking an historic outflow that industry and policymakers say...
Datroway edges Trodelvy – ADCs reshape frontline options for TNBC
AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo reported Datroway extended survival in patients with triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) who were ineligible for immunotherapy, while Gilead’s Trodelvy continues to...
Exelixis’ TKI shows survival win – Market reacts with a sell-off
Exelixis disclosed Phase 3 results showing its oral TKI zanzalintinib, combined with Roche’s Tecentriq, reduced the risk of death by about 20% versus the standard comparator in previously treated...
Grail locks in $325M: Private placement funds commercial push
Cancer early‑detection company Grail announced a securities purchase agreement expected to raise approximately $325 million in a private placement, citing new and existing institutional investors...
Mystra debuts: Genomics commercializes human‑genetics AI — Anthropic pushes into life sciences
Genomics unveiled Mystra, an AI‑enabled human‑genetics platform designed to accelerate target discovery and clinical validation by harmonizing large GWAS and multiomic datasets. The company...
Roche posts ctDNA benefit and wins new indication for Gazyva
Roche presented Phase 3 data showing adjuvant Tecentriq (atezolizumab) guided by circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) prolonged survival in a higher‑risk bladder cancer subset identified by blood...