This website uses cookies

Read our Privacy policy and Terms of use for more information.

All the top Biotech & Pharma news in one daily newsletter.

Want to understand how these updates are formatted? Check-out the FAQ.

Have any feedback? I’d love to hear you from - connect with me on LinkedIn. 📣

The Good News

THE GOOD
Approvals & Labels

CHMP backs Acadia Pharmaceuticals' Daybue (trofinetide) for Rett syndrome on re-examination, advancing European approval
Small molecule, neurological, Rett syndrome, trofinetide, rare disease - Read more

United Therapeutics wins FDA premarket approval for LungFX device for end-stage lung disease donor assessment
Medical device, pulmonary, organ transplantation, ex vivo lung perfusion, end-stage lung disease - Read more

Viridian Therapeutics' Lumvoa (veligrotug-vvze) wins FDA approval for thyroid eye disease across active and chronic disease
Antibody, autoimmune, monoclonal antibody, thyroid eye disease, IGF-1R inhibitor - Read more

AstraZeneca, Daiichi Sankyo's Enhertu (trastuzumab deruxtecan) wins EU approval for HER2-positive metastatic solid tumours across Ph2 trials
Antibody drug conjugate, cancer, monoclonal antibody, HER2-positive, solid tumors, tumor agnostic - Read more

AbbVie receives positive CHMP opinion for upadacitinib RINVOQ in severe alopecia areata treatment
Small molecule, autoimmune, regulatory, revenue impact - Read more

THE GOOD
Business Development & Partnerships

Nippon Shinyaku, Elixirgen Therapeutics enter option agreement for EXG-7001 Duchenne muscular dystrophy development and commercialization
Option agreement, rare disease, mRNA therapy, neuromuscular disease, commercialization - Read more

PRESENTED BY SCIENCE 2 SALES
Outbound and commercial intelligence built exclusively for selling into biopharma.

Science 2 Sales is the outbound engine for companies selling into biotech & pharma. We handle the market intelligence, prospect scoring, email sequences, LinkedIn outreach, and cold calling - so your sales team inherits a full calendar of qualified meetings.

Built by biopharma BD & sales reps, exclusively for biopharma commercial teams. It’s the platform and service we wish we had years ago.

More Good News

THE GOOD
Clinical Trials

AstraZeneca's (efzimfotase alfa) shows Ph3 efficacy over placebo in children with hypophosphatasia bone disease
Protein therapy, metabolic, enzyme replacement therapy, hypophosphatasia, rare bone disease, efzimfotase alfa - Read more

BridgeBio Pharma's (infigratinib) Ph3 shows significant growth and body proportionality gains in achondroplasia
Small molecule, skeletal disorder, FGFR inhibitor, achondroplasia, pediatric - Read more

Avecho Biotechnology's (cannabidiol) Ph3 trial for insomnia advances after positive interim analysis
Small molecule, neurological, cannabidiol, insomnia, phase III trial - Read more

Samsung Bioepis' SB27 (pembrolizumab) biosimilar meets primary endpoints in Ph1 and Ph3 trials for non-small cell lung cancer
Antibody, cancer, biosimilar, monoclonal antibody, non-small cell lung cancer, PD-1 inhibitor - Read more

THE GOOD
Fundraises

Talawar Therapeutics plans $285M SPAC merger and PIPE, advancing eczema bispecific antibody
Autoimmune, bispecific antibody, atopic dermatitis, preclinical, immunology - Read more

Alopexx plans $30M IPO to fund infectious disease antibody and vaccine programs
Infectious disease, antibody, vaccine, clinical-stage - Read more

Lycia Therapeutics raises $75M Series D, advancing extracellular protein degrader pipeline
Autoimmune, protein degradation, clinical-stage, allergic diseases, platform technology - Read more

Leyden Labs raises $40M in funding to expand respiratory virus therapy development
Infectious disease, antibody, respiratory viruses, mucosal protection, platform technology - Read more

THE GOOD
Mergers & Acquisitions

Ipsen to acquire Kartos Therapeutics for up to $1.75B, adding myelofibrosis candidate navtemadlin to oncology pipeline
Small molecule, hematologic oncology, strategic, major transaction - Read more

Scancell Holdings bids to acquire Neuphoria Therapeutics via reverse merger for Nasdaq listing access
Cancer vaccine, oncology, strategic, major transaction - Read more

Zymeworks to acquire Theravance for $929M, gaining approved COPD drug Yupelri and lucrative royalty deals
Small molecule, respiratory, major transaction, royalty - Read more

THE GOOD
Product Launches

Roche launches Axelios 1 gene sequencing platform to compete with Illumina's NovaSeq X
Next-generation sequencing, oncology, competitive, strategic - Read more

PRESENTED BY YOU?
Get the attention of 3000+ Biotech & Pharma Professionals 🤩

Gif: mostexpensivest on Giphy

Do you offer a biotech/pharma-focused product or service?

Or looking to get investor/analyst interest on your budding start-up?

Considering sponsoring TLDR Biotech to get in-front of an engaged audience of biotech & pharma-focused professionals.

Just reply to this email* or message me on LinkedIn to learn more.

*If you’re reading this on the web version, email [email protected]

The Bad News

THE BAD
Approvals & Labels

FDA rejects Sobi's NASP (pegadricase) application for uncontrolled gout due to manufacturing deficiencies
Protein therapy, metabolic, enzyme replacement, gout, uricase, pegylated recombinant enzyme - Read more

THE BAD
Clinical Trials

Evommune's (EVO756) Ph2b trial fails primary endpoint in chronic spontaneous urticaria, boosting Novartis's Rhapsido
Small molecule, autoimmune, MRGPRX2 antagonist, chronic spontaneous urticaria, atopic dermatitis - Read more

THE BAD
Regulatory

FDA schedules advisory committee for Capricor Therapeutics' DMD cardiomyopathy therapy ahead of August decision despite positive Phase 3 data
Cell therapy, rare disease, regulatory, competitive - Read more

FDA issues Form 483 with seven observations at Dr. Reddy's Hyderabad biologics plant
Biologics, regulatory, operational, quality control - Read more

THE BAD
Strategic Plans

BioCryst Pharmaceuticals shuts Alabama discovery facility, ends internal programs to save $30M via external partnerships
Small molecule, rare disease, cost reduction, strategic - Read more

👹 The Ugly News 👹

THE UGLY
No Ugly News Today!

You’re all caught up on the latest Pharma & Biotech News!

TLDR Biotech wants to hear from you! 📣

Have comments/questions/complaints about this newsletter?
Send me an email - I want your brutally honest feedback. 📝

If you find the content useful and think a colleague would too, please share TLDR Biotech with them! ♻️

Thanks for reading! -Anis

Disclaimer: Content, news, research, tools, and mention of stock or tradeable securities are for educational and illustrative purposes only and do not imply a recommendation or solicitation to buy or sell a particular security or to engage in any particular investment strategy. Read the full terms & conditions here

Keep Reading