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✅ The Good News ✅
THE GOOD
Approvals & Labels
EC approves Astellas' PADCEV (enfortumab vedotin) plus Merck & Co.'s Keytruda as first perioperative option for cisplatin-ineligible resectable muscle-invasive bladder cancer based on Ph3 results
Antibody-drug conjugate, cancer, bladder cancer, combination therapy, pembrolizumab, perioperative treatment - Read more
THE GOOD
Business Development & Partnerships
Flagship Pioneering, Lean Business Services collaborate to advance AI-enabled biomedical research and healthcare innovation in Saudi Arabia
Research collaboration, AI/ML, digital health, data analytics, drug discovery - Read more
Abbott, ALZpath ink deal to develop pTau217 blood-based Alzheimer's in vitro diagnostic test
Licensing deal, neurological, diagnostics, antibody - Read more
Novartis pays Antares Therapeutics $105M upfront to drug undruggable oncology targets, $1.8B potential
Licensing deal, oncology, small molecule, drug discovery, milestone payments, royalties - Read more
Eli Lilly expands partnership with Abbisko Therapeutics on precision oncology therapies, deal worth up to $1.9B
Licensing deal, small molecule, immuno-oncology, milestone payments, royalties - Read more
Combotope Therapeutics, Boehringer Ingelheim collaborate on tumor-selective antibody therapies for cancer, financial terms undisclosed
Research collaboration, oncology, antibody, drug discovery, milestone payments, royalties - Read more
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✅ More Good News ✅
THE GOOD
Fundraises
Osanni Bio raises $190M Series B to advance ophthalmology, cardiology, and cancer pipeline
Ophthalmology, oncology, cardiovascular, clinical-stage, platform-enabled - Read more
RQ Biotechnology raises $115M Series A to advance flu preventative antibody program
Infectious disease, antibody, respiratory, influenza, preclinical - Read more
Ollin Biosciences raises $330M Series B to advance Vabysmo-challenging eye disease therapy
Ophthalmology, antibody, wet AMD, clinical-stage - Read more
MoonLake Immunotherapeutics prices upsized $200M public offering, advancing sonelokimab for inflammatory diseases
Clinical-stage, autoimmune, inflammatory disease, antibody - Read more
Definium Therapeutics prices upsized $700M public offering, advancing psychiatric and neurological disorder treatments
Neurological, psychiatric disorders, small molecule, clinical-stage - Read more
uniQure prices upsized $225M public offering, advancing gene therapies for severe diseases
Gene therapy, rare disease, clinical-stage - Read more
LyncBio Therapeutics secures ~100M RMB ($12.93M) Pre-A+ funding to advance IBD and oncology ADC platforms
Antibody-drug conjugate, autoimmune, oncology, IBD, clinical-stage - Read more
Rapalogix Health raises $20M Series A, advancing longevity-based skin health and dermatological solutions
Dermatology, longevity, small molecule, skincare, preclinical - Read more
NorthLinks Bio secures $34M funding to advance intranasal antiviral prophylactic toward Phase 2b
Infectious disease, antiviral, intranasal delivery, clinical-stage, platform technology - Read more
THE GOOD
Investments
AdvanCell secures 128,000-sq-ft Boston-area lease for U.S. headquarters and radiopharmaceutical manufacturing
Radiopharmaceutical, oncology, operational, strategic - Read more
THE GOOD
Lawsuits
Incyte settles CMS lawsuit, wins Opzelura reclassification, securing $246M Q2 benefit
Small molecule, dermatology, regulatory, financial - Read more
THE GOOD
Mergers & Acquisitions
Serapha Bio goes public via reverse merger with Boundless Bio, raising $230M and licensing gene editor from China
Gene editing, rare disease, major transaction, financial - Read more
THE GOOD
Strategic Plans
Takeda enters transitional FY26 under new CEO Julie Kim, targeting growth via three pipeline launches
Small molecule, narcolepsy, strategic, financial, cost reduction - Read more
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❌ The Bad News ❌
THE BAD
Layoffs
ADC Therapeutics cuts 17% of staff amid Zynlonta safety concerns, targeting $10M annual savings
Antibody-drug conjugate, oncology, cost reduction, operational - Read more
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THE UGLY
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