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✅ The Good News ✅
THE GOOD
Approvals & Labels
GSK, Ionis Pharmaceuticals win FDA approval for Hibsago (bepirovirsen) targeting hepatitis B virus in chronic hepatitis B infection following Ph3 success
Antisense oligonucleotide, infectious disease, hepatitis B, functional cure, combination therapy - Read more
THE GOOD
Business Development & Partnerships
Astellas Pharma, AI Proteins partner on computational miniprotein drug discovery, up to $400M
Research collaboration, AI/ML, drug discovery, small molecule, milestone payments - Read more
Okomera, Servier sign commercial agreement using tumor miniaturization technology for cancer research
Commercial agreement, oncology, tumor miniaturization, AI/ML, drug discovery - Read more
Vistagen, GATC Health collaborate to apply predictive AI across lead neuroscience clinical-stage drug programs
Research collaboration, AI/ML, neurological, drug discovery, small molecule - Read more
Visara secures exclusive option to acquire YOLO Immune's YOL104-2 for ocular surface squamous neoplasia
Acquisition option, ophthalmology, small molecule, milestone payments, royalties - Read more
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✅ More Good News ✅
THE GOOD
Clinical Trials
Roche's fenebrutinib Ph3 data show reduced chronic brain inflammation in relapsing and primary progressive multiple sclerosis
Small molecule, neurological, BTK inhibitor, multiple sclerosis, monoclonal antibody, MOGAD - Read more
Priovant Therapeutics seeks label expansion for Lisraya (brepocitinib) after Ph3 success in non-infectious uveitis
Small molecule, autoimmune, JAK inhibitor, non-infectious uveitis, rare disease - Read more
Novo's CagriSema (cagrilintide/semaglutide) achieves 25% weight loss in women in Ph3 obesity trial
Small molecule, metabolic, GLP-1 receptor agonist, obesity, weight loss, women's health - Read more
F2G, Shionogi's (olorofim) meets Ph3 non-inferiority goal against AmBisome in invasive aspergillosis
Small molecule, infectious disease, antifungal, invasive aspergillosis, azole-refractory - Read more
Bioxodes BIOX-101 (BIOX-101) Ph2a data show significant reduction in perihematomal edema growth in intracerebral hemorrhage
Protein therapy, neurological, intracerebral hemorrhage, stroke, perihematomal edema, anti-inflammatory - Read more
THE GOOD
Lawsuits
Samsung Biologics wins court injunction blocking strike across nine core drug manufacturing stages
Biologics manufacturing, CDMO, operational, labor dispute - Read more
THE GOOD
Market Reports
Biotech reverse mergers hit highest level since 2021, with 27 deals totaling $7.5B in 2026
Reverse merger, biopharma, financial, major transaction - Read more
THE GOOD
Mergers & Acquisitions
Alcon acquires Neurotech Pharmaceuticals for $550M, gaining approved cell therapy Encelto for rare vision loss
Encapsulated cell therapy, rare disease, major transaction, strategic - Read more
OpenAI acquires Orchestra Bio, combining AI platforms to accelerate drug development workflows
AI drug development platform, drug discovery, strategic, major transaction - Read more
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❌ The Bad News ❌
THE BAD
Strategic Plans
GSK terminates Ph1 trial of (GSK3965193), a PAPD5/PAPD7 inhibitor, for chronic hepatitis B infection
Antisense oligonucleotide, infectious disease, hepatitis B, PAPD5/PAPD7 inhibitor, chronic hepatitis B - Read more
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