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THE GOOD
Approvals & Labels
AstraZeneca, Daiichi Sankyo's Enhertu wins NICE approval for HER2-low breast cancer NHS access
Antibody-drug conjugate, breast cancer, reimbursement, competitive - Read more
Japan's MHLW approves GSK's Shingrix (recombinant zoster vaccine) prefilled syringe for shingles prevention
Vaccine, infectious disease, recombinant vaccine, shingles, varicella-zoster virus, adjuvant system - Read more
Bayer's Kerendia (finerenone) wins third FDA approval for chronic kidney disease associated with type 1 diabetes
Small molecule, metabolic, cardiovascular, mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist, chronic kidney disease, type 1 diabetes - Read more
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THE GOOD
Business Development & Partnerships
Cellares, GenomeFrontier Therapeutics partner to evaluate Cell Shuttle platform for virus-free CAR-T manufacturing
Research collaboration, cell therapy, manufacturing, oncology, automation - Read more
Novo, Orbis Medicines partner on oral macrocycle cardiometabolic therapies, up to $1.4B in milestones
Co-development, cardiometabolic, small molecule, drug discovery, milestone payments, equity investment - Read more
SK Biopharmaceuticals, 1ST Biotherapeutics ink $314.8M deal for Parkinson's LRRK2 inhibitor 1ST-104
Licensing deal, neurological, small molecule, milestone payments, equity investment - Read more
EpilepsyGTx, Viralgen partner to scale AAV manufacturing for EPY201 ahead of first-in-human trials
Manufacturing agreement, gene therapy, neurological, AAV manufacturing - Read more
Roche, Dualitas Therapeutics partner on bispecific antibody platform for immunology, $36.5M upfront, up to $1B
Licensing deal, bispecific antibody, autoimmune, drug discovery, milestone payments, royalties - Read more
Novo, Anthropic collaborate to accelerate drug discovery and development using AI models
Research collaboration, AI/ML, drug discovery, R&D - Read more
Standigm, Protai launch joint R&D program to design selective molecular glue degraders using AI and structural proteomics
Research collaboration, AI/ML, small molecule, drug discovery, proteomics - Read more
THE GOOD
Clinical Trials
Roche's Lunsumio (mosunetuzumab) meets Ph3 primary endpoint, improving progression-free survival in relapsed or refractory follicular lymphoma
Antibody, cancer, bispecific antibody, follicular lymphoma, CD20xCD3, combination therapy - Read more
THE GOOD
Investments
Reckitt allots $600M to upgrade U.S. operations, expanding manufacturing and R&D capabilities
OTC drugs, consumer health, operational, major transaction - Read more
THE GOOD
Mergers & Acquisitions
North Immunology goes public via reverse merger with Aethlon Medical, raising $180M for eczema drug NOR-101
Bispecific antibody, dermatology, major transaction, financial - Read more
Lisata Therapeutics merges with Marea Therapeutics in reverse merger, raising $225M after failed Kuva Labs acquisition
Small molecule, cardiovascular, strategic, major transaction - Read more
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❌ The Bad News ❌
THE BAD
Clinical Trials
Longeveron's (laromestrocel) stem cell therapy fails Ph2b trial in hypoplastic left heart syndrome
Cell therapy, cardiovascular, stem cell therapy, hypoplastic left heart syndrome, congenital heart disease - Read more
Boehringer Ingelheim terminates Ph3 EASi-KIDNEY trial of vicadrostat (BI 690517) in chronic kidney disease
Small molecule, cardiovascular, aldosterone synthase inhibitor, chronic kidney disease, SGLT2 inhibitor, combination therapy - Read more
THE BAD
Lawsuits
Bristol Myers Squibb, Ono Pharmaceutical face expanded patent infringement claims from Amgen over Opdivo/Opdualag
Antibody, oncology, patent litigation, competitive, royalties - Read more
THE BAD
Regulatory
FDA issues warning letter to Bausch & Lomb over contamination failures, citing lack of remediation commitment
Sterile manufacturing, ophthalmology, operational, regulatory, quality management - Read more
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