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Clinical trial results reshape the competitive landscape
Takeda’s zasocitinib scored statistical superiority over Bristol Myers Squibb’s Sotyktu (deucravacitinib) in a top-line Phase 3 readout for moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis, reported from the...
Financing and IPO momentum in biotech
Parabilis completed a $770.5 million IPO after underwriters exercised their full overallotment option, according to the company’s public-equity reporting. The conformationally stabilized peptide...
Oncology pipeline and next-generation immunotherapy
Oricell advanced its GPC3-directed strategy in liver cancer, moving its autologous CAR T therapy Ori-C101 into a confirmatory registration Phase 2 trial in patients with GPC3-positive advanced...
New platform funding for gene medicines
SonoThera raised an oversubscribed $125 million in Series B financing, using the capital to advance ultrasound-mediated delivery genetic medicines into clinical development. The round was led by...
Companion diagnostics gain FDA green light
Guardant Health received FDA approval for Guardant360 CDx as a companion diagnostic for Boehringer Ingelheim’s Hernexeos (zongertinib) in HER2-mutant advanced non-small cell lung cancer. The...
Regulatory and legal pressure on biopharma supply and trial integrity
Amgen escalated its dispute with the FDA over Tavneos (avacopan), seeking an independent review to keep the rare vasculitis drug on the market. The FDA’s action is tied to concerns triggered by...
Biopharma market signals: demand for innovation incentives
Industry groups pushed for stronger competitiveness incentives under the EU Biotech Act framework, arguing current provisions are insufficient to restore Europe’s position in biopharma. The call...
Company expansion in diagnostics and AI-enabled pathology
Leica Biosystems expanded its strategic collaboration with AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo to scale a TROP2 biomarker assay and computational image analysis workflow for non-small cell lung cancer....
Targeted delivery tech attracts venture-scale interest
Eli Lilly-backed Abridge expanded its position in clinical trial recruitment and broadened its use cases in life-sciences workflows, backed by an investment through Lilly’s venture arm. The...
In vivo CRISPR Phase 3 milestone
Amsterdam UMC has reported the successful conclusion of what it describes as the world’s first Phase 3 trial of an in vivo CRISPR-based therapy, bringing CRISPR gene editing closer to broader...
FDA approval: adjuvant pembrolizumab–belzutifan for clear cell kidney cancer
The FDA has approved an adjuvant combination of pembrolizumab and belzutifan for high-risk clear cell renal cell carcinoma after surgery, positioning the regimen as a new postoperative option for...
Oncology immunotherapy: first-in-field pivotal-stage CAR T for liver cancer
Oricell Therapeutics has advanced its GPC3-targeted autologous CAR T therapy, Ori-C101, into a confirmatory registration-directed Phase 2 trial for patients with GPC3-positive advanced...
Rare disease regulation and litigation: Amgen challenges FDA’s Tavneos withdrawal push
Amgen is contesting FDA concerns over Tavneos (avacopan), arguing for an independent review as the agency faces pressure to revisit whether the rare vasculitis drug should remain on the market....
Biopharma financing: SonoThera raises $125M for ultrasound-mediated genetic medicines
SonoThera raised $125 million in an oversubscribed Series B to advance ultrasound-mediated genetic medicines into clinical development, with the company targeting Duchenne muscular dystrophy and...
Rare disease regulation: MHRA rare disease framework asks for stronger incentives
ASO-focused biotech SynaptixBio is pushing the UK’s MHRA to strengthen incentives inside its draft rare disease therapy framework. Dan Williams, the company’s CEO, argues that the current...
EU biotech policy: calls for competitiveness incentives under EU Biotech Act
Industry groups are calling for stronger competitiveness incentives as the EU prepares for implementation of the EU Biotech Act. Companies and stakeholders say support needs to go beyond...
Cardio-renal drug approval milestone: baxdrostat becomes FDA-approved aldosterone synthase inhibitor
Baxdrostat (Baxfendy), a selective oral aldosterone synthase inhibitor, has received FDA approval in May 2026 for hypertension, according to the drug’s Phase 3 profile in the BaxHTN program. The...
Oncology trials: Takeda’s zasocitinib beats Sotyktu in Phase 3 psoriasis
Takeda’s oral TYK2 inhibitor zasocitinib (TAK-279) showed statistical superiority over Bristol Myers Squibb’s Sotyktu (deucravacitinib) in a top-line Phase 3 Latitude Atlas readout for...
CDx milestone in lung cancer: Guardant360 CDx approved with Boehringer Ingelheim therapy
Guardant Health said the FDA approved Guardant360 CDx as a companion diagnostic for Boehringer Ingelheim’s Hernexeos (zongertinib) in adults with HER2-mutant advanced non-small cell lung cancer....
Regulatory approvals and label expansion
The FDA has approved an adjuvant combination of pembrolizumab and belzutifan for high-risk clear cell kidney cancer after surgery, adding a hypoxia-axis HIF-2α inhibitor to standard immune...