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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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Roche and Pfizer shared positive news from their respective forays into a new pneumococcal vaccine for infants and a treatment for influenza in small children.
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Amgen announced two lung cancer studies with mixed results, Innovent dosed the first patient in a Phase I diabetic macular edema study and HUTCHMED hit the primary endpoint in colorectal cancer.
This week’s Movers & Shakers include Scribe, Appia Bio, Chimerix and KemPharm, all announcing new VP roles. Companies also plan for the future with the implementation of a succession plan.
The makers of ranitidine-based products, such as Sanofi, GSK and Haleon, are reeling from lawsuits related to carcinogenic contamination that could result in billions of dollars in damages.
Centessa halted ZF874 following the report of an adverse event that involved elevated liver enzymes in a Phase I study. This is the second development program the company has stopped in as many months.
A new study on Alzheimer’s disease ties the brain’s immune response to the condition, while scientists have identified a better antibody treatment for cancer and more research news.
Panacell Biotech plans to initiate a program to investigate the use of natural killer (NK) immune cells, exosomes and brown adipose-derived stem cells to treat Long COVID.
Vyne Therapeutics’ combination therapy for atopic dermatitis failed to meet the primary endpoint in a Phase II trial, leaving the company evaluating its priorities and pipeline.
MaaT Pharma announced that the U.S. FDA has maintained the clinical hold on MaaT013, its candidate for patients with steroid-resistant acute graft-versus-host disease.