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M&A and platform buildouts in oncology

April 09, 2026

Gilead Sciences agreed to buy Tubulis for up to $5 billion, expanding the pharma’s antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) toolkit beyond its Trodelvy and strengthening clinical ADC depth. The deal includes...

Large European private biotech funding

April 09, 2026

Jeito Capital closed its second flagship fund at more than €1 billion ($1.2 billion), exceeding targets and marking a record for an independent European biopharma-focused fund. The vehicle, Jeito...

New oncology therapeutics funding and pipeline progression

April 09, 2026

Sidewinder Therapeutics emerged from stealth with an oversubscribed $137 million Series B to advance bispecific antibody-drug conjugate programs toward the clinic. The San Diego company’s plan...

Regulatory and reimbursement policy shifts in the US

April 09, 2026

Biotechnology industry advocates warned that drug price controls resembling Most Favored Nation (MFN) policies could worsen affordability and access. In BIO’s March Coffee Chat, Karin Hoelzer,...

IPO activity for late-stage formulation strategies

April 09, 2026

Avalyn Pharma filed for an IPO to fund late-stage development of inhaled formulations of approved pulmonary fibrosis drugs. The company is preparing to move AP01 (inhaled pirfenidone) from an...

Targeted immunotherapy progress in cutaneous lupus

April 09, 2026

Biogen reported a second Phase II success for litifilimab in cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CLE), reinforcing BDCA2 as a therapeutic target in refractory disease. The company said the latest...

FDA device access expansion and self-sampling diagnostics

April 09, 2026

Waters received FDA 510(k) clearance for the BD Onclarity HPV Self-Collection Kit and BD Onclarity HPV Assay, enabling at-home self-collection for high-risk HPV screening. The company said the...

Oncology trial updates and safety signals

April 09, 2026

Amplia Therapeutics halted recruitment in its Phase II Amplicity trial in advanced pancreatic cancer after three dose-limiting toxicities tied to the modified FOLFIRINOX chemotherapy backbone...

Diagnostics integration for early cancer detection

April 09, 2026

Grail and Epic reached an integration milestone to expand ordering of the Galleri multi-cancer early detection test inside Epic electronic health records. Grail said clinicians will be able to...

Private-sector diagnostics M&A closure

April 09, 2026

Blackstone and TPG completed their acquisition of Hologic, taking the molecular diagnostics company private after a deal valued at up to $18.3 billion announced in October 2025. Hologic...

Gilead expands ADC platform with Tubulis buyout

April 09, 2026

Gilead Sciences agreed to acquire German biotech Tubulis for $3.15 billion upfront and up to $1.85 billion in milestone payments, adding next-generation antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) capabilities...

Neurocrine buys Soleno to broaden rare disease and endocrinology revenue

April 09, 2026

Neurocrine Biosciences agreed to acquire Soleno Therapeutics in a $2.9 billion deal designed to expand its marketed endocrinology and rare disease portfolio. The transaction includes Vykat XR...

Pulmonary fibrosis biotech Avalyn files for IPO

April 09, 2026

Avalyn Pharma filed for an initial public offering as a pulmonary fibrosis biotech developing inhaled formulations of approved oral medicines. The company’s filing signals it is seeking...

Sidewinder raises $137M to advance bispecific ADCs toward clinic

April 09, 2026

Sidewinder Therapeutics, a next-generation antibody-drug conjugate startup, secured an oversubscribed $137 million Series B to fund development of bispecific ADCs. The company plans to move a lead...

Large language models push into chemistry and biology workflows

April 09, 2026

New coverage highlights how large language models are being applied to biology and chemistry research using the growing availability of large molecular and experimental datasets. The article...

Stemness biology: GSK3α identified as a universal stem cell “checkpoint”

April 09, 2026

Researchers reported in Cell Research that GSK3α acts as a universal “stemness checkpoint” regulating stem cell identity across multiple stem cell types and developmental contexts. The work...

Maternal-fetal atlas maps pregnancy biology and complications

April 09, 2026

Scientists at UCSF published a high-resolution single-cell spatiotemporal atlas of the human maternal–fetal interface in Nature, mapping cell types across normal pregnancy and linking them to...

Regulatory spotlight: FDA budget proposes permanent rare disease vouchers

April 09, 2026

The FDA’s 2027 budget proposal lays out regulatory reforms aimed at expediting development and review, including making the rare pediatric disease priority review voucher program permanent. If...

AI pathology collaboration to integrate advanced image biomarkers into trials

April 09, 2026

CellCarta and Lunit entered a partnership to integrate AI pathology solutions into clinical trial workflows and biomarker development. The collaboration pairs CellCarta’s global clinical pathology...

Macrocycle peptide funding surge: Syneron and AstraZeneca deal

April 09, 2026

Syneron Bio secured more than $250 million in venture funding as it builds a platform in macrocyclic peptides, and also announced a multi-billion-dollar deal with AstraZeneca. The financing and...