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THE GOOD
Approvals & Labels
FDA approves Jazz Pharmaceuticals' Ziihera (zanidatamab) as first-line HER2-targeted therapy for gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma based on Ph3 data
Antibody, cancer, bispecific antibody, gastric cancer, HER2 - Read more
THE GOOD
Business Development & Partnerships
Biohaven, SK Biopharmaceuticals partner on Kv7 epilepsy platform licensing deal worth up to $795M
Licensing deal, epilepsy, small molecule, milestone payments, ion channel - Read more
4basebio, Genezen collaborate to advance synthetic cell-free DNA platforms for viral vector manufacturing
Research collaboration, gene therapy, viral vector manufacturing, cell-free DNA, drug discovery - Read more
CDT Equity, Pep'd partner via SAFE note with $10M valuation cap to expand US peptide market exposure
Equity investment, peptide therapeutics, AI/ML, digital health, drug discovery - Read more
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THE GOOD
Clinical Trials
Summit Therapeutics, Akeso's (ivonescimab) beats Imfinzi in Ph3 trial for first-line biliary tract cancer in China
Antibody, cancer, bispecific antibody, biliary tract cancer, PD-1/VEGF, immunotherapy - Read more
THE GOOD
Fundraises
JATT III Acquisition raises $60M IPO, SPAC seeking biotech or life sciences reverse merger target
SPAC, AI/ML platform, drug discovery, computational biology, biotech - Read more
Addex Therapeutics raises $2.8M via ATM offering, extending cash runway to Q4 2027
Clinical-stage, small molecule, neurological, allosteric modulators - Read more
Solvonis Therapeutics raises £1.3M, advancing CNS disorder clinical and regulatory milestones
CNS disorders, small molecule, clinical-stage, neurological - Read more
Transfyr Bio raises $25M Seed funding, building AI infrastructure platform for laboratory science
AI/ML platform, laboratory science, software platform, data analytics - Read more
THE GOOD
Product Launches
Labcorp launches hepatitis D reflex test to improve detection among hepatitis B-positive patients
Diagnostics, infectious disease, operational, competitive - Read more
Eisai, Biogen launch Leqembi Iqlik subcutaneous autoinjector in US for early Alzheimer's treatment
Monoclonal antibody, Alzheimer's disease, operational, competitive - Read more
THE GOOD
Regulatory
FDA considers adding two deputy commissioner roles focused on AI/health and drugs
FDA leadership, AI in healthcare, operational, regulatory - Read more
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❌ The Bad News ❌
THE BAD
Business Development & Partnerships
Bristol Myers Squibb terminates $380M CAR-T manufacturing deal with Cellares over Breyanzi scale-up failure
Manufacturing agreement, cell therapy, CAR-T, oncology, commercialization - Read more
THE BAD
Clinical Trials
Spyre Therapeutics' (SPY072) anti-TL1A antibody fails Ph2 goals for rheumatoid arthritis monotherapy development
Antibody, autoimmune, monoclonal antibody, rheumatoid arthritis, TL1A, anti-TL1A - Read more
THE BAD
Lawsuits
Teva faces Turkey antitrust probe over alleged generic competition restrictions tied to Copaxone patents
Small molecule, autoimmune/neurological, antitrust, competitive, operational - Read more
THE BAD
Regulatory
Baxter recalls two products over fiberglass and stainless steel particulate contamination concerns
Small molecule, cardiovascular, operational, safety recall - Read more
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