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✅ The Good News ✅

THE GOOD
Approvals & Labels

GSK's Exdensur (depemokimab) wins FDA approval for severe eosinophilic asthma treatment following Ph3 trials
Antibody, autoimmune, monoclonal antibody, severe asthma, eosinophilic phenotype, IL-5 pathway - Read more

THE GOOD
Business Development & Partnerships

MapLight Therapeutics, SandboxAQ partner on CNS drug discovery targeting novel GPCR, $200M milestones
Research collaboration, neurological, AI/ML, drug discovery, milestone payments - Read more

Genentech, Caris Life Sciences collaborate on AI-driven cancer target discovery, $25M upfront, $1.1B milestones
Research collaboration, oncology, AI/ML, milestone payments - Read more

Yarrow Bioscience, GenSci partner on autoimmune thyroid disease drug GS-098, $70M upfront, $1.37B total
Licensing deal, autoimmune, antibody, milestone payments - Read more

Fosun Pharma acquires 53% stake in Green Valley Pharmaceuticals for $200M, reviving Alzheimer's drug GV-971
Acquisition, neurological, drug discovery, equity investment - Read more

Lindus Health, Quotient Sciences partner to accelerate drug development through integrated clinical trial services
Strategic partnership, clinical trials, patient recruitment, drug development, R&D - Read more

Lunit, Daiichi Sankyo collaborate on AI pathology tools for two oncology R&D programs
Research collaboration, oncology, AI/ML, digital health - Read more

RoslinCT, Ayrmid expand partnership for Omisirge commercial manufacturing following second FDA approval
Manufacturing agreement, cell therapy, hematology, commercial supply - Read more

Royalty Pharma acquires royalty interest in Nuvalent's neladalkib and zidesamtinib for $315M
Royalty acquisition, oncology, small molecule, tyrosine kinase inhibitors - Read more

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✅ More Good News ✅

THE GOOD
Clinical Trials

DBV Technologies' Viaskin Peanut meets Ph3 VITESSE trial primary endpoint for peanut allergy treatment
Protein therapy, autoimmune, epicutaneous immunotherapy, peanut allergy, desensitization - Read more

OrsoBio's TLC-6740 combination with tirzepatide shows positive Ph1b/2a results for obesity treatment
Small molecule, metabolic, mitochondrial protonophore, obesity, combination therapy, GLP-1 receptor agonist - Read more

Monte Rosa Therapeutics reports positive Ph1/2 data for MRT-2359 targeting GSPT1 in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer
Small molecule, cancer, molecular glue degrader, metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer, combination therapy - Read more

Nektar Therapeutics plans Ph3 trial for rezpegaldesleukin targeting interleukin-2 in severe alopecia areata after Ph2 success
Protein therapy, autoimmune, interleukin-2 targeting, alopecia areata, phase 3 planning - Read more

THE GOOD
Company Launches

Ambros Therapeutics launches with $125M Series A to advance Italian non-opioid pain drug neridronate
Bisphosphonate, pain management, strategic, major transaction - Read more

Link Cell Therapies debuts with $60M series A from J&J, BMS for logic-gated CAR-T platform
CAR-T, oncology, strategic, major transaction - Read more

THE GOOD
Fundraises

Allink Biotherapeutics raises $47M Series A extension, advancing ADC clinical programs
Oncology, antibody-drug conjugates, clinical-stage, multi-specific antibody, solid tumors - Read more

Aeovian Pharmaceuticals raises $55M Series B, funding Phase II epilepsy study
Neurological, rare disease, small molecule, clinical-stage - Read more

TargED Biopharmaceuticals raises €21.5M ($25.3M) Series A extension for thrombotic disease treatments
Thrombotic diseases, clinical-stage, targeted therapeutics, first-in-class - Read more

THE GOOD
Regulatory

NICE appoints Jonathan Benger as new CEO ahead of expanded NHS mandate implementation
Regulatory, strategic, operational, financial - Read more

FDA Commissioner Makary denies plans for black box warning on COVID-19 vaccines, contradicting CNN report
mRNA vaccine, infectious disease, regulatory, operational - Read more

THE GOOD
Strategic Plans

Pfizer plans 15 obesity trials next year to replace $17 billion patent cliff revenue loss
Small molecule, obesity, strategic, major transaction, patent cliff, revenue impact - Read more [Paywall]

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❌ The Bad News ❌

THE BAD
Clinical Trials

Hansa Biopharma's imlifidase misses primary endpoint in Ph3 trial for anti-glomerular basement membrane disease
Protein therapy, autoimmune, enzyme therapy, anti-GBM disease, IgG-degrading enzyme, kidney transplant - Read more

THE BAD
Company Shutdown

Mythic Therapeutics shuts down, terminates lung cancer ADC trial after failing to secure funding
Antibody-drug conjugate, oncology, operational, financial - Read more [Paywall]

THE BAD
Earnings & Finances

Pfizer forecasts 2026 sales of $59.5-62.5B amid declining COVID products and patent losses
mRNA vaccine, infectious disease, financial, revenue impact - Read more

THE BAD
Regulatory

Novo Nordisk receives FDA warning letter for contamination issues at Indiana manufacturing facility
Biologic manufacturing, regulatory, operational, manufacturing quality - Read more

FDA extends Aldeyra Therapeutics' reproxalap (RASP modulator) dry eye disease review deadline to March
Small molecule, ophthalmology, dry eye disease, RASP modulator - Read more

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THE UGLY
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