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Radiopharma consolidation drive: Telix and ITM
Telix Pharmaceuticals agreed to acquire ITM Isotope Technologies Munich in a deal valued at up to $2.35 billion, aiming to secure isotope supply and expand radiopharmaceutical manufacturing...
Immune therapy safety signal clouds Celldex’s chronic hives drug
Celldex Therapeutics’ Phase 3 program for barzolvolimab in chronic spontaneous urticaria advanced with efficacy, but safety questions emerged after the company reported two life-threatening...
Regulatory and clinical momentum for Otsuka/Ionis ALS therapy
Otsuka and Ionis Pharmaceuticals said a Phase 3 ALS study hit its primary endpoint, positioning the partners to discuss expedited regulatory pathways. The program uses the RNA-based candidate...
Gene therapy milestone in X-linked retinitis pigmentosa
Beacon Therapeutics reported that its X-linked retinitis pigmentosa gene therapy laruparetigene zovaparvovec (laru-zova) met the FDA-endorsed primary endpoint in a pivotal Phase II/III trial. The...
Immunology dealmaking: Boehringer and Envisagenics
Boehringer Ingelheim and Envisagenics announced a multi-target oncology collaboration with potential payments of more than $1 billion. The partnership leverages Envisagenics’ AI-driven RNA...
Clinical development pivot risk for Cue Biopharma in chronic hives
Cue Biopharma’s Phase 2 update in chronic spontaneous urticaria (CUE-221) showed performance in moderate-to-severe CSU, but shares fell sharply as investors digested the implications for the...
FDA regulatory modernization: nonanimal testing flexibility
The U.S. FDA issued a final rule intended to provide more flexibility in preclinical safety development by clarifying that nonanimal methods can be used where appropriate for assessing safety of...
Biotech IPO pipeline: AI drug discovery and precision immunology debut efforts
Iambic Therapeutics filed for an IPO, adding to the wave of AI-focused biotech startups seeking public-market funding. The San Diego-based company disclosed details on pipeline programs and...
Gene therapy manufacturing scale: Andelyn supports Fayuvi commercial supply
Andelyn Biosciences said it is manufacturing Fayuvi (rebisufligene etisparvovec-hopf) for commercial supply, following the FDA approval of the Sanfilippo syndrome type A gene therapy developed by...
FDA and regulatory momentum for rare-disease and precision therapies
Two FDA-linked rare-disease milestones landed this week, underscoring regulators’ growing comfort with expedited pathways in high-unmet-need areas. IntraBio’s Aqneursa (levacetylleucine) received...
Radiopharmaceutical consolidation escalates
Radiopharma dealmaking intensified as Telix agreed to buy ITM Isotope Technologies Munich in an all-stock transaction worth $1.65 billion upfront, with potential milestone consideration that can...
Gene therapy hits pivotal/regulatory inflection in XLRP
Beacon Therapeutics’ gene therapy for X-linked retinitis pigmentosa continued to advance after meeting its FDA-endorsed primary endpoint in a pivotal Phase 2/3 trial. The company reported that...
Boehringer and Envisagenics lock in a major multi-target AI oncology pact
Boehringer Ingelheim signed a potential $1 billion multi-year collaboration with Envisagenics to validate tumor-specific targets using the Envisagenics RNA splicing platform. The pact centers on...
GLP-1/GIP and related metabolic pipeline readouts
Roche’s metabolic pipeline took another step as a Phase 2 trial of its dual GLP-1/GIP receptor agonist hit primary endpoints in people with type 2 diabetes and overweight or obesity. The company...
Chronic hives immunology advances, with Cue’s next trial path clarifying
Cue Biopharma’s chronic spontaneous urticaria program received mid-stage reinforcement after a Phase 2 readout of CUE-221 in moderate-to-severe disease. The study met key efficacy targets,...
FDA pre-IND and trial-start modernization via site pairing
The FDA unveiled a pilot program designed to expedite Phase I trial initiation by pairing sponsors with prequalified research institutions. Under the model, the agency will select eight to ten...
AI-driven drug discovery partnerships keep expanding into alternative biology
Iambic Therapeutics combined AI platform momentum with Big Pharma collaboration efforts by signing an R&D partnership with AbbVie while releasing a next-generation model update for its Enchant...
Cell therapy and regenerative medicine funding support in Canada
Canada’s Stem Cell Network made its first direct company investment, awarding $1 million to Montreal-based RejuvenRx through a new Incubation Investment Award. The program targets an early-stage...
Clinical documentation and healthcare ops: AI adoption measured
Intermountain Health reported operational gains after implementing AI tools for clinical documentation improvement, citing a 22 percentage-point increase in inpatient chart completion during or...
Radiopharma consolidation accelerates with Telix/ITM
Telix Pharmaceuticals agreed to acquire ITM Isotope Technologies Munich in an all-stock deal valuing ITM at about $1.65 billion upfront, with potential milestone payments that could take the total...