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KRAS-driven lung cancer pipeline
KRAS drug developers are advancing to the next generation of targeted therapies for lung cancer, according to early-cut data highlighted in a new report from San Diego. The coverage points to...
Epilepsy deal: acquisition to expand clinical-stage pipeline
UCB announced plans to buy Neurona Therapeutics in a deal valued at $650 million, with up to $500 million in milestone payments, to broaden its clinical-stage epilepsy portfolio. The transaction...
Phase 3 pancreatic cancer results lift investor expectations
Revolution Medicines reported standout Phase III data for its once-daily oral daraxonrasib in metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, with investors reacting strongly to the early readout. In...
Cancer cell therapy platform: Obsidian-Galera merger
Obsidian Therapeutics moved to combine with Galera Therapeutics in a merger that brings $350 million in funding earmarked for cancer drug trials. The transaction is positioned around Obsidian’s...
Regenerative biotech and market timing: Odyssey plans IPO again
Odyssey Therapeutics is preparing a second attempt at an initial public offering after withdrawing its first try a year earlier. The Boston-based company filed for the IPO again, aiming to take...
Spatial genomics launch: 10x Genomics Atera
10x Genomics unveiled its Atera spatial platform at AACR 2026, positioning the instrument for whole-transcriptome spatial biology at scale. Company leadership said Atera addresses measurement...
Organoid R&D enablement via automation and AI
New reporting describes how automation and AI are changing organoid research workflows, enabling teams to move beyond traditional 2D cell culture and animal models. The article frames organoids as...
Gene therapy recognition for foundational pioneers
The Breakthrough Prize Foundation honored gene therapy pioneers with the 2026 Breakthrough Prize for Life Sciences, spotlighting teams behind landmark advances that helped establish clinical gene...
Microbial engineering strategy for cancer immunotherapy
A preclinical study reported a bacterial-vaccine approach to boosting colorectal cancer therapy in mice by combining immune checkpoint inhibitors with an oral bread-based formulation. The report...
Infectious disease surveillance using wastewater epidemiology
Researchers reported that wastewater-based epidemiology can detect the emergence of clinically significant, drug-resistant Candida auris strains within healthcare settings. The work, described as...
Late-stage oncology: KRAS-mutant pancreatic cancer outcomes
Revolution Medicines said its once-daily oral daraxonrasib produced a statistically and clinically meaningful overall survival benefit in its Phase III RASolute 302 trial in metastatic pancreatic...
Capital markets: cash infusion to scale TIL therapy development
Obsidian Therapeutics announced a merger with Galera Therapeutics that includes a $350 million infusion aimed at advancing its tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) pipeline. The deal would bring...
Platform launch: spatial transcriptomics moves toward whole-transcriptome scaling
10x Genomics unveiled its Atera spatial platform at AACR 2026, pitching whole-transcriptome spatial biology at higher throughput and plex than its prior Xenium system. The company said Atera...
Gene editing: base editing corrects cardiac Fabry mutation in cells
Researchers reported that adenine base editing (ABE) can rescue a cryptic splice mutation tied to cardiac-type Fabry disease in cells. The work, published in Gene Therapy, targets a specific G>A...
Precision immunotherapy competition: emerging KRAS inhibitor race
STAT+ highlighted how the search for durable KRAS-mutant therapies has accelerated since early KRAS drugs fell short on response durability. The report centers on Revolution Medicines’...
Clinical surveillance: wastewater finds drug-resistant Candida auris signals
A Nature Communications study reported that wastewater-based epidemiology can detect the emergence of clinically significant, drug-resistant Candida auris in healthcare settings. Researchers used...
Company leadership and funding: new hires and board changes across biotech
Grey Wolf Therapeutics appointed serial entrepreneur Edwin Moses as chair, while Harbour BioMed (HBM Holdings) hired Adam Zong as president. Moses’ background includes leadership roles across UK...
Regulatory policy: FDA budget priorities shape pediatric voucher strategy
A BIOCENTURY report said the FDA’s budget proposal includes a policy wish list that would make pediatric priority review vouchers permanent and would reduce industry participation on advisory...
Cell and drug safety: peptide compounding under FDA scrutiny
CSPI criticized the FDA’s plans to convene a Pharmacy Compounding Advisory Committee meeting in July to consider adding seven injectable peptides to what can be compounded. The statement argues...
Research funding and talent: NSF graduate fellowship awards rebound
The NSF awarded a record 2,599 Graduate Research Fellowships after previously cutting the number to 1,000 the year before. The rebound, announced after concerns that application timing and...