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UK privately-held T-regulatory (Treg) cell therapies developer Quell Therapeutics today revealed that pharma major AstraZeneca has selected a lead Treg cell therapy candidate to progress from the inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) program. 10 June 2025
Pharmaceutical
UK-based microbiome company Microbiotica has appointed Robert Tansley its chief medical officer (CMO). 10 June 2025
Pharmaceutical
New York-based Metsera, a biopharma developing medicines for obesity and metabolic diseases, closed Monday’s trading nearly 11% higher. 10 June 2025
Biosimilars
Specialty immunotherapy company Tevogen Bio Holdings has announced the execution of a lease agreement to expand its corporate headquarters in Warren, New Jersey, more than doubling its footprint. 10 June 2025
Biotechnology
Swiss pharma company Idorsia today announced the appointment of Dr Srishti Gupta as chief executive (CEO), effective July 1, 2025. 10 June 2025
Biotechnology
Dutch late-stage biotech NewAmsterdam Pharma late yesterday announced positive top-line data from prespecified Alzheimer’s disease (AD) biomarker analyses in the Phase III BROADWAY clinical trial (NCT05142722). The firm’s US-traded shares were up 4.1% at $20.99 in pre-market activity this morning. 10 June 2025
Biotechnology
Shares of USA-based Elevation Oncology leapt more than 20% to $0.38, on the news that it has accepted a takeover bid from Concentra Biosciences, a vehicle controlled by hedge fund Tang Capital Partners, an investment firm focused on buying struggling biotechs and shutting them down. 10 June 2025
Biotechnology
US ophthalmic gene therapy company Beacon Therapeutics, which is focused on restoring the vision of patients with blinding retinal diseases, has appointed Daniel Chung as chief medical officer (CMO). 9 June 2025
Biotechnology
France-based SparingVision, a genomic medicine company focused on the treatment of retinal disease, has announced the appointment of Kalliopi ‘Kali’ Stasi, as chief medical officer, effective immediately. 9 June 2025
Biotechnology
Shares of Avidity Biosciences were up almost 5% at $38.00 pre-market today, as it announced the accelerated approval regulatory pathway in the USA is open for delpacibart braxlosiran (del-brax) in the treatment of facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD). 9 June 2025
Pharmaceutical
George Medicines, a late-stage UK-based biopharmaceutical company focused on addressing unmet needs in cardiometabolic disease, revealed a regulatory approval that it says could reshape hypertension treatment in the USA. 9 June 2025
Pharmaceutical
Canada-based Knight Therapeutics and the US subsidiary of Japan’s Sumitomo Pharma have entered into exclusive license and supply agreements to commercialize certain products. 9 June 2025
Biotechnology
Texas-based ImmunoPrecise Antibodies, a leader in AI-driven biotherapeutics, closed 22% higher Thursday. 6 June 2025
Biotechnology
US commercial-stage drugmaker Corcept Therapeutics has presented results from its DAZALS study of dazucorilant in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) at the European Network to Cure ALS (ENCALS) 2025 annual meeting. 6 June 2025
Biotechnology
US gene therapy company RegeNXBio yesterday announced new positive interim data from the Phase I/II AFFINITY DUCHENNE trial. Updates include positive functional, safety and biomarker data for RGX-202, RegeNXBio’s potential best-in-class, investigational gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. 6 June 2025
Biotechnology
San Jose, USA-based biotech Allay Therapeutics today announced the completion of a $57.5 million Series D financing round with leading global investors. 5 June 2025
Biotechnology
German genetic medicine company ViGeneron has announced a rebrand to become VeonGen Therapeutics. 5 June 2025
Pharmaceutical
US biotech BioAge Labs is expanding its obesity pipeline just months after shelving its lead drug in the category due to liver toxicity. 4 June 2025
Pharmaceutical
Sweden’s Karolinska Development today revealed that its portfolio company OssDsign has carried out a directed share issue through an accelerated book-building procedure that brought the company approximately 158 million kronor ($16.5 million). 4 June 2025
Pharmaceutical
US pharma major Eli Lilly has struck a deal worth up to $870 million with Swedish biotech Camurus, securing global rights to apply the latter’s extended-release delivery platform to a set of its own metabolic disease compounds. 4 June 2025
Pharmaceutical
Maze Therapeutics, a California-based biotech, has raised $115 million in a series D financing round co-led by Frazier Life Sciences and Deep Track Capital. 4 December 2024
Biotechnology
US antiviral giant Gilead Sciences has entered into an exclusive option and license agreement with Germany’s Tubulis to discover and develop an antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) against a solid tumor target. 3 December 2024
Pharmaceutical
US biopharma Olema Pharmaceuticals has announced a clinical trial collaboration and supply agreement with Swiss pharma giant Novartis in frontline metastatic breast cancer. 3 December 2024
Biotechnology
Nouscom, a clinical stage immuno-oncology company developing off-the-shelf and personalized neoantigen cancer immunotherapies, has announced the appointment of Eckhard Niemeier as its chief business officer (CBO). 3 December 2024
Biotechnology
Nearly seven years after its founding, Senti Biosciences has announced promising results from its Phase I trial for SENTI-202. 3 December 2024
Pharmaceutical
Swedish pharma Orexo and Germany-based digital therapeutics company GAIA have decided to end their partnership agreement for the former firm to commercialize the digital mental health program for depression, Deprexis, in the USA. 2 December 2024
Biotechnology
Netherlands and USA-based Merus has inked an exclusive licensing accord with privately-held Partner Therapeutics (PTx), for the right to commercialize zenocutuzumab (Zeno) for the treatment of NRG1 fusion-positive (NRG1+) cancer in the USA. 2 December 2024
Pharmaceutical
Switzerland-based Novocure saw its shares leap 38% to $27.64 as it revealed positive results from the pivotal, Phase III PANOVA-3 trial, demonstrating a statistically-significant improvement in median overall survival (mOS) versus control. 2 December 2024
Biotechnology
Shares of Israel-based clinical-stage company Purple Biotech jumped 9.5% to 6.90 shekels after it announced positive final results from the randomized Phase II study of its lead oncology drug, CM24, a humanized monoclonal antibody that blocks CEACAM1, in patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). 2 December 2024
Biotechnology
Swedish immuno-oncology firm Alligator Bioscience has announced a major restructuring to prioritize its lead asset, mitazalimab. 2 December 2024
Pharmaceutical
Berlin, Germany-based radioisotopes specialist Eckert & Ziegler Radiopharma today announced the successful start of Actinium-225 (Ac-225) production, addressing the global shortage of this critical radionuclide. 2 December 2024
Biotechnology
Allink Biotherapeutics, a Chinese start-up focused on bispecific antibody and antibody-drug conjugates (ADC), has raised $42 million in a financing round led by Lanchi Ventures. 29 November 2024
Biotechnology
San Diago, USA-based Acadia Pharmaceuticals yesterday announced it has entered into an exclusive worldwide license agreement with Denmark’s Saniona for the development and commercialization of SAN711, a first-in-class, highly selective GABAA-α3 positive allosteric modulator. 28 November 2024
Pharmaceutical
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has extended the review period for Soleno Therapeutics’ the New Drug Application (NDA) for DCCR (diazoxide choline) extended-release tablets 27 November 2024
Biotechnology
AI-powered protein engineering company Cradle has raised $73 million in a Series B funding. The European firm, which has now raised more than $100 million in total, calls itself the leading platform for AI-powered protein engineering. 27 November 2024
Pharmaceutical
Swiss drugmaker Idorsia was trading more than 10% higher by lunchtime on Wednesday. Idorsia earlier announced that it has entered into exclusive negotiations with an undisclosed party for the global rights to aprocitentan. 27 November 2024
Biotechnology
US clinical stage biotech Alector saw its shares tumble 35% to $2.57 by close of trading yesterday, as it announced disappointing results from the INVOKE-2 Phase II clinical trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of AL002 in slowing disease progression in individuals with early Alzheimer’s disease (AD). 27 November 2024
Pharmaceutical
Berlin, Germany-based Eckert & Ziegler Radiopharma has received approval of its proprietary non-carrier added Lutetium-177 chloride, Theralugand, by the European Commission (EC). 27 November 2024
Biotechnology
US companies Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals and Sarepta Therapeutics have announced a global licensing and collaboration agreement. 26 November 2024
Pharmaceutical
US central nervous system (CNS) disorders specialist Axsome Therapeutics today released encouraging late-stage results for its narcolepsy candidate AXS-12 (reboxetine), sending its shares edging up 2.6% to $100.00 in pre-market activity. 26 November 2024
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