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The deal, which sees AbbVie paying RemeGen $650 million upfront, gives the pharma ex-China rights to the biotech’s PD-1/VEGF bispecific antibody—a modality being targeted by companies including BMS, Merck and Pfizer.
While Moderna’s full-year sales landed in the upper end of its target range, Jefferies analysts said further reductions are needed if the biotech hopes to hit its 2028 break-even target.
Follow along as BioSpace tracks job cuts and restructuring initiatives.
The deal will see Novartis gain global rights over SciNeuro’s potentially disease-modifying anti-amyloid antibody, which leverages the latter’s proprietary shuttle platform to allow delivery into the brain.
FDA Commissioner Marty Makary called these changes “common-sense reforms” that could expedite the development of cell and gene therapies.
Aurora joins the clutch of companies linked to Nobel Prize winner and CRISPR trailblazer Jennifer Doudna.
IPO
Hair loss–focused Veradermics and cancer biotech Eikon follow the lead of Aktis Oncology, which last week announced a $318 million IPO target.
In his annual letter, Flagship Pioneering’s Noubar Afeyan lays out a choice between near-term “human-made miracles” and a reversion to the pain and suffering of past diseases due to “growing contempt” in the U.S. for the scientific method.
Heightened diligence standards and longer decision timelines for early-stage startups slowed venture activity last year, J.P. Morgan found in a report published ahead of the bank’s annual healthcare conference in San Francisco.
The prevalence of serious inflammatory safety issues such as cytokine release syndrome and immune effector cell–associated neurotoxicity syndrome limits the reach of these transformative cancer therapies.
FDA
After greenlighting 56 novel therapeutics in 2025, four notable applications continue to await the agency’s action after being delayed from the fourth quarter last year.
After years stuck in the “doldrums,” the biopharma sector is in a “very good place” heading into the new year, analysts told BioSpace, with both rare and chronic diseases headlining investor and R&D interest as JPM26 kicks off.
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Patent strengthens Company’s global intellectual property portfolio and reinforces the Company’s commitment to establishing and protecting competitive advantages
• Vial’s INHBE siRNA is a first‑in‑class, liver‑targeted (GalNAc‑conjugated) siRNA therapy that silences INHBE and its gene product, Activin E • Leading key opinion leaders (KOLs) Drs. Jason Fung, Scott Kahan, Lawrence Cheskin, and Lee Kaplan from leading institutions such as Johns Hopkins, GMU, and Dartmouth University respectively shared their insights on challenges with current GLP-1 treatments as well as the potential benefits of INHBE siRNA therapies like Vial’s • INHBE siRNAs are designed to deliver fat-selective weight loss while preserving lean muscle mass • Vial’s INHBE siRNA will be investigated for its potential as both a mono-therapy and in combination with GLP-1s to offer patients flexibility on their weight loss journey
Recognized for Excellence in Drug Discovery Research Services on Global R&D Sourcing Platform in 2025.
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