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Japanese drugmaker Astellas Pharma today announced an exclusive license agreement with China’s Evopoint Biosciences for XNW27011, a novel investigational clinical-stage antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) targeting CLDN18.2. 30 May 2025
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Canada and USA-based oncology biotech Repare Therapeutics has entered into an exclusive worldwide licensing agreement with privately-held Swiss firm Debiopharm International to establish tomorrow’s standards of care to cure cancer and infectious diseases, for lunresertib, a first-in-class precision oncology PKMYT1 inhibitor. 16 July 2025
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Alnylam has secured expanded UK regulatory approval for Amvuttra (vutrisiran), broadening its indication to include treatment of transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) in adults. 16 July 2025
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Japanese drugmaker JCR Pharmaceuticals has entered into a joint collaboration, option and license agreement with US biotech Acumen Pharmaceuticals to develop a novel therapeutic candidate for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), enabled by JCR’s proprietary blood-brain barrier (BBB)-penetrating technology platform, J-Brain Cargo 16 July 2025
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The USA's Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) has released a Final Evidence Report assessing the comparative clinical effectiveness and value of Sanofi’s tolebrutinib for the treatment of secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (SPMS). 15 July 2025
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Russia will begin commercial production of a new anticancer vaccine, which massive supplies for the needs of domestic patients may begin already during the period of 2025-2026, reports The Pharma Letter’s local correspondent. 15 July 2025
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UK-based ViiV Healthcare, the HIV specialist company majority owned by GSK, with Pfizer and Shionogi as shareholders, has announced data from the Phase IIIb VOLITION study. 15 July 2025
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US biotech Tract Bio has appointed Chris Galloway as chief medical and development officer, as it prepares for an investigational new drug filing for its lead oncology candidate, TP-101, within the next 18 months. The Boston-based company is also expanding its board with two senior figures from the oncology and biotech world: Mark Adler and Kristiina Vuori. 15 July 2025
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Swiss clinical-stage CNS disease specialist Synendos Therapeutics has named Dr George Garibaldi as its chief medical officer (CMO). 15 July 2025
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The Bristol Myers Squibb subsidiary RayzeBio has opened a new 77,000-square-foot facility in Indianapolis, Indiana. 15 July 2025
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A quiet shift with potentially big implications for cancer drug access is underway in the UK. In June, the country’s health technology assessor, NICE, recommended GSK’s Blenrep (belantamab mafodotin) in multiple myeloma. 14 July 2025
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Ireland-based biopharma Jazz Pharmaceuticals has been called out for a couple of indiscretions by The Prescription Medicines Code of Practice Authority (PMCPA), which was established by the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) to operate the ABPI Code of Practice for the Pharmaceutical Industry. 11 July 2025
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US CAR-T focused biotech CARGO Therapeutics today announced that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement with Concentra Biosciences, initially worth roughly $200 million. The news sent CARGO’s stock up as much as 9.6% to $4.81 in pre-market activity. 12 July 2025
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