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Biotech & Pharma Updates | October 30 - November 2, 2025
🧬 Pfizer sues Metsera + Novo Nordisk to enforce buyout deal amid obesity drug developer bidding war, Gilead seeks deals across liver + oncology + virology after $4.3B CymaBay acquisition success with Livdelzi, Maxvax Biotechnology raises $58M Series D to advance shingles and RSV vaccine trials, Arcus Biosciences raises $250M public offering for cancer/inflammatory disease drug development, Genentech's Gazyva (obinutuzumab) meets Ph3 endpoints targeting CD20 for systemic lupus erythematosus treatment, Nanobiotix receives $71M lifeline in non-dilutive capital from Healthcare Royalty, Lepu Biopharma's Vebecotamab wins Chinese NMPA approval for recurrent/metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma
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✅ The Good News ✅
THE GOOD
Approvals & Labels
Lepu Biopharma's Vebecotamab wins Chinese NMPA approval for recurrent/metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma, targeting EGFR pathway
Antibody-drug conjugate, cancer, EGFR-targeted ADC, nasopharyngeal carcinoma, EGFR target - Read more
THE GOOD
Business Development & Partnerships
Mycenax, RIN Institute license VLK linker technology for global ADC development services
Licensing deal, oncology, antibody, manufacturing, CDMO services - Read more
Nanobiotix receives $71M lifeline in non-dilutive capital from Healthcare Royalty
Cancer, royalty financing, radiotherapy, clinical-stage - Read more
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THE GOOD
Clinical Trials
Vesper Bio reports positive Ph1b/2a results for VES001 targeting sortilin in frontotemporal degeneration
Small molecule, neurological, frontotemporal degeneration, progranulin, sortilin inhibitor - Read more
Genentech's Gazyva (obinutuzumab) meets Ph3 endpoints targeting CD20 for systemic lupus erythematosus treatment
Antibody, autoimmune, monoclonal antibody, systemic lupus erythematosus, CD20 target, B cell depletion - Read more
THE GOOD
Earnings & Finances
Gilead's long-acting HIV PrEP drug Yeztugo generates $54M sales since June launch
Injectable formulation, HIV/infectious disease, financial, operational - Read more
AbbVie's Skyrizi and Rinvoq sales surge 46% and 34% respectively in Q3 earnings
Monoclonal antibody, autoimmune, financial, revenue impact - Read more
Bristol Myers Squibb and Merck & Co. quarterly results spotlight new drug launches amid mixed performance expectations
PD-1 inhibitor, oncology, financial, strategic - Read more
THE GOOD
Fundraises
Maxvax Biotechnology raises $58M Series D, advancing shingles and RSV vaccine trials
Vaccine development, infectious disease, clinical-stage, manufacturing - Read more
Helex raises $3.5M Seed, developing targeted LNP therapeutics for genetic kidney diseases
Gene therapy, rare disease, AI-driven, platform technology - Read more
Savara raises $149.5M public offering, rare respiratory diseases focused biopharmaceutical company
Rare respiratory diseases, clinical-stage, autoimmune, recombinant protein therapy - Read more
Arcus Biosciences raises $250M public offering, cancer/inflammatory disease drug development
Clinical-stage, oncology, autoimmune, combination therapies - Read more
Corbus Pharmaceuticals raises $75M public offering, oncology and obesity drug development
Oncology, obesity, clinical-stage - Read more
THE GOOD
Strategic Plans
Gilead seeks deals across liver, oncology, virology after $4.3B CymaBay acquisition success with Livdelzi
Cell therapy, oncology, strategic, major transaction, revenue impact - Read more
❌ The Bad News ❌
THE BAD
Earnings & Finances
Illumina Q3 revenue flat at $1.08B amid China export ban but grows 2% excluding China
DNA sequencing technology, operational, financial, regulatory - Read more
THE BAD
Lawsuits
Pfizer sues Metsera, Novo Nordisk to enforce buyout deal amid obesity drug developer bidding war
Weight loss therapy, metabolic disease, strategic, major transaction - Read more
THE BAD
Regulatory
AAP declines to recommend leucovorin for autism treatment despite FDA-GSK Wellcovorin authorization efforts
Small molecule, neurological, regulatory, strategic - Read more
HRSA approves eight drugmaker 340B rebate models despite hospital opposition
Prescription drugs, drug pricing, regulatory, operational, financial - Read more
👹 The Ugly News 👹
THE UGLY
Regulatory
FDA biologics center faces exodus as director Prasad's leadership creates mistrust, retaliation fears
Biologics, regulatory, operational, strategic - Read more [Paywall]
FDA drug chief Tidmarsh resigns amid investigation over complaint from healthcare investor Tang
Regulatory, strategic, operational, competitive - Read more [Paywall]
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