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Congressional letters sent to the CEOs of Eli Lilly, Pfizer, Merck, BMS and AbbVie this week voicing concerns about the pharmas’ clinical trials in China highlight an ongoing discrepancy in how government and industry think about the rise of the Asian country’s biotech industry.
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The total of 52 mergers and acquisitions for the first half of 2026 reflects what analysts, industry watchers and executives are saying over and over: M&A is back.
At the BIO International Convention in San Diego, attendees marked the 50th anniversary of original biotech Genentech, reflecting on the immense challenges facing companies as China becomes a powerhouse innovator.
A recent FDA reversal sparked new hope for patients with Huntington’s disease. Flying under the radar, Skyhawk Therapeutics revealed 12-month functional data from a midstage trial of its own candidate showing improvements on a key disease measurement scale.
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Life science companies made adjustments to their leadership teams with multiple appointments for chief commercial officers, chief business officers and more in this week’s Movers & Shakers.
Two rare disease companies - Idera Pharmaceuticals and Aceragen - are merging to pursue the common goal of an FDA approval that could come as early as 2024.
Eisai and Biogen announced positive data from a Phase III trial in Alzheimer’s of its drug lecanemab. Still, questions remain about the drug’s implications for the future of Alzheimer’s treatment.
Novo Nordisk struck a licensing deal Thursday with Ventus Therapeutics valued at up to $700 million to develop and commercialize peripherally-restricted NLRP3 inhibitors.
The FDA has approved Regeneron and Sanofi’s Dupixent (dupilumab) for the treatment of adult patients with prurigo nodularis, making it the first drug approved for this indication.
New data from Axcella, PepGen, Dystrogen and Galecto are showing promise in challenging diseases, including NASH, Duchenne muscular dystrophy and myelofibrosis.
PhaseBio Pharmaceuticals reported its collaboration partner, SFJ Pharmaceuticals Group, informed the company it would need to return the rights to its lead program.
Ordaōs and NonExomics announced a research pact Wednesday to develop mini-proteins, called miniPROs, for three specific difficult-to-target rare cancers.
In honor of World Cancer Research Day, Sept. 24, BioSpace spoke with Elevation Oncology, Janssen, Merck and Teclison to learn more about the latest innovations in immuno-oncology.
A new formulation of NeuroSense’s amyotrophic lateral sclerosis therapeutic PrimeC could pave the way for an expansion of its ongoing Phase IIb PARADIGM study into the United States.