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The Good News

THE GOOD
Approvals & Labels

Specialised Therapeutics' ZEPZELCA (lurbinectedin) plus atezolizumab approved in Australia and Singapore for extensive-stage small cell lung cancer
Small molecule, cancer, combination therapy, small cell lung cancer, PD-L1 inhibitor, first-line maintenance - Read more

GSK's Blenrep (belantamab mafodotin) receives China NMPA approval for relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma based on Ph3 data
Antibody-drug conjugate, cancer, multiple myeloma, BCMA target, combination therapy - Read more

ClearPoint Neuro receives Health Canada approval for Neuro Navigation System, expanding drug delivery platform globally
Cell and gene therapy, neurological, strategic, operational - Read more

THE GOOD
Business Development & Partnerships

Biogen, TJ Biopharma expand partnership for China rights to felzartamab, $100M upfront, $850M biobucks
Licensing deal, autoimmune, rare disease, antibody, milestone payments, royalties - Read more

Genflow Biosciences, Acuitas Therapeutics collaborate on LNP delivery for SIRT6 mRNA gene therapy, fully funded by Acuitas
Research collaboration, gene therapy, drug delivery, rare disease, mRNA - Read more

Nxera Pharma receives $10M milestone from AbbVie in neurological disease GPCR drug discovery collaboration
Research collaboration, neurological, small molecule, milestone payments, drug discovery, royalties - Read more

LIR Life Sciences, Resilience BioSciences collaborate on preclinical drug research for $5,000 monthly
Research collaboration, drug discovery, small molecule, preclinical research, non-opioid therapeutics - Read more

SynSmart, Amporin Pharmaceuticals collaborate to develop small molecule therapeutics for degenerative diseases
Research collaboration, small molecule, neurological, rare disease, drug discovery - Read more

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More Good News

THE GOOD
Clinical Trials

AstraZeneca's (tozorakimab) meets primary endpoint in Ph3 trial for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Antibody, respiratory disease, monoclonal antibody, COPD, IL-33 inhibitor - Read more

Sanofi's Nuvaxovid outperforms Moderna's mNexspike in Ph4 tolerability trial for coronavirus disease 2019
Vaccine, infectious disease, protein subunit vaccine, mRNA vaccine, COVID-19, tolerability - Read more

Nektar Therapeutics' (rezpegaldesleukin) shows extended hair regrowth in Ph2 alopecia areata study at 52 weeks
Protein therapy, autoimmune, interleukin, alopecia areata, eczema - Read more

Kyverna Therapeutics' (mivocabtagene autoleucel) shows durable Ph2 responses in generalised myasthenia gravis at one year
Cell therapy, autoimmune, CAR-T, myasthenia gravis, neuromuscular disease - Read more

Lytix Biopharma's ruxotemitide (LTX-315) shows Ph2 promise in PD-1/PD-L1 refractory advanced melanoma with pembrolizumab combination
Small molecule, cancer, intratumoral therapy, melanoma, PD-1/PD-L1 refractory, combination therapy - Read more

Novo Nordisk's (etavopivat) meets Ph3 primary endpoint, reducing vaso-occlusive crises in sickle cell disease
Small molecule, blood disorder, pyruvate kinase activator, sickle cell disease, gene therapy - Read more

THE GOOD
Fundraises

Pulnovo Medical raises $100M, advancing pulmonary hypertension and heart failure interventional therapies
Pulmonary hypertension, cardiovascular, medical device, clinical-stage - Read more

ViewsML raises $4.9M seed funding to accelerate AI-driven virtual biomarker staining platform
AI/ML platform, biomarker discovery, digital pathology, oncology, platform-enabled - Read more

Odyssey Therapeutics files for IPO, targeting autoimmune and inflammatory disease treatments
Autoimmune, small molecule, inflammatory disease, clinical-stage - Read more

THE GOOD
Investments

Boehringer Ingelheim invests £150M ($202.2M) to open AI drug R&D hub in London over 10 years
AI/machine learning, drug discovery, strategic, major transaction - Read more

THE GOOD
Mergers & Acquisitions

Roche acquires SAGA Diagnostics for $595M to bolster Foundation Medicine's MRD diagnostics portfolio
Diagnostics, oncology, strategic, major transaction - Read more

Eli Lilly acquires Kelonia Therapeutics for up to $7B to expand in vivo CAR-T capabilities
CAR-T, oncology, strategic, major transaction - Read more

THE GOOD
Regulatory

Trump signs executive order to accelerate psychedelic therapy development, boosting Compass Pathways shares 25%
Psychedelic therapy, mental health, regulatory, financial - Read more

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The Bad News

THE BAD
Clinical Trials

Agenus, MiNK Therapeutics' botensilimab-balstilimab-agenT-797 cocktail records 0% response rate in Ph2 gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma trial
Cell therapy, cancer, antibody, combination therapy, gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma, iNKT cell therapy - Read more

Arcus' domvanalimab (anti-TIGIT) Ph3 trial in non-small-cell lung cancer discontinued for futility
Antibody, cancer, monoclonal antibody, non-small cell lung cancer, TIGIT, PD-1 inhibitor - Read more

THE BAD
Lawsuits

Judge rejects Bayer's bid to block J&J's Erleada survival claims over Nubeqa in prostate cancer dispute
Small molecule, oncology, competitive, regulatory - Read more

THE BAD
Layoffs

Bristol Myers Squibb cuts 206 more New Jersey jobs amid ongoing $2B cost-reduction restructuring effort
Operational, cost reduction, financial - Read more

THE BAD
Regulatory

Theramex exits UK pharma self-regulatory body after systemic compliance failures and public reprimand
Small molecule, women's health, regulatory, operational, compliance - Read more

Passage Bio shares plunge 37% after FDA demands randomized trial for FTD gene therapy PBFT02
Gene therapy, neurological, regulatory, strategic, rare disease - Read more

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THE UGLY
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