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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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Mineralys Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing a best-in-class, novel therapy for high blood pressure, closed a $118 million Series B investment round.
The new space will enable Astellas to establish a global supply chain of gene therapies as well as widen the scope of the therapeutic products it creates.
South San Francisco-based Rigel Pharmaceuticals reported its Phase III Forward trial of fostamatinib did not show statistical significance in warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia
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Greg Grunberg, who has appeared in multiple Star Wars projects, has partnered with Jazz Pharmaceuticals to bring “The Care Giver”, a video web series, to life.
Results of the Phase III trial showed that Evusheld protected against progression to severe COVID-19 or death in the early outpatient treatment of mild-to-moderate COVID-19.
Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly came under legal scrutiny this week, while BMS forked over $11 million to settle claims over anticompetitive tactics.
Aldeyra Therapeutics reported that its reproxalap hit the mark in the Phase III Tranquility-2 study for dry eye disease. The drug showed statistical superiority for its two primary endpoints.
Ensysce Biosciences is developing solutions that make opioids safer, and virtually impossible to abuse. BioSpace spoke with CEO Lynn Kirkpatrick about the company’s novel technology.
More oncology firms presented positive developments in their respective cancer research programs at the 2022 ASCO annual meeting this week.