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While GSK did not provide a specific reason for returning Wave Life Sciences’ WVE-006, the decision comes after the asset in September 2025 came below analyst expectations in a Phase Ib/IIa AATD study.
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AstraZeneca’s $15 billion pledge to its China operations highlights the country’s advantages. But other regions are also hoping to host more clinical studies.
With Lykos’ regulatory failure now squarely in the rearview mirror, Compass Pathways and Definium are leading what one analyst suspects will be “a very big year for psychedelics.”
The Senate failed to pass a massive spending bill on Thursday—which includes the rare pediatric PRV program but also funding for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s large-scale crackdown in Minnesota and other states.
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Phacilitate’s annual event dawns as cell and gene therapies reach a new tipping point: the science has hit new heights just as regulatory and government policies spark momentum and frustration.
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The Interface Biosciences co-founder said forging the relationships needed to launch a startup can be a challenge for members of underrepresented groups, making confidence and adaptability key.
Rapport Therapeutics tops this year’s list with $250 million in Series A and B financing in just six months.
While GLP-1 drugs have exploded in popularity, they don’t work for everyone, and experts say phenotyping based on a greater understanding of the disease is the future of obesity treatment.
Tome Biosciences has only been on the scene for a short time but on Tuesday notched an acquisition of CRISPR-based biotech Replace Therapeutics for $65 million upfront.
Anavex Life Sciences’ stock dropped by more than a third in value on Tuesday after results for a Phase II/III Rett syndrome study failed to impress investors.
Agios Pharmaceuticals met the primary endpoint in a late-stage trial investigating its drug mitapivat in treating adults with non-transfusion-dependent alpha- or beta-thalassemia.
After reporting positive mid-stage results for its LSD-based therapy for generalized anxiety disorder, MindMed’s chief medical officer sat down with BioSpace to discuss the path forward.
Greg Slabodkin, Heather McKenzie and Tyler Patchen discuss BioSpace’s tenth annual NextGen list of the hottest new life sciences companies.
In a collaboration agreement announced Wednesday, Boehringer Ingelheim will gain access to Ribo’s platform to target hepatocytes with investigational siRNA therapies for nonalcoholic or metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis.
Over the past year, obesity treatments have become the focus of intense media attention and discussion in healthcare — with increased focus on Wegovy and Zepbound. This attention has highlighted the need to address the global obesity epidemic.