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FDA rejection of Replimune melanoma therapy

April 11, 2026

The FDA rejected Replimune’s oncolytic virus therapy for advanced melanoma again, citing unresolved doubts about the study results after the company’s resubmission. The latest action extends a...

Oricell’s funding push for solid-tumor CAR-T

April 11, 2026

Oricell Therapeutics closed a pre-IPO funding round raising more than $110 million, aiming to expand its global footprint and advance a GPC3-targeted autologous CAR-T for liver cancer toward...

Mezagitamab delivers positive Phase 2 signal in ITP

April 11, 2026

In immune thrombocytopenia (ITP), a Phase 2 trial reported that mezagitamab materially increased platelet counts, providing a fresh clinical read-through for antibody-based options in a space...

Telix FDA accepts resubmitted NDA for glioma imaging agent

April 11, 2026

The FDA accepted Telix Pharmaceuticals’ resubmitted NDA for TLX101-Px (Pixclara), a radiolabeled imaging agent for characterizing progressive or recurrent glioma across adult and pediatric...

Gilead expands Kymera licensing for CDK2 molecular glue degrader

April 11, 2026

Gilead Sciences exercised its option to exclusively license Kymera Therapeutics’ KT-200, an oral CDK2 molecular glue degrader candidate. The move follows a strategic collaboration in which Gilead...

Stipple Bio exits stealth with $100M Series A for ADC epitope selection

April 11, 2026

Stipple Bio raised a $100 million Series A after emerging from stealth, targeting improved therapeutic windows in antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) by engineering tumor-specific binders through...

Realta raises additional $40M for hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy therapy

April 11, 2026

Realta Life Sciences secured an additional $40 million in the final tranche of its Series A funding for its hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) treatment. The round brings Realta’s total raised...

Oricell’s pre-IPO megaround coverage (duplicate event, retained separate IDs)

April 11, 2026

Oricell’s pre-IPO fundraising continued to draw attention as the company moved closer to potential capital-market milestones while scaling its solid-tumor CAR-T platform. Separate deal coverage...

FairJourney Bio opens San Diego cryo-EM structural biology facility

April 11, 2026

FairJourney Bio opened an advanced cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) structural biology facility in San Diego, expanding its U.S. footprint and integrating atomic-resolution structural biology...

Swan Genomics seed financing for nanoantenna single-molecule DNA sequencing

April 11, 2026

Swan Genomics, a startup developing optical nanoantenna-based single-molecule sequencing, raised A$8 million (about $5.8 million) in seed funding to advance proof of concept and pursue a Series A....

FDA rejection of Replimune melanoma therapy (RP-1) – regulatory setback

April 11, 2026

The FDA rejected Replimune’s oncolytic virus therapy (RP-1) for advanced melanoma for a second time, according to multiple reports tied to recent PDUFA and resubmission dates. The agency said...

Oricell pre-IPO funding to expand GPC3 CAR-T into registrational plans

April 11, 2026

Oricell Therapeutics closed a $110 million pre-IPO financing to broaden its pipeline of solid-tumor cell therapies, with a focus on its GPC3-targeted autologous CAR-T program for hepatocellular...

Regulatory advance: FDA accepts Telix resubmitted NDA for TLX101-Px glioma imaging

April 11, 2026

The U.S. FDA accepted Telix Pharmaceuticals’ resubmitted NDA for TLX101-Px (Pixclara), a radiolabeled imaging agent intended to characterize progressive or recurrent glioma in both adults and...

CAR-T manufacturing and clinical iteration: modulating CAR T receptor affinity for efficacy vs safety

April 11, 2026

Researchers reported a strategy to optimize CAR T-cell therapy by precisely modulating receptor affinity, aiming to balance antitumor efficacy with safety. The work frames receptor affinity as a...

Novel accelerant for ITP: mezagitamab lifts platelet counts in Phase 2

April 11, 2026

Replimune-free? No—separate development: a Phase 2 trial report indicates mezagitamab, an investigational antibody for immune thrombocytopenia (ITP), significantly increased platelet counts in...

AI and automation to scale targeted biologic development (ADCs and assay reproducibility)

April 11, 2026

Agilent highlighted how lab automation can scale characterization workflows for antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) and other targeted biologics, focusing on faster, more reproducible development....

CRO capability expansion: FairJourney Bio opens cryo-EM structural biology facility in San Diego

April 11, 2026

FairJourney Bio opened a new cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) structural biology facility in San Diego, expanding its U.S. footprint and integrating atomic-resolution structure capabilities into...

Oral obesity competition heats up: Lilly launches Foundayo and steps into Wegovy pill battle

April 11, 2026

Eli Lilly launched its oral obesity pill Foundayo, entering direct competition with Novo Nordisk’s oral Wegovy and intensifying the pricing-and-access push in the rapidly expanding GLP-1 category....

Financing: Chapter raises $100M to target Medicare mismatches for seniors

April 11, 2026

Chapter raised $100 million in a Series E round to address “Medicare mismatches” affecting seniors, according to a report describing the company’s funding and investor participation. The financing...

Platform funding: Realta secures another $40M for hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy treatment

April 11, 2026

Realta Life Sciences raised an additional $40 million in the final tranche of its Series A round, bringing total funding to more than $150 million. The company’s program targets hypoxic ischemic...