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THE GOOD
Business Development & Partnerships
Novo Nordisk, OpenAI partner to integrate AI across drug discovery, manufacturing and corporate operations
Research collaboration, AI/ML, drug discovery, manufacturing, R&D - Read more
THE GOOD
Earnings & Finances
J&J raises 2026 revenue guidance to $100.8B after strong Q1 earnings of $24.1B
Monoclonal antibody, oncology, financial, strategic - Read more
J&J touts 1,500 early prescriptions for new psoriasis pill Icotyde as Stelara sales tumble 60%
Oral peptide, autoimmune, revenue impact, competitive - Read more
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THE GOOD
Fundraises
Harbinger Health raises $100M to develop RESOLVE multi-cancer liquid biopsy detection tests
Oncology, liquid biopsy, multi-cancer detection, biomarker discovery, clinical-stage - Read more
Alamar Biosciences files for $159M IPO, protein sequencing and biomarker profiling tools
Protein sequencing, biomarker discovery, medtech, inflammation panel - Read more
Lightcast raises $27M financing to commercialize Envisia single-cell functional analysis platform
Single-cell analysis, life science tools, antibody discovery, oncology, platform technology - Read more
Senhwa Biosciences secures up to NT$500M from GEM, advancing AI-driven drug development
Oncology, AI/ML platform, cancer immunotherapy, clinical-stage, immuno-oncology - Read more
Adcendo raises $75M Series C to advance trio of ADC clinical candidates
Oncology, antibody-drug conjugate, clinical-stage, solid tumors - Read more
Spiral Therapeutics raises $27M Series B, advancing therapies for inner ear disorders
Inner ear disorders, clinical-stage, platform technology, small molecule, rare disease - Read more
Helical raises $10M seed funding, virtual AI lab for pharma drug discovery
AI/ML platform, drug discovery, biomarker discovery, platform-enabled - Read more
THE GOOD
Mergers & Acquisitions
Eli Lilly acquires CrossBridge Bio for up to $300M to advance dual-payload ADC cancer pipeline
Antibody-drug conjugate, oncology, strategic, major transaction - Read more
Obsidian Therapeutics goes public via reverse merger with Galera Therapeutics, raises $350M for TIL cancer therapies
Cell therapy, oncology, major transaction, financial - Read more
THE GOOD
Product Launches
Amazon Web Services launches Amazon Bio Discovery AI tool to accelerate antibody design and drug discovery
Monoclonal antibody, oncology, AI drug discovery, operational - Read more
THE GOOD
Regulatory
FDA contacts 2,200+ drug developers demanding public disclosure of clinical trial results amid transparency push
Regulatory, transparency, operational, financial - Read more
FDA issues draft safety guidelines for genome editing therapies to standardize off-target risk assessments
Gene therapy, rare disease, regulatory, operational - Read more
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❌ The Bad News ❌
THE BAD
Business Development & Partnerships
Takeda terminates mRNA research collaboration with Veritas In Silico, upfront payment undisclosed
Research collaboration, small molecule, drug discovery, RNA targeting, milestone payments - Read more
THE BAD
Layoffs
Click Therapeutics cuts staff amid shift to commercial operations for digital therapeutic CT-155
Digital therapeutic, psychiatric/neurological, operational, cost reduction - Read more
Astellas closes Universal Cells' Seattle office, consolidating operations and impacting 50 employees
Cell therapy, oncology, strategic, operational, cost reduction - Read more
THE BAD
Regulatory
FDA requests additional Ph3 safety data on Eli Lilly's Foundayo (orforglipron) following GLP-1 agonist approval for weight loss
Small molecule, metabolic, GLP-1 agonist, obesity, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular safety - Read more
FDA rebukes Pfizer for misleading Adcetris Facebook ads over inadequate indication and risk disclosure
Antibody-drug conjugate, oncology, regulatory, operational - Read more
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THE UGLY
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