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Biotech & Pharma Updates | October 14 - 15, 2025
🧬 Tubulis' $361M Series C for ovarian + lung cancer ADC development, Pelage Pharmaceuticals closes $120M Series B targeting hair loss, Novo in-licenses Omeros's rare blood + kidney disease hopeful for up to $2.1B, Boehringer Ingelheim in-licenses ADC asset from AimedBio for up to $991M, Eli Lilly touts pair of Ph3 results for potential oral "foundational treatment" for type 2 diabetes, AstraZeneca drops $445M more on Texas-based Lokelma production site
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THE GOOD
Business Development & Partnerships
NewAmsterdam partners with Caristo for AI-powered imaging in phase 3 cholesterol drug trial
Research collaboration, cardiovascular, AI/ML, small molecule, global - Read more
Boehringer Ingelheim, AimedBio partner on ADC licensing deal worth $991M total
Licensing deal, oncology, antibody-drug conjugate, milestone payments - Read more
Novo Nordisk, Omeros partner on rare disease drug zaltenibart for up to $2.1B total
Licensing deal, rare disease, antibody, milestone payments - Read more
Alanis Therapeutics, Blood Cancer United collaborate on Notch-1 targeting therapy for MDS/AML patients
Research collaboration, oncology, antibody, drug discovery - Read more
PharmaMar receives $50M milestone from Jazz for Zepzelca FDA approval
Licensing deal, oncology, small molecule, milestone payments - Read more
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THE GOOD
Clinical Trials
Eli Lilly's Orforglipron GLP-1 pill hits Ph3 endpoints for type 2 diabetes, regulatory filing planned 2025
Small molecule, metabolic, GLP-1 agonist, type 2 diabetes, obesity - Read more
Adocia, Tonghua Dongbao report positive Ph3 results for biochaperone lispro ultra-rapid insulin in type 1 diabetes
Protein therapy, metabolic, insulin, type 1 diabetes, postprandial glucose control - Read more
Eradivir's EV25 shows promising Ph2a results for influenza treatment, reducing viral loads and symptoms
Small molecule, infectious disease, influenza, viral load reduction, immune system modulator - Read more
THE GOOD
Fundraises
Tubulis raises $361M Series C, antibody-drug conjugate developer targeting ovarian and lung cancer
Oncology, antibody-drug conjugate, clinical-stage, cancer - Read more
Pelage Pharmaceuticals raises $120M Series B, regenerative hair loss therapy development
Regenerative therapy, hair loss, topical treatment, clinical-stage - Read more
Step Pharma raises €38M ($44.1M) Series C, CTPS1 inhibitor for targeted cancer treatment
Oncology, small molecule, CTPS1 inhibition, clinical-stage - Read more
Mission Therapeutics raises $13.3M funding, advancing Parkinson's candidate MTX325 through trials
Clinical-stage, neurological, Parkinson disease, mitophagy, small molecule - Read more
Bexorg raises $23M Series A, AI-driven human brain platform for CNS drug discovery
Neurological, AI/ML platform, drug discovery, platform technology, CNS - Read more
Propanc Biopharma raises $100M strategic financing, accelerating clinical pipeline development
Cancer, clinical-stage - Read more
Annovis raises $6M registered direct offering, neurodegenerative disease therapeutics platform
Neurological, Alzheimer disease, Parkinson disease, clinical-stage, platform technology - Read more
Liberate Bio raises $31M seed, in vivo cell therapies targeting monocytes/macrophages
Cell therapy, oncology, lipid nanoparticles, in vivo delivery, preclinical - Read more [Paywall]
Omnix Medical raises $25M Series C, developing anti-infectives for life-threatening infections
Infectious disease, antimicrobial peptides, clinical-stage, gram-negative bacteria - Read more
NIHR invests £157M ($209.2M) over 5 years in 10 new applied research collaborations across England
Applied research, multiple disease areas, strategic, major investment - Read more
EyePoint raises $150M public offering, advancing retinal disease therapeutics including DURAVYU
Retinal diseases, ophthalmology, clinical-stage, DURAVYU - Read more
THE GOOD
Investments
AstraZeneca invests $445M to double Lokelma production capacity at Texas manufacturing facility
Small molecule, cardiovascular, operational, major transaction, strategic - Read more
THE GOOD
Lawsuits
GSK, Scynexis resolve Brexafemme trial dispute with $22M settlement, wind down phase 3 study
Licensing deal, infectious disease, milestone payments, manufacturing - Read more
THE GOOD
Mergers & Acquisitions
Particle Dynamics, EuroAPI merge facilities to launch Codis CDMO with 5,000-ton spray drying capacity
Acquisition, manufacturing, CDMO, global - Read more
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