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The Good News

THE GOOD
Business Development & Partnerships

CareMed, BioCryst Pharmaceuticals partner on rare disease drug Orladeyo national pharmacy distribution
Pharmacy partnership, rare disease, small molecule, commercialization - Read more

THE GOOD
Clinical Trials

AstraZeneca's tozorakimab cuts exacerbations by ~30% in Ph3 chronic obstructive pulmonary disease trials
Antibody, respiratory disease, monoclonal antibody, COPD, IL-33 target - Read more

Amgen's Imdelltra (tarlatamab-dlle) meets Ph3 OS endpoint as maintenance therapy for extensive-stage small-cell lung cancer
Antibody, cancer, bispecific T-cell engager, small-cell lung cancer, DLL3 target, maintenance therapy - Read more

Beeline Medicines' (afimetoran) hits Ph2 primary endpoint in systemic lupus erythematosus, advancing to Ph3
Small molecule, autoimmune, TLR7/8 inhibitor, lupus, systemic lupus erythematosus - Read more

BioMarin submits FDA expansion filing for Voxzogo (vosoritide) in hypochondroplasia following Ph3 trial success
Protein therapy, skeletal disorder, C-type natriuretic peptide, achondroplasia, hypochondroplasia, FGFR3 - Read more

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More Good News

THE GOOD
Company Launches

Schrödinger launches Tectora Therapeutics with $55M Series A to develop oral immunology and inflammation medicines
Small molecule, autoimmune, strategic, major transaction - Read more

Solstice Oncology launches with $225M to advance next-generation CTLA-4 cancer immunotherapy into mid-stage trials
Immuno-oncology, antibody, CTLA-4, colorectal cancer, clinical-stage - Read more

Caspian Therapeutics launches with $50M and Eli Lilly backing to advance disease-modifying diabetes treatment
Small molecule, diabetes, strategic, major transaction - Read more

THE GOOD
Fundraises

Encoded Therapeutics raises $275M Series F, advancing Dravet syndrome gene therapy and manufacturing
Neurological, gene therapy, rare disease, AAV, Dravet syndrome, manufacturing - Read more

Luma Group closes $410M inaugural life sciences venture capital fund, 15-year investment horizon
Venture capital, life sciences, ophthalmology, cellular rejuvenation, nanoparticle technology - Read more

Cloverleaf Bio raises $33M Seed funding to advance tRNA-based cancer therapeutics
RNA therapeutics, cancer, oncology, preclinical, clinical-stage - Read more

ViaNautis Bio receives undisclosed SCI Ventures investment to expand CNS portfolio into spinal cord injury
Non-viral gene delivery, CNS, nanovesicle platform, spinal cord injury, mRNA delivery - Read more

Allogenetics raises €3.8M ($4.42M) Pre-Series A, advancing ex vivo gene therapy for organ transplantation
Gene therapy, organ transplantation, ex vivo, preclinical, immunosuppression - Read more

Inno Medicine raises RMB 800M ($119.25M) Series D to advance active targeting liposome therapy clinical trials
Liposome therapy, cardiovascular, oncology, clinical-stage - Read more

THE GOOD
Investments

Sandoz invests $2.5B to build vertically integrated biosimilar manufacturing network, targeting 100 biosimilars by 2040
Biosimilar, multi-disease, manufacturing, major transaction - Read more

THE GOOD
Mergers & Acquisitions

Labcorp acquires MLM Medical Labs to expand global laboratory network across four continents
Laboratory services, clinical trials, strategic, major transaction - Read more

Sernova Biotherapeutics, Seraxis merge to form BetaNova Biotherapeutics, a clinical-stage Type 1 diabetes islet cell-replacement company
Cell therapy, type 1 diabetes, major transaction, financial - Read more

THE GOOD
Regulatory

Gilead Sciences' Livdelzi accepted by Scottish Medicines Consortium for NHS Scotland PBC treatment
Small molecule, rare disease, autoimmune, regulatory - Read more

FDA names permanent CBER and CDER heads, signaling leadership stability amid ongoing agency restructuring
Leadership continuity, regulatory, operational, FDA stability - Read more

BrYet receives AIFA approval for cGMP manufacturing line, enabling ML-016 clinical supply to Australia
Small molecule, oncology, operational, strategic - Read more

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The Bad News

THE BAD
Clinical Trials

Evommune's EVO756 (oral MRGPRX2 antagonist) fails Ph2b trial in moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis, ending programme
Small molecule, autoimmune, MRGPRX2 antagonist, atopic dermatitis, oral therapy - Read more

Shionogi, StemRIM's (redasemtide) Ph2b trial misses primary endpoint in acute ischaemic stroke
Protein therapy, neurological, regeneration-inducing medicine, acute ischaemic stroke, HMGB1, mesenchymal stem cells - Read more

Tyra Biosciences' (dabogratinib) Ph2 data misses expectations in FGFR3-altered non-muscle invasive bladder cancer, Ph3 planned
Small molecule, cancer, FGFR3 inhibitor, bladder cancer, non-muscle invasive bladder cancer - Read more

THE BAD
Layoffs

Merck & Co. cuts 54 more New Jersey jobs in multiyear $3B cost-saving initiative targeting 6,000 global positions
Workforce reduction, oncology, cost reduction, operational - Read more

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