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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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Following the termination of a multi-year collaboration with Takeda, Finch has regained the rights to two assets, FIN-524 and FIN-525, assessed for forms of inflammatory bowel disease.
Merck’s bid to buy the cancer-focused Seagen has hit a roadblock after the two companies failed to agree on a price, according to a Bloomberg report.
The United States and China are reportedly close to an agreement that would allow the PCAOB to audit companies listed on the U.S. stock exchange, per the Wall Street Journal.
In an SEC filing, Zymergen revealed it was cutting 80 more jobs and parting with Zach Serber, its co-founder and chief scientific officer.
Pfizer’s RSV vaccine has produced promising data with an efficacy of 85.7% in adults over 60 with a more severe form of the disease. Data in hand, Pfizer plans to head to the FDA this Fall.
This week’s Movers & Shakers includes Tessa and Adial bringing in new CEOs, while other companies strengthened their regulatory and medical teams with key appointments
Erytech Pharma is abandoning plans to submit a Biologics License Application to the FDA for Graspa in hypersensitive acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
AstraZeneca announced a series of wins in Japan with regulatory approvals for Tagrisso, Ultomiris and Lynparza, to treat non-small cell lung cancer, myasthenia gravis and breast cancer, respectively.
BioMarin’s Roctavian was granted conditional authorization in the European Union, making it the first gene therapy approved for severe hemophilia A. Now, the company is shooting for U.S. approval.
NIH researchers found that symptomatic herpes viruses were associated with neurological symptoms, but there was no evidence that herpes viruses are linked to Alzheimer’s disease.