Drug Development
After a sluggish 2025, biotech IPOs have roared back to life. Fueled by resilient stock performances and improving market sentiment, the total number of public debuts so far this year has already eclipsed 2025’s total.
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Psychedelics are gaining momentum in depression, with one treating physician predicting that the drug class could “wipe out the SSRIs” if safety and durability hold up.
Saol Therapeutics is the latest biotech to resubmit for approval of a drug rejected under former FDA Commissioner Marty Makary, following REGENXBIO and Replimune.
After debuting on the public markets with $256.3 million and raking in an additional $472 million, Veradermics has emerged as one of biotech’s biggest post-IPO standouts. CEO Reid Waldman credits the weight loss craze for establishing consumer-driven channels.
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Servier and Taiho Oncology announced Tuesday that Lonsurf in combination with bevacizumab improved overall survival rates in patients with refractory metastatic colorectal cancer.
Edesa Biotech’s EBO1, a monotherapy for moderate-to-severe chronic Allergic Contact Dermatitis (ACD), showed mixed results compared to placebo in Phase II, the company announced Tuesday.
TC BioPharm and MD Anderson signed a three-year collaboration to better understand the role of gamma delta T cells in cancer treatment.
Elicio Therapeutics entered into a merger agreement as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Angion Biomedica Co. on Tuesday, becoming a Nasdaq-listed company.
A novel base editing approach shows a cardioprotective effect in a preclinical study.
Cambrian Biopharma announced that its latest pipeline company, Isterian Biotech, has emerged from stealth to develop first-in-class medicines to tackle aging.
Oramed, a clinical-stage company developing orally available versions of biologic drugs, reported disappointing news regarding its lead candidate, ORMD-0801.
Vertex and Arbor Biotechnologies extend partnership in precision gene editing.
Alto reported positive data from a first-of-its-kind Phase IIb trial of major depressive disorder candidate ALTO-100.
BioXcel Therapeutics subsidiary OnkosXcel announced positive Phase II results in patients with small cell neuroendocrine metastatic castration-resistant (SCNC) prostate cancer.