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China-based RNA therapeutics developer Ribopeutic has raised close to 100 million yuan ($13.9 million) in pre-A financing, with Tasly Holding Group and Pan-Lin Asset Management leading the round. 14 August 2025
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Last week, PureTech Health spun out a new company, Celea Therapeutics, which will develop its pulmonary fibrosis candidate deupirfenidone (LYT-100). The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted approval for Insmed’s Brinsupri (brensocatib) for the treatment of a chronic inflammatory lung condition. Last week also saw US biotech Sarepta Therapeutics selling 9.3 million shares in Arrowhead, raising around $174 million, and transferring around $50 million to Arrowhead. Basilea in-licensed rights to Venatorx’ urinary tract infection candidate ceftibuten-ledaborbactam etzadroxil. 17 August 2025
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The Swiss government has met with senior executives from Roche and Novartis to discuss the outlook for the pharmaceutical industry amid escalating US trade measures. 15 August 2025
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A first-of-its-kind study from UK pharm major AstraZeneca and Macmillan Cancer Support into the barriers around access to the latest biomarker testing for cancer in the UK has been published in Future Oncology. 15 August 2025
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The UK’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has issued a positive recommendation for AstraZeneca’s Fasenra (benralizumab) for use as an add-on treatment for adult patients with relapsing or refractory eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA). 14 August 2025
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Pilatus Biosciences, a US biopharmaceutical company developing novel metabolic checkpoint immunotherapies for liver and gastrointestinal cancers, today announced a clinical trial collaboration with Swiss pharma giant Roche. 14 August 2025
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China-based RNA therapeutics developer Ribopeutic has raised close to 100 million yuan ($13.9 million) in pre-A financing, with Tasly Holding Group and Pan-Lin Asset Management leading the round. 14 August 2025
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Maryland, USA-based biotech MacroGenics announced that effective as of August 13, 2025, Eric Risser has been appointed president, chief executive (CEO) and to the board of directors. 14 August 2025
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China-based RemeGen has announced that its global first-in-class BLyS (BAFF)/APRIL dual-target fusion protein drug, telitacicept, met the primary endpoint in its Phase III clinical trial for the treatment of primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS) in China, as per the pre-specified study protocol. 14 August 2025
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Sarepta Therapeutics, the US biotech, has sold around 9.3 million shares of Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals in a privately negotiated block trade, raising at least $174 million. The move is part of a plan to extend its cash runway while meeting a $100 million milestone owed to Arrowhead. 14 August 2025
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Sino-American biotech BeOne Medicines has announced financial results from the second quarter of 2025. 13 August 2025
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German family-owned pharma major Boehringer Ingelheim announced that Hernexeos (zongertinib tablets) has been recommended as a preferred subsequent therapy option for the treatment of patients with advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with ERBB2 (HER2) mutations who received prior systemic therapy in the latest NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines) for non-small cell lung cancer (Version 8), updated on August 15, 2025 16 August 2025
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Last week, PureTech Health spun out a new company, Celea Therapeutics, which will develop its pulmonary fibrosis candidate deupirfenidone (LYT-100). The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted approval for Insmed’s Brinsupri (brensocatib) for the treatment of a chronic inflammatory lung condition. Last week also saw US biotech Sarepta Therapeutics selling 9.3 million shares in Arrowhead, raising around $174 million, and transferring around $50 million to Arrowhead. Basilea in-licensed rights to Venatorx’ urinary tract infection candidate ceftibuten-ledaborbactam etzadroxil. 17 August 2025
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