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Biotech has been pulling off some remarkable science of late, while M&A and IPOs return to bolster the sector. But that doesn’t mean the industry is back from the brink. BioSpace gathered three early-stage biotech CEOs and members of the NextGen Class of 2026 to talk about surviving and thriving in this rollercoaster market, all while bringing forward the next generation of medicines.

Kissei Pharmaceutical is reversing a recommendation related to Amgen-shared Tavneos that it made just a few days ago, now saying the rare disease drug can be given to new patients.

By partnering with a UN-backed body, Roche has enabled companies to make the medicine for supply in 129 countries.

Lilly met analysts’ sky-high expectations with 28.3% weight loss over 80 weeks for the triple hormone receptor agonist retatrutide in a highly anticipated readout on Thursday.

In September last year, a group of concerned stockholders raised alarm about Vaxart’s proposed reverse stock split, which the biotech was pushing for despite strong opposition from shareholders.

A trifecta of newly inked tech partnerships—from Eli Lilly, Bristol Myers Squibb and Incyte—exemplify the increasingly central role that AI is playing in drug development.

After being hit by safety issues and subpar results in another trial, BioMarin’s Phase 3 test of Voxzogo for a rare skeletal disorder called hypochondroplasia showed efficacy “solidly above” what the drug has shown for achondroplasia, which causes dwarfism.

In this episode of Denatured, as part of our series on the European life sciences investment ecosystem, you’ll be hearing from Regina Hodits, managing director at Angelini Ventures and Sofia Ioannidou, VC partner at Andera Life Sciences. They explore Germany’s biotech and life sciences ecosystem, including the science, infrastructure and policy changes needed to help European companies scale globally while staying rooted in Europe.

The number of biotech and pharma professionals taking jobs they’re overqualified for is now over 50%, based on a BioSpace LinkedIn poll. A recruiting firm executive discusses the trend, the reasons behind it and why it doesn’t have to derail careers.

Eli Lilly joins hands with Engage Bio, acquiring the DNA delivery platform developer in hopes of bolstering its genetic medicines portfolio.

While the manufacturer is on the list of authorized GLP-1 importers, FDA inspectors found the company relabeled APIs from another site in a potential attempt to “circumvent safeguards.”

FDA veteran Richard Pazdur outlined his priorities for the next FDA commissioner but stopped short of putting himself forward as a candidate to lead the agency at an RBC Capital Markets event on Tuesday.

• New patent application covers treatment-emergent immune signature related to ‘turning cold tumors hot’ and the activation of targeted cytotoxic cellular immune responses • Company to host conference call later in April 2026 to review new biomarker signature • Biomarker signature meets pharmacodynamic/response criteria established by FDA’s Biomarkers, EndpointS and other Tools (BEST) program for use as a surrogate clinical endpoint of 1-year event free survival and 2-year overall survival in OST-HER2’s Phase 2b trial in the prevention of delay of recurrent, fully-resected, pulmonary metastatic osteosarcoma to support a BLA submission under FDA’s Accelerated Approval Program

Anticipated peptide reclassification could expand the addressable market for PharmaTher’s PharmaPatch™ product strategy and PatchPrint™ manufacturing platform, strengthening its position in next-generation peptide delivery