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Citing a challenging macro environment, 2seventy bio is launching a sweeping strategic reorganization that will see 40% of its staff laid off and CEO Nick Leschly stepping down.
As the Novartis generics and biosimilars division nears its spin-off, Sandoz has signed a commercialization agreement with Samsung Bioepis, gaining rights to the latter’s Stelara biosimilar.
Following a $540 million IPO in May, Acelyrin’s lead candidate izokibep failed to meet the primary endpoint in a Phase IIb/III study of patients with the chronic inflammatory skin condition.
The regulator Monday approved the companies’ supplemental Biologics License Applications for their respective mRNA shots formulated to more closely target currently circulating variants.
The collaboration, which includes an upfront payment of $120 million to Immatics, pairs Moderna’s mRNA technology with Immatics’ T-cell receptor platform for cancer treatment.
Following a Phase II review, Novartis has cut the development of a gene therapy candidate for geographic atrophy. In June, the company sold a dry eye disease drug to Bauch + Lomb for $1.75 billion.
The California pharma is building up to its first-ever approval with promising late-stage data for its once-daily investigational acromegaly pill paltusotine, an alternative to the injectable standard of care.
The first-in-class antibody-drug conjugate—in combination with Merck’s Keytruda—has shown promising results in a Phase II study of patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer.
After its prostate cancer therapy was not included in Medicare’s initial drug price negotiation list, Astellas dismissed its Inflation Reduction Act lawsuit this week, while Illumina got new leadership.
With a potential combined market value of $30 billion, BioSpace takes a deep dive into the Phase III data supporting Eisai and Biogen’s Leqembi and Eli Lilly’s investigational donanemab.
As biosimilars and next-generation treatments for Crohn’s disease enter the market, AbbVie will be knocked from its place of longtime dominance, contends data and analytics firm GlobalData.
Seeking to deepen its neurology and rare disease pipelines, AstraZeneca’s Alexion has joined forces with Verge Genomics to leverage its artificial intelligence platform in drug discovery and development.
PRESS RELEASES
Source plant is widely regarded as one of the most valuable fragrance raw materials in the world Stage 2 contract follows successful Stage 1 completion in March 2026
Key Regulatory Benchmark Met, Differentiating DMX-101 from Traditional Opioid Analgesics Late-Breaking Results to be Presented at CPDD 2026 Annual Meeting
Live virtual fireside chat — investors, advisors, and life sciences analysts invited to attend Featuring Dermatologist Mary Spellman, M.D., with Phio CEO Robert Bitterman and Force Family Office CEO Steven Saltzstein
· First-in-class oral mechanism triggers natural satiety hormones, addressing key limitations of GLP-1 therapies · Phase I data demonstrate fat mass reduction, preservation of lean mass, 80% responder rate, and no serious adverse events
