Last week saw the end of the bidding war for Metsera, with the company accepting an improved offer from Pfizer and counter bidder Novo Nordisk pulling out. Also on Friday, Merck & Co announced a $9.2 billion bid for Cidara Therapeutics. On the research front, Roche released Phase III results for its fenebrutinib in patients with relapsing multiple sclerosis. Also, Canada’s enGene Holdings revealed encouraging new data for its bladder cancer candidate detalimogene voraplasmid. Kura Oncology and partner Kyowa Kirin last week gained earlier than expected US Food and Drug Administration for their acute myeloid leukemia drug Komzifti (ziftomenib). 16 November 2025