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Swiss contract development and manufacturing group Lonza posted a 19% rise in revenue at constant currencies to 3.6 billion Swiss francs ($4.5 billion) for the first half of 2025, driven by strong demand across its core CDMO operations. Core earnings per share rose 7% to 7.52 francs ($9.01). 23 July 2025
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A privately-held biotech company developing multiple-dose gene therapies to treat patients with genetic and idiopathic diseases, focusing first on hemophilia B.
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German genetic medicine company ViGeneron has announced a rebrand to become VeonGen Therapeutics. 5 June 2025
Biotechnology
US biotech Lexeo Therapeutics has secured $80 million from a private placement, giving the company enough capital to push ahead with its cardiac gene therapy pipeline and fund operations into 2028. 28 May 2025
Biotechnology
German biotech TQ Therapeutics today announced the acquisition of Juno Therapeutics GmbH, a cell therapy company, through a share purchase agreement. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. 28 May 2025
Biotechnology
Shares in Prime Medicine, a US biotech seeking to develop one-time curative genetic therapies, closed 16% lower Monday. 20 May 2025
Biotechnology
Genetic medicines company Arbor Biotechnologies has announced the appointment of Don Haut as chief business officer. 19 May 2025
Biotechnology
The Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) has released a Final Evidence Report assessing the comparative clinical effectiveness and value of sonpiretigene isteparvovec for the treatment of advanced retinitis pigmentosa. 16 May 2025
Biotechnology
The integration of genomics into the pharmaceutical industry has allowed researchers to better understand the genetic factors underlying diseases, leading to the development of more targeted and effective therapies. 15 May 2025
Pharmaceutical
German science and technology company Merck (MRK: DE) reported a solid start to 2025, with group net sales rising 2.5% organically to 5.3 billion euros ($5.7 billion) in the first quarter. 15 May 2025
Biotechnology
Japanese drugmaker Chugai Pharmaceutical has obtained regulatory approval from the domestic regulator for Elevidys Intravenous Infusion (delandistrogene moxeparvovec) as a regenerative medicine product for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) under the conditional and time-limited approval pathway. 15 May 2025
Biotechnology
Belgian biotech Galapagos is pausing its high-profile plan to break into two separate businesses, just five months after unveiling the ambitious strategy. The company also confirmed a sudden change in leadership, with Henry Gosebruch stepping in as chief executive effective immediately. 14 May 2025
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US biotech Nanoscope Therapeutics has begun a rolling submission to the American medicines regulator for MCO-010, the first gene-agnostic therapy seeking approval for retinitis pigmentosa (RP). 15 July 2025
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Eli Lilly’s latest acquisition has electrified the biotech world—and sent a clear message that gene editing is no longer just for rare diseases. The US pharma major is paying $1 billion upfront, with a further $300 million in milestones, to buy Verve Therapeutics, a move that positions it squarely in the race to develop one-and-done therapies for heart disease. 16 July 2025
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