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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.
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.
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FDA veteran Peter Marks will now shape the future of Eli Lilly’s vaccines work after the buys of Curevo, LimmaTech Biologics and Vaccine Company for up to $3.8 billion total.
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Aldeyra Therapeutics announced results from a crossover clinical trial, showing that its drug candidate reproxalap was effective in improving ocular redness and tear production in patients with dry eye disease.
Moderna has dosed its first participant in a Phase I clinical trial of mRNA-1215, a vaccine designed to fight the Nipah virus (NiV), a virus contracted in humans through animals.
Annexon and Pliant Therapeutics both made efforts to secure additional financing to support their R&D endeavors.
Backed by biopharma royalty, Areteia Therapeutics will focus on developing an old molecule for a very prevalent disease - asthma.
Genentech has exercised the second option in its potentially $1.7 billion agreement with Bicycle Therapeutics, triggering a $10 million payment.
Nanoscope Therapeutics will make two presentations at the 2022 ASRS meeting on their gene therapy programs to treat degenerative retinal diseases, retinitis pigmentosa and Stargardt disease.
Verve Therapeutics dosed its first patient with VERVE-101, a one-time treatment that aims to permanently lower low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol in patients and prevent heart disease.
Flagship Pioneering has launched Apriori Bio, which utilizes artificial intelligence to predict virus activity and variant formation, including COVID-19.
uniQure gave a 12-month update on AMT-130, the first-ever AAV gene therapy for HD to enter clinical trials. BioSpace spoke with the company’s president of R&D, Dr. Ricardo Dolmetsch.
Exelixis’ Cabometyx, in combination with two BMS-owned drugs, hit the primary endpoint of progression-free survival but missed the secondary endpoint of overall survival in renal cell carcinoma.