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The Phase 3 results are the first direct proof-of-concept for an ADC replacing platinum-based chemo in a first-line standard-of-care regimen for non-small cell lung cancer, according to Leerink Partners. The readout also represents the second late-stage win for the Merck and Kelun-Biotech asset, called sac-TMT.
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After a sluggish 2025, biotech IPOs have roared back to life. Fueled by resilient stock performances and improving market sentiment, the total number of public debuts so far this year has already eclipsed 2025’s total.
Biopharma is entering its second-quarter earnings season riding high on a wave of massive deals and venture capital flow, plus a clearing of regulatory and policy overhangs. What can industry watchers expect to hear on the upcoming investor calls?
Biogen touted an “unprecedented” drop in tau in a Phase 2 trial, backing the company’s decision to take diranersen to Phase 3 despite a missed primary endpoint and seemingly supporting the anti-tau approach.
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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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Philip Kantoff, CEO of Convergent Therapeutics, spoke to BioSpace before the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting on April 8-13 about CONV01-α.
ProQR Therapeutics, which is developing RNA therapies for genetic eye diseases, announced Wednesday that it will be restructuring and laying off 30% of its staff.
Cambridge, Massachusetts-based life sciences firm Flagship Pioneering announced that Michael Severino, who will leave AbbVie on May 31, is joining Flagship as a CEO-Partner.
Australia’s Chimeric Therapeutics has partnered with WuXi ATU on two autologous CAR T-cell therapies for solid tumors. Switzerland-based CDR-Life closed a $76 million Series A.
This year’s AACR Annual Meeting is coming to a close, and there has been a wealth of information and data presented. One topic of discussion stood out—mutations.
Companies working on cell therapies got most of the funding in the life sciences venture capital world this week. For that and more, continue reading.
As the American Association of Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting wraps up, there were some surprising and exciting research news and presentations.
Reports that myopericarditis may be a side effect of COVID-19 vaccination are downplayed by a recently published study that suggests there might not be a correlation.
As the world speculates the potential impact of the novel COVID-19 variant omicron XE and subvariant BA.2, research continues to shed light on the impact and future of the pandemic.
With Spring comes new beginnings, and companies within the biopharmaceutical industry are blossoming with fresh ventures. Here are some of them: