<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[The Pharma Letter Pharmaletter News Articles]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS feed for recent news articles from The Pharmaletter]]></description><link>https://www.thepharmaletter.com</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 22:48:33 GMT</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[Updated EU safety info for Yescarta and Tecartus]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gilead Sciences and its Kite Oncology subsidiary have announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has approved a Type II variation to the Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) for its approved chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapies, Yescarta (axicabtagene ciloleucel) and Tecartus (brexucabtagene autoleucel).]]></description><link>https://www.thepharmaletter.com/biotech-news/updated-eu-safety-info-for-yescarta-and-tecartus</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.thepharmaletter.com/biotech-news/updated-eu-safety-info-for-yescarta-and-tecartus</guid><category><![CDATA[Gilead Sciences]]></category><category><![CDATA[Kite Pharma]]></category><category><![CDATA[Yescarta]]></category><category><![CDATA[Tecartus]]></category><category><![CDATA[Biotechnology]]></category><category><![CDATA[Immuno-oncology]]></category><category><![CDATA[Oncology]]></category><category><![CDATA[Hematology]]></category><category><![CDATA[Regulation]]></category><category><![CDATA[Focus On]]></category><category><![CDATA[European Medicines Agency]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 17:42:16 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[mbiomics Series A to turn ‘microbiome science into scalable therapeutic approach’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Germany’s mbiomics GmbH, a tech-bio company advancing scalable microbiome-based therapeutics for severe and chronic diseases, has announced the successful third closing of its Series A round at 12 million euros ($14 million), bringing the total round size to 30 million euros.]]></description><link>https://www.thepharmaletter.com/biotech-news/mbiomics-series-a-to-turn-microbiome-science-into-scalable-therapeutic-approach</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.thepharmaletter.com/biotech-news/mbiomics-series-a-to-turn-microbiome-science-into-scalable-therapeutic-approach</guid><category><![CDATA[mbiomics]]></category><category><![CDATA[MBX 116]]></category><category><![CDATA[Biotechnology]]></category><category><![CDATA[Oncology]]></category><category><![CDATA[Dermatologicals]]></category><category><![CDATA[VC & Investment]]></category><category><![CDATA[Focus On]]></category><category><![CDATA[One to Watch Companies]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:29:35 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[AstraZeneca’s Breztri approved in USA for asthma]]></title><description><![CDATA[AstraZeneca’s fixed-dose triple-combination therapy Breztri Aerosphere (budesonide/glycopyrrolate/formoterol fumarate or BGF 320/36/9.6μg) has been approved in the USA for the maintenance treatment of asthma in adult and pediatric patients 12 years of age and older. ]]></description><link>https://www.thepharmaletter.com/pharma-news/astrazeneca-s-breztri-approved-in-usa-for-asthma</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.thepharmaletter.com/pharma-news/astrazeneca-s-breztri-approved-in-usa-for-asthma</guid><category><![CDATA[AstraZeneca]]></category><category><![CDATA[Breztri Aerosphere]]></category><category><![CDATA[Pharmaceutical]]></category><category><![CDATA[Respiratory and Pulmonary]]></category><category><![CDATA[Focus On]]></category><category><![CDATA[Regulation]]></category><category><![CDATA[US FDA]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:05:55 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Immunic appoints Michael Panzara as CMO]]></title><description><![CDATA[US late-stage biotech Immunic today announced that it has appointed Dr Michael Panzara as chief medical officer (CMO), effective April 24, 2026. ]]></description><link>https://www.thepharmaletter.com/biotech-news/immunic-appoints-michael-panzara-as-cmo</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.thepharmaletter.com/biotech-news/immunic-appoints-michael-panzara-as-cmo</guid><category><![CDATA[Immunic]]></category><category><![CDATA[Biotechnology]]></category><category><![CDATA[CNS Diseases]]></category><category><![CDATA[Neurological]]></category><category><![CDATA[Boardroom]]></category><category><![CDATA[Focus On]]></category><category><![CDATA[Management]]></category><category><![CDATA[One to Watch Companies]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 14:22:59 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Profluent inks strategic AI partnership with Lilly]]></title><description><![CDATA[Profluent, the frontier AI company pioneering large-scale foundation models for protein design, today announced a multi-program strategic research collaboration with Eli Lilly to develop and commercialize custom site-specific recombinases to address diseases with severe unmet needs.]]></description><link>https://www.thepharmaletter.com/profluent-inks-strategic-ai-partnership-with-lilly</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.thepharmaletter.com/profluent-inks-strategic-ai-partnership-with-lilly</guid><category><![CDATA[Ell Lilly]]></category><category><![CDATA[Profluent]]></category><category><![CDATA[Biotechnology]]></category><category><![CDATA[Genetics]]></category><category><![CDATA[AI]]></category><category><![CDATA[Deals]]></category><category><![CDATA[Digital Pharma]]></category><category><![CDATA[Research]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:36:56 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Intellia announces CRISPR breakthrough and filing]]></title><description><![CDATA[CRISPR gene editing specialist Intellia Therapeutics has announced positive topline results from the global Phase III HAELO clinical trial of lonvo-z in hereditary angioedema (HAE).]]></description><link>https://www.thepharmaletter.com/biotech-news/intellia-announces-crispr-breakthrough-and-filing</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.thepharmaletter.com/biotech-news/intellia-announces-crispr-breakthrough-and-filing</guid><category><![CDATA[Intellia Therapeutics]]></category><category><![CDATA[lonvo-z]]></category><category><![CDATA[Biotechnology]]></category><category><![CDATA[Genetics]]></category><category><![CDATA[Rare diseases]]></category><category><![CDATA[Drug Trial]]></category><category><![CDATA[Research]]></category><category><![CDATA[Focus On]]></category><category><![CDATA[One to Watch Companies]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:34:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ligand to acquire XOMA Royalty]]></title><description><![CDATA[USA-based Ligand Pharmaceuticals and XOMA Royalty Corp, both biotechnology royalty aggregators, have entered into a definitive agreement under which Ligand will acquire XOMA Royalty for $39.00 per share of common stock in cash, for a total equity value of approximately $739 million. ]]></description><link>https://www.thepharmaletter.com/biotech-news/ligand-to-acquire-xoma-royalty</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.thepharmaletter.com/biotech-news/ligand-to-acquire-xoma-royalty</guid><category><![CDATA[Ligand Pharmaceuticals]]></category><category><![CDATA[XOMA Royalty]]></category><category><![CDATA[Biotechnology]]></category><category><![CDATA[All therapy areas]]></category><category><![CDATA[Companies, mergers and acquisitions]]></category><category><![CDATA[Licensing]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:55:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sobi 1st qtr 2026 report sees 24% revenue boost]]></title><description><![CDATA[Swedish Orphan Biovitrum, also known as Sobi, reported first-quarter revenue in line with expectations, while adjusted operating profit (EBITA) exceeded analyst forecasts.]]></description><link>https://www.thepharmaletter.com/biotech-news/sobi-1st-qtr-2026-report-sees-24-percent-revenue-boost</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.thepharmaletter.com/biotech-news/sobi-1st-qtr-2026-report-sees-24-percent-revenue-boost</guid><category><![CDATA[Swedish Orphan Biovitrum]]></category><category><![CDATA[Altuvoct]]></category><category><![CDATA[Doptelet]]></category><category><![CDATA[Gamifant]]></category><category><![CDATA[Kineret]]></category><category><![CDATA[Biotechnology]]></category><category><![CDATA[Hematology]]></category><category><![CDATA[Immunologicals]]></category><category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 11:21:38 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quviviq keeps Idorsia on track]]></title><description><![CDATA[Swiss biopharma Idorsia has announced its financial results for the first quarter of 2026.]]></description><link>https://www.thepharmaletter.com/biotech-news/quviviq-keeps-idorsia-on-track</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.thepharmaletter.com/biotech-news/quviviq-keeps-idorsia-on-track</guid><category><![CDATA[Idorsia]]></category><category><![CDATA[Quviviq]]></category><category><![CDATA[Biotechnology]]></category><category><![CDATA[CNS Diseases]]></category><category><![CDATA[Neurological]]></category><category><![CDATA[Management]]></category><category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category><category><![CDATA[Focus On]]></category><category><![CDATA[One to Watch Companies]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 11:20:47 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Opportunities arising from UK clinical trials reform, a legal view]]></title><description><![CDATA[The UK is set to usher in the largest package of reforms to clinical trial regulations in more than two decades.]]></description><link>https://www.thepharmaletter.com/pharma-news/opportunities-arising-from-uk-clinical-trials-reform-a-legal-view</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.thepharmaletter.com/pharma-news/opportunities-arising-from-uk-clinical-trials-reform-a-legal-view</guid><category><![CDATA[MHRA]]></category><category><![CDATA[Pharmaceutical]]></category><category><![CDATA[All therapy areas]]></category><category><![CDATA[Focus On]]></category><category><![CDATA[Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)]]></category><category><![CDATA[Regulation]]></category><category><![CDATA[Research]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 10:13:22 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Compass drug shows mixed late-stage results, shares slide]]></title><description><![CDATA[US biotech Compass Therapeutics reported mixed Phase II/III results for tovecimig in biliary tract cancer, hitting response and progression targets but missing overall survival, sending its shares down more than 60%.
]]></description><link>https://www.thepharmaletter.com/pharma-news/compass-drug-shows-mixed-latestage-results-shares-slide</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.thepharmaletter.com/pharma-news/compass-drug-shows-mixed-latestage-results-shares-slide</guid><category><![CDATA[Compass Therapeutics]]></category><category><![CDATA[ABL Bio ]]></category><category><![CDATA[AstraZeneca]]></category><category><![CDATA[Imfinzi]]></category><category><![CDATA[tovecimig]]></category><category><![CDATA[Pharmaceutical]]></category><category><![CDATA[Oncology]]></category><category><![CDATA[Research]]></category><category><![CDATA[Drug Trial]]></category><category><![CDATA[One to Watch Companies]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 09:40:52 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rezzayo Phase III data puts transplant prevention use in view]]></title><description><![CDATA[UK-based Mundipharma and CorMedix have reported positive Phase III data for Rezzayo (rezafungin), advancing the antifungal into a potential new role preventing infections in patients undergoing allogeneic stem cell transplants.
]]></description><link>https://www.thepharmaletter.com/pharma-news/rezzayo-phase-iii-data-puts-transplant-prevention-use-in-view</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.thepharmaletter.com/pharma-news/rezzayo-phase-iii-data-puts-transplant-prevention-use-in-view</guid><category><![CDATA[CorMedix]]></category><category><![CDATA[Melinta Therapeutics]]></category><category><![CDATA[Mundipharma]]></category><category><![CDATA[DefenCath]]></category><category><![CDATA[Rezzayo]]></category><category><![CDATA[Pharmaceutical]]></category><category><![CDATA[Antifungals]]></category><category><![CDATA[Infectious diseases]]></category><category><![CDATA[Research]]></category><category><![CDATA[Drug Trial]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 09:36:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[GlobalData flags early promise for Cerevance’s solengepras in Parkinson’s]]></title><description><![CDATA[UK biotech Cerevance has reported Phase II data suggesting its Parkinson’s candidate solengepras may ease non-motor symptoms, according to a new GlobalData analysis, even as motor improvements remained limited.
]]></description><link>https://www.thepharmaletter.com/pharma-news/globaldata-flags-early-promise-for-cerevances-solengepras-in-parkinsons</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.thepharmaletter.com/pharma-news/globaldata-flags-early-promise-for-cerevances-solengepras-in-parkinsons</guid><category><![CDATA[Neurocrine]]></category><category><![CDATA[Acadia Pharmaceuticals]]></category><category><![CDATA[Cerevance]]></category><category><![CDATA[Neurocrine Biosciences]]></category><category><![CDATA[solengepras]]></category><category><![CDATA[Pharmaceutical]]></category><category><![CDATA[Neurological]]></category><category><![CDATA[Research]]></category><category><![CDATA[Drug Trial]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 09:31:37 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Novartis slowed by generic rivals, spurred by newer brands]]></title><description><![CDATA[Swiss pharma Novartis reported first-quarter net sales of $13.1 billion, down 1%, while core EPS fell 13% to $1.99, as strong demand for newer medicines was offset by generic competition in the US.
]]></description><link>https://www.thepharmaletter.com/pharma-news/novartis-hit-by-generic-erosion-despite-strong-growth-from-newer-brands</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.thepharmaletter.com/pharma-news/novartis-hit-by-generic-erosion-despite-strong-growth-from-newer-brands</guid><category><![CDATA[Novartis]]></category><category><![CDATA[Eli Lilly]]></category><category><![CDATA[Pfizer]]></category><category><![CDATA[Pluvicto]]></category><category><![CDATA[Fabhalta]]></category><category><![CDATA[Leqvio]]></category><category><![CDATA[Kesimpta]]></category><category><![CDATA[Scemblix]]></category><category><![CDATA[Pharmaceutical]]></category><category><![CDATA[Respiratory and Pulmonary]]></category><category><![CDATA[Oncology]]></category><category><![CDATA[Autoimmune Disorders]]></category><category><![CDATA[Radiopharmaceuticals]]></category><category><![CDATA[Management]]></category><category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category><category><![CDATA[Research]]></category><category><![CDATA[Drug Trial]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 09:23:16 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boehringer’s survodutide achieved significant weight loss of 16.6%]]></title><description><![CDATA[German family-owned pharma major Boehringer Ingelheim today announced positive top-line results from the Phase III SYNCHRONIZE-1 trial, in which survodutide (BI 456906) met the co-primary endpoints using both the efficacy and treatment-regimen estimands.]]></description><link>https://www.thepharmaletter.com/pharma-news/boehringer-s-survodutide-achieved-significant-weight-loss-of-16-percent</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.thepharmaletter.com/pharma-news/boehringer-s-survodutide-achieved-significant-weight-loss-of-16-percent</guid><category><![CDATA[Boehringer Ingelheim]]></category><category><![CDATA[survodutide]]></category><category><![CDATA[Pharmaceutical]]></category><category><![CDATA[Obesity]]></category><category><![CDATA[Drug Trial]]></category><category><![CDATA[Research]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 08:43:58 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[AHA urges HRSA to act as Eli Lilly threatens 340B discounts over claims data submission policy]]></title><description><![CDATA[The American Hospital Association (AHA) again is asking the Health Resources and Services Administration to take action after  US pharma major Eli Lilly warned hospitals that they could lose access to discounted drug prices unless they comply with new data submission requirements.]]></description><link>https://www.thepharmaletter.com/pharma-news/aha-urges-hrsa-to-act-as-eli-lilly-threatens-340b-discounts-over-claims-data-submission-policy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.thepharmaletter.com/pharma-news/aha-urges-hrsa-to-act-as-eli-lilly-threatens-340b-discounts-over-claims-data-submission-policy</guid><category><![CDATA[Eli Lilly]]></category><category><![CDATA[All therapy areas]]></category><category><![CDATA[Focus On]]></category><category><![CDATA[Pricing, reimbursement and access]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 08:36:04 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Altimmune secures $225 million financing for pemvidutide development]]></title><description><![CDATA[US biotech Altimmune has secured $225 million in funding at closing, along with an additional $225 million warrant tranche, to advance its lead candidate, pemvidutide, a dual-action therapy targeting glucagon and GLP-1 receptors for treating metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH), alcohol use disorder (AUD), and alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD).]]></description><link>https://www.thepharmaletter.com/biotech-news/altimmune-secures-225-million-financing-for-pemvidutide-development</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.thepharmaletter.com/biotech-news/altimmune-secures-225-million-financing-for-pemvidutide-development</guid><category><![CDATA[Altimmune]]></category><category><![CDATA[pemvidutide]]></category><category><![CDATA[Biotechnology]]></category><category><![CDATA[Nephrology and Hepatology]]></category><category><![CDATA[Focus On]]></category><category><![CDATA[One to Watch Companies]]></category><category><![CDATA[Research]]></category><category><![CDATA[VC & Investment]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 07:42:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Veradermics makes gains on hair loss pill data]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dermatologist-founded Veradermics has announced positive topline results from Part A of its randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase II/III trial of VDPHL01, a proprietary extended-release oral minoxidil formulation, in more than 500 men with mild-to-moderate pattern hair loss.]]></description><link>https://www.thepharmaletter.com/pharma-news/veradermics-makes-gains-on-hair-loss-pill-data</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.thepharmaletter.com/pharma-news/veradermics-makes-gains-on-hair-loss-pill-data</guid><category><![CDATA[Veradermics]]></category><category><![CDATA[VDPHL01]]></category><category><![CDATA[Pharmaceutical]]></category><category><![CDATA[Dermatologicals]]></category><category><![CDATA[Men's Health]]></category><category><![CDATA[Drug Trial]]></category><category><![CDATA[Research]]></category><category><![CDATA[Focus On]]></category><category><![CDATA[One to Watch Companies]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 15:11:40 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oruka Therapeutics leaps on positive week 16 Data for ORKA-001]]></title><description><![CDATA[Californian clinical-stage biotech Oruka Therapeutics saw its share rise almost 26% to $85.67 in pre-market activity today, after it announced positive interim results from its EVERLAST-A Phase IIa trial of ORKA-001, a novel half-life extended interleukin (IL)-23p19 monoclonal antibody, in moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis.]]></description><link>https://www.thepharmaletter.com/biotech-news/oruka-therapeutics-leaps-on-positive-week-16-data-for-orka-001</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.thepharmaletter.com/biotech-news/oruka-therapeutics-leaps-on-positive-week-16-data-for-orka-001</guid><category><![CDATA[Oruka Therapeutics]]></category><category><![CDATA[ORKA-001]]></category><category><![CDATA[Biotechnology]]></category><category><![CDATA[Dermatologicals]]></category><category><![CDATA[Inflammatory diseases]]></category><category><![CDATA[Drug Trial]]></category><category><![CDATA[Focus On]]></category><category><![CDATA[One to Watch Companies]]></category><category><![CDATA[Research]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 15:11:11 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lilly to acquire Ajax Therapeutics]]></title><description><![CDATA[US pharma major Eli Lilly  is continuing its M&A spending spree, today announcing a definitive agreement to acquire Ajax Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical company developing next generation JAK inhibitors for patients with myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs).]]></description><link>https://www.thepharmaletter.com/biotech-news/lilly-to-acquire-ajax-therapeutics</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.thepharmaletter.com/biotech-news/lilly-to-acquire-ajax-therapeutics</guid><category><![CDATA[Ajax Therapeutics]]></category><category><![CDATA[Eli Lilly]]></category><category><![CDATA[AJX-101]]></category><category><![CDATA[AJ1-11095]]></category><category><![CDATA[Biotechnology]]></category><category><![CDATA[Hematology]]></category><category><![CDATA[Oncology]]></category><category><![CDATA[Companies, mergers and acquisitions]]></category><category><![CDATA[One to Watch 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