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Delivering therapeutics directly to tumors, as in the case of Replimune’s recently approved Tudriqev and Amgen’s Imlygic, holds advantages, especially when cancer is caught early, but challenges remain before the method becomes a mainstay in treatment.
Newly permanent CBER and CDER directors Karim Mikhail and Michael Davis are widely expected to continue the FDA’s efforts toward an adaptive framework for rare disease therapies. If approved by the Senate, will commissioner nominee Heidi Overton stay the course?
As molecule complexity rises, advanced cell line development platforms are giving biopharma companies new tools to overcome expression challenges, improve stability and reach the clinic faster.
A new five-year biotech plan has been released by the Chinese government, revealing ambitious goals such as achieving five blockbuster medicines on the global markets in that time.
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Electra Therapeutics has exceeded its initial fundraising plans as it becomes the 26th biotech to debut publicly this year and outlines pivotal development plans for its monoclonal antibody ipsoprubart.
UPCOMING EVENTS
As Xenon Pharmaceuticals announced that azetukalner has reached the FDA for focal seizures, the company also disclosed the emergence of psychosis adverse events in psychiatric trials of the drug, triggering a temporary pause.
The market approval for Fayuvi, which was rejected in 2025 due to manufacturing problems, comes shortly after Ultragenyx got the FDA nod for its first gene therapy last month.
Bristol Myers Squibb acquired the degrader-antibody conjugate from Orum Therapeutics in 2023 for $100 million upfront and the possibility of up to $80 million more in milestones.
The multi-drug partnership with Orbis Medicines—which Novo Holdings has backed since the biotech’s seed rounds—is focused on cardiometabolic targets, but the technology at the center of the deal could deliver oral weight loss candidates. Obesity rival Eli Lilly has also helped fund Orbis.
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