All the top Biotech & Pharma news in one daily newsletter.
Want to understand how these updates are formatted? Check-out the FAQ.
Have any feedback? I’d love to hear you from - connect with me on LinkedIn. 📣
✅ The Good News ✅
THE GOOD
Approvals & Labels
Genentech receives FDA approval for updated Vabysmo (faricimab-svoa) label extending macular edema treatment beyond six months
Antibody, ophthalmology, bispecific antibody, macular edema, retinal vein occlusion, VEGF inhibitor - Read more
THE GOOD
Business Development & Partnerships
Gilead, Kymera Therapeutics exercise option on CDK2 molecular glue degrader for $45M, $665M milestones
Licensing deal, oncology, small molecule, milestone payments - Read more
Boehringer Ingelheim hands Click Therapeutics marketing rights to schizophrenia PDT CT-155, $50M investment
Licensing deal, neurological, digital health, milestone payments - Read more
Roche, C4 Therapeutics expand molecular glue partnership with $20M upfront, over $1B milestones
Research collaboration, oncology, targeted protein degradation, milestone payments - Read more
Oxford BioTherapeutics, Bristol Myers Squibb collaborate on T-cell engager therapies for solid tumors
Research collaboration, oncology, T-cell engager, milestone payments - Read more
Nxera Pharma, Eli Lilly achieve second development milestone in diabetes collaboration, up to $694M potential milestones
Research collaboration, metabolic diseases, small molecule, GPCR targeting, milestone payments - Read more
Daiichi Sankyo, Imagene AI partner on ADC biomarker discovery using multimodal platform, terms undisclosed
Research collaboration, oncology, AI/ML, antibody, biomarker discovery - Read more
Boehringer Ingelheim, BioNTech partner on DLL3-targeting and PD-L1/VEGF combination therapy for lung cancer
Research collaboration, oncology, antibody, clinical trials - Read more
Boston Oncology, Xuanzhu Biopharmaceutical license breast and lung cancer treatments for $100M+ milestones
Licensing deal, oncology, small molecule, milestone payments - Read more
PRESENTED BY AUXILIUS
Automating Your Clinical Accruals with Auxilius
Most clinical accounting teams spend weeks chasing vendor estimates and updating spreadsheets just to close a single period. There’s a faster way—and you can watch it happen live.
Join Auxilius on April 28th at 2PM ET as we walk through a real, end-to-end period close in real time. You’ll see exactly how leading biopharmas have cut their close cycle while improving accuracy and audit readiness.
Essential for Corporate Controllers, VPs of Finance, and FP&A leaders responsible for clinical trial accounting and close. Save your spot now.
✅ More Good News ✅
THE GOOD
Clinical Trials
Invivyd prepares VMS063 antibody targeting fusion protein for Ph1 testing in measles treatment and prevention
Antibody, infectious disease, monoclonal antibody, measles, fusion protein target, prevention therapy - Read more
Zentalis Pharmaceuticals selects 400mg dose for azenosertib (WEE1 inhibitor) Ph2 trial in platinum-resistant ovarian cancer
Small molecule, cancer, WEE1 inhibitor, ovarian cancer, platinum-resistant - Read more
THE GOOD
Fundraises
Avalyn Pharma plans IPO, developing inhalable IPF treatments for lung disease
Rare disease, small molecule, inhalable formulations, clinical-stage - Read more
Basilea Pharmaceutica raises $6M CARB-X funding for antibiotic BAL2420 clinical development
Infectious disease, antibiotic, small molecule, clinical-stage - Read more
Oricell Therapeutics raises $110M pre-IPO financing, accelerating solid tumor CAR-T development
Cancer, CAR-T therapy, solid tumor, clinical-stage, platform technology - Read more
BDC launches $150M Life Sciences Venture Fund for early-stage Canadian companies
Venture capital, life sciences, therapeutics, medical technology - Read more
THE GOOD
Product Launches
Eli Lilly launches obesity pill Foundayo at $149, intensifying GLP-1 competition with Novo Nordisk's Wegovy
Small molecule, obesity, competitive, strategic - Read more
THE GOOD
Regulatory
Innovent Biologics' CDMO Altruist gets China license for first 20,000-liter biologics production plant in Hangzhou
Biologics, operational, strategic, manufacturing expansion - Read more
FDA removes partial clinical hold on MacroGenics' Phase 2 LINNET study of lorigerlimab cancer treatment
Bispecific antibody, oncology, regulatory, operational - Read more
PRESENTED BY YOU?
Get the attention of 2700+ Biotech & Pharma Professionals 🤩

Gif: mostexpensivest on Giphy
Do you offer a biotech/pharma-focused product or service?
Or looking to get investor/analyst interest on your budding start-up?
Considering sponsoring TLDR Biotech to get in-front of an engaged audience of biotech & pharma-focused professionals.
Just reply to this email* or message me on LinkedIn to learn more.
*If you’re reading this on the web version, email [email protected]
❌ The Bad News ❌
THE BAD
Lawsuits
Federal judge rules HHS must face 19-state lawsuit challenging RFK Jr.'s agency restructuring and layoffs
Regulatory, operational, strategic, major transaction - Read more
THE BAD
Politics & Policy
RFK Jr. launches health podcast targeting pharma industry "hypocrisy" and government health "corruption"
Vaccines, infectious disease, regulatory, operational - Read more
👹 The Ugly News 👹
THE UGLY
No Ugly News Today!
You’re all caught up on the latest Pharma & Biotech News!
TLDR Biotech wants to hear from you! 📣
Have comments/questions/complaints about this newsletter?
Send me an email - I want your brutally honest feedback. 📝
If you find the content useful and think a colleague would too, please share TLDR Biotech with them! ♻️
And lastly - connect with me on LinkedIn!

Thanks for reading! -Anis
Disclaimer: Content, news, research, tools, and mention of stock or tradeable securities are for educational and illustrative purposes only and do not imply a recommendation or solicitation to buy or sell a particular security or to engage in any particular investment strategy. Read the full terms & conditions here




