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Biotech & Pharma Updates | January 18 - 19, 2026

🧬 Sharp Services invests over €20 million ($23.2M) to expand European injectables packaging capacity amid strong market demand, Cytotheryx raises $60M Series A to develop cell therapy treatments for liver disease, Nxera Pharma reports positive Ph3 results for Quviviq (daridorexant) targeting orexin receptors in insomnia patients, Syngene International + Bristol Myers Squibb extend research collaboration through 2035 covering discovery to commercialization, Astellas Pharma's zolbetuximab receives Scottish Medicines Consortium approval for CLDN18.2-positive gastric cancer treatment

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✅ The Good News ✅ 

THE GOOD
Approvals & Labels

Astellas Pharma's zolbetuximab receives Scottish Medicines Consortium approval for CLDN18.2-positive gastric cancer treatment
Antibody, cancer, monoclonal antibody, gastric cancer, CLDN18.2 target, precision medicine - Read more

THE GOOD
Business Development & Partnerships

Syngene International, Bristol Myers Squibb extend research collaboration through 2035 covering discovery to commercialization
Research collaboration, drug discovery, multi-decade alliance, integrated services - Read more

IRLAB Therapeutics, Biomia collaborate on CNS drug discovery using IRLAB's ISP platform technology
Research collaboration, neurological, AI/ML, small molecule, drug discovery - Read more

DEBRA Research, University Medical Center Groningen launch dedicated clinical trial site for epidermolysis bullosa
Research collaboration, rare disease, clinical trials, R&D - Read more

Guardant Health, Merck & Co. collaborate on companion diagnostics for cancer therapies using Guardant Infinity Smart platform
Strategic collaboration, oncology, diagnostics, companion diagnostics, commercialization - Read more

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 More Good News 

THE GOOD
Clinical Trials

Nxera Pharma reports positive Ph3 results for Quviviq (daridorexant) targeting orexin receptors in insomnia patients
Small molecule, neurological, orexin receptor antagonist, insomnia, daridorexant - Read more

THE GOOD
Fundraises

Cytotheryx raises $60M Series A, developing cell therapy treatments for liver disease
Cell therapy, liver disease, preclinical, platform technology - Read more

THE GOOD
Investments

Sharp Services invests over €20 million ($23.2M) to expand European injectables packaging capacity amid strong market demand
Injectable drug delivery, operational, major transaction, capacity expansion - Read more

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❌ The Bad News

THE BAD
Layoffs

Takeda Pharmaceuticals cuts 243 US jobs, mainly neuroscience teams, ahead of Trintellix exclusivity loss
Small molecule, neurological, cost reduction, operational - Read more

THE BAD
Mergers & Acquisitions

Sun Pharma calls rumored $10B Organon acquisition "speculative" amid reported takeover talks
Biosimilars, women's health, strategic, major transaction - Read more

👹 The Ugly News 👹

THE UGLY
Regulatory

Valneva withdraws US chikungunya vaccine Ixchiq application following FDA safety scrutiny and clinical hold
Live-attenuated vaccine, infectious disease, regulatory, operational - Read more

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