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PD-(L)1×VEGF bispecifics have emerged as a closely watched new class in immuno-oncology, with multiple candidates advancing through trials in lung cancer. But the potential of these drugs may be highest in cancers where angiogenesis and immune escape are tightly intertwined.
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From Eli Lilly’s David Ricks to Pfizer’s Albert Bourla, the top five highest paid CEOs made a combined $157.8 million in 2025.
Partners Summit Therapeutics and Akeso are expected to steal the show at the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s annual conference with data from their potential Keytruda rival, alongside Revolution Medicine’s groundbreaking pancreatic cancer candidate and other assets that could reshape patient care.
The tragic tale of TIGIT is well known. However, RIPK1, myc, STING and alpha-synuclein have also left a trail of failed clinical trials, canceled partnerships and sunk investments in their wake.
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The Department of Health and Human Services is spinning its wheels, unable to establish steady leadership at three major divisions—the CDC and the FDA’s two primary review units.
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Biogen has terminated its asset purchase agreement with Karyopharm Therapeutics, putting a halt to the development of KPT-350 (BIIB100), which was being evaluated as a treatment for ALS.
An FDA advisory committee voted Wednesday to recommend both the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines for children as young as six months old.
Dr. Soon-Shiong and ImmunityBio are on the final leg of what they hope will be the FDA approval of their drug N-803 (anktiva) for the treatment of bladder cancer.
Clover dosed the first participants in a Phase III study of its COVID-19 booster shot, while Global Access Diagnostics, Orbit Discovery, Proximie and more provide business and pipeline updates.
Representation of women in biotech is nearing parity, but this is not reaching the executive level, where there is still stark disparity.
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A recent study found that over a span of ten years, the FDA approved cancer drugs approximately eight months earlier than the same drugs were greenlit by the European Commission (EC).
Since 2020, the life sciences industry has worked to rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic. But one sector’s growth has far outpaced the others–the biotech industry.
Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Redx Pharma and Omega Therapeutics are pushing forward with their cancer treatments with Investigational New Drug approval and IND application submission.
Industry lobbyists urge Congress to approve a plan that will allow companies not yet generating revenue from their assets to sell NOL carryforwards to larger companies.
Immunic released favorable updated results for the Phase II EMPhASIS clinical trial investigating the safety and efficacy of vidofludimus calcium to treat relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis.