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Biotech & Pharma Updates | August 10 - 11, 2025
🧬 Another Chinese biotech licensing deal (Expedition Therapeutics & Fosun Pharma), NextRNA closes shop, 10x Genomics to acquire Scale Biosciences, and BridgeBio Oncology Therapeutics completes SPAC integration
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✅ The Good News ✅
THE GOOD
Approvals & Labels
BeOne's Brukinsa (zanubrutinib) BTK inhibitor gains Scottish approval for relapsed mantle cell lymphoma after Ph2 trials
Small molecule, cancer, BTK inhibitor, mantle cell lymphoma, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, refractory disease - Read more
FDA approves Viatris' iron sucrose injection, first generic of Daiichi's Venofer for iron deficiency anemia
Small molecule, metabolic, iron therapy, anemia, chronic kidney disease, generic drug - Read more
THE GOOD
Business Development & Partnerships
Expedition Therapeutics, Fosun Pharma partner on lung disease drug, $17M upfront with potential $628M in milestones
Licensing deal, small molecule, respiratory disease, inflammatory disease, milestone payments, global - Read more
Sever Pharma, Silo Pharma expand partnership to develop ketamine implant for chronic pain treatment
Co-development, chronic pain, drug delivery, small molecule, manufacturing - Read more
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✅ More Good News ✅
THE GOOD
Clinical Trials
Novartis' ianalumab achieves Ph3 success targeting B cells in Sjögren's disease, positioning for first targeted therapy
Antibody, autoimmune, monoclonal antibody, Sjögren's syndrome, B-cell targeting, BAFF-R - Read more
THE GOOD
Fundraises
Longeveron raises $17.5M public offering for cell therapies targeting rare pediatric and aging conditions
Regenerative medicine, cell therapy, rare disease, clinical-stage, aging-related conditions, Alzheimer disease - Read more
Ligand raises $400M convertible notes offering for complementary business investments
Platform technology, pharmaceutical, drug discovery, small molecule - Read more
Ocugen raises $20M registered direct offering, gene therapies for blindness diseases
Gene therapy, ophthalmology, blindness diseases, clinical-stage - Read more
RBL venture creation studio secures undisclosed investment from Modi Ventures
Venture creation studio, biotech, platform technology, startup incubator, company formation - Read more
XORTX Therapeutics raises $114.5K private placement, advancing therapies for gout and kidney disease
Gout, kidney disease, clinical-stage, small molecule - Read more
THE GOOD
Mergers & Acquisitions
10x Genomics acquires Scale Biosciences to expand single cell analysis capabilities and increase research accessibility worldwide
Genomic technology, single cell analysis, strategic acquisition, major transaction - Read more
BridgeBio Oncology Therapeutics goes public via SPAC merger with Helix, now trading on Nasdaq as RAS-pathway cancer specialist
Small molecule, oncology, strategic, financial, major transaction - Read more
THE GOOD
Product Launches
Nxera Pharma launches oral GLP-1 and GPCR pipeline targeting obesity and metabolic diseases
Small molecule GLP-1 agonist, metabolic disease, obesity, strategic, pipeline expansion - Read more
ProBio launches GMP AAV manufacturing at Hopewell facility, offering end-to-end gene therapy production services
Gene therapy manufacturing, AAV vector production, operational, strategic expansion, CDMO - Read more
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❌ The Bad News ❌
THE BAD
Clinical Trials
IO Biotech's melanoma vaccine Cylembio narrowly misses Ph3 primary endpoint but shows promise in PD-L1/IDO1 targeting
Vaccine, cancer, cancer vaccine, melanoma, immunotherapy, combination therapy - Read more
THE BAD
Company Shutdown
NextRNA Therapeutics winds down after missing milestone in $547M oncology deal
Oncology, small molecule, licensing deal, milestone payments, research collaboration - Read more
THE BAD
Layoffs
Cold Chain Technologies to cut 82 jobs in Massachusetts, shifting operations to Texas and Tennessee
Cold chain logistics, operational, cost reduction, strategic relocation - Read more
👹 The Ugly News 👹
THE UGLY
Politics & Policy
MAHA leader Gray Delany fired after clashing with HHS officials over RFK Jr.'s $500M mRNA contract terminations
mRNA vaccine, infectious disease, regulatory, strategic, operational - Read more
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