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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.
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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.
Recent approvals for Corcept Therapeutics and Merck have injected momentum into the space, where GSK, Allarity Therapeutics, OSE Immunotherapies and others are advancing their own candidates.
The FDA plans to hold an advisory committee meeting to discuss Capricor Therapeutics’ application for deramiocel, which the agency rejected last July. The news surprised CEO Linda Marbán, who told BioSpace the FDA has not communicated any issues of concern with the company’s resubmitted application.
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If cell and gene therapy makers are going to achieve their mission to improve patients’ lives, the industry must come together to share information across stakeholders, from regulators to manufacturers to payers.
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Politics aside, both the government and the pharmaceutical industry want to bring affordable effective therapies to patients. Implementation is the obstacle. Working together is the only way to modify the IRA to do what it intends to do: benefit patients.
The monoclonal antibody Nipocalimab, which J&J acquired from Momenta Therapeutics, met its primary endpoints in mid-stage and late-stage trials in myasthenia gravis and Sjögren’s disease.
The French vaccine maker on Monday said it sold a priority review voucher, which was awarded by the FDA in November 2023 alongside an approval for its chikungunya vaccine, to an undisclosed buyer.
Design patents, trademarks, copyright and trade secrets offer lower cost, and sometimes underappreciated, forms of intellectual property.
Eli Lilly on Tuesday reported more than $9.3 billion in revenue in the fourth quarter of 2023, beating Wall Street expectations, thanks to demand for its weight-loss drug Zepbound and diabetes treatment Mounjaro.
The company’s three-drug combination met all primary and key secondary endpoints in two randomized controlled trials in cystic fibrosis patients, paving the way for an application to regulators.
The antibody-drug conjugate, in combination with Takeda’s Velcade and the steroid dexamethasone, reduced the risk of death and disease progression by 59% versus a similar Darzalex-based regimen.
The Swiss pharma’s dealmaking momentum continues in early 2024 with the acquisition of German biotech MorphoSys in an effort to strengthen its oncology portfolio.
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Metagenomi could potentially raise over $100 million if the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional shares in full, assuming an initial public offering price of $16 per share.