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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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One-year data indicates Biogen’s tofersen for SOD1-ALS, slows the decline of the disease through the lowering of SOD1 protein and neurofilament levels.
AstraZeneca has decided to drop the hypercholesterolemia candidate AZD8233 through to Phase III, despite meeting its Phase IIb primary efficacy endpoint, its partner Ionis announced Friday.
The U.S. FDA had a busy week with a range of drug approvals, advisory committee meetings and classification announcements.
Advances in immuno-oncology and adaptive cell therapy that began about a decade ago are enabling fresh, biology-driven approaches to bring therapeutic cancer vaccines closer to fruition.
Seven biopharma companies are under new leadership. This week’s Movers & Shakers highlights these new chief executive officers who aim to guide their companies into the future.
Novartis outlined how its transformation to a pure-play innovative medicines company is nearly completed during a “Meet the Management” event in Switzerland.
The 7th Annual CAR-TCR Summit is ongoing in Boston, with more than 1,000 experts in CAR and TCR technologies attending. Here’s a look at some of the latest research and data being presented.
Alaunos Therapeutics, Satsuma Pharmaceuticals, NeuroSense, Emyria and more reported updates in solid tumors, migraine, ALS and MDMA drug discovery.
Allogene Therapeutics’ French partner Servier has withdrawn all involvement in the development of Allogene’s anti-CD19 products, allowing Allogene to license its CD19 products outside the U.S.
Shares of Spero Therapeutics soared in premarket trading following GlaxoSmithKline’s announcement that it will license the company’s late-stage antibiotic asset, tebipenem HBr.