BioSpace News Archive

Takeda’s $4B Nimbus Bet Pays Off With ‘Best-in-Class’ Phase III Plaque Psoriasis Data

With zasocitinib, Takeda is looking to challenge Bristol Myers Squibb’s kinase inhibitor Sotyktu, for which the Japanese pharma is running a head-to-head study in plaque psoriasis. Takeda expects to file for zasocitinib’s FDA approval next year.

December 19, 2025

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Tristan Manalac

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ADCs

Patient Deaths Put Merck, Daiichi Sankyo’s Antibody-Drug Conjugate on Hold

The fatalities were attributed to interstitial lung disease, a known side effect of Daiichi Sankyo’s DXd-based antibody-drug conjugates. A spokesperson declined to say how many patients died.

December 19, 2025

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Tristan Manalac

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Infectious disease

Insmed Delivers ‘Rare Disappointment’ as Brinsupri Flops in Mid-Stage Rhinosinusitis Study

Insmed pointed to a strong placebo response as the reason for the trial’s failure.

December 19, 2025

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Tristan Manalac

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Mergers & acquisitions

BioMarin Pumps Up Revenue Goals With $4.8B Amicus Purchase

BioMarin Pharmaceutical has faced a rocky road, promising and then backing off revenue targets and cutting assets that have underperformed. But Amicus’ rare disease portfolio is already bringing in $600 million annually.

December 19, 2025

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Dan Samorodnitsky

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Rare diseases

Kyowa Kirin Could Get Windfall From Updated Newborn Screening Recommendations

A report from analysts at Jefferies suggested that new screenings for metachromatic leukodystrophy and Duchenne muscular dystrophy could bump sales of the gene therapy Libmeldy by more than $100 million.

December 19, 2025

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Dan Samorodnitsky

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Layoff Tracker

Voyager Loses 30 Employees After Novartis Prunes Deal

Follow along as BioSpace tracks job cuts and restructuring initiatives.

December 19, 2025

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BioSpace Editorial Staff

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Cardiovascular disease

Cytokinetics’ Moment of Truth: Can Aficamten Take On BMS in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy?

After 27 years in business, Cytokinetics hopes to pit its own cardiac myosin inhibitor against one it initially developed—now owned by Bristol Myers Squibb—in a market worth billions. Aficamten has a PDUFA date of Dec. 26.

December 19, 2025

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Dan Samorodnitsky

Press Releases

Nxera Pharma to Regain Full Rights to GPR52 Agonist Program for Schizophrenia

December 19, 2025

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Press Releases

Rezubio Announces $20 Million Series A Financing to Advance the Membrane-Anchored Therapeutics Platform and Company Pipeline, with Lead Program in Obesity and Diabetes