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The partnership will allow BMS to advance a T cell–based therapy that is only activated once in the vicinity of a tumor.
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Attendance at the Biotech CEO Sisterhood’s annual photo of women leaders and allies in Union Square doubled this year. There’s still more work to do.
After winning a surprise approval for its hereditary angioedema drug Ekterly, KalVista is confident the oral offering will capture the lion’s share of the market for on-demand use.
As drug candidates discovered via AI move into later-stage clinical trials, the technology seems to be doing as promised: speeding drug development.
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It doesn’t matter how many times you have traversed Union Square; no one knows which way is north, or where The Westin is in relation to the Ritz Carlton. A Verizon outage brought that into focus on Wednesday.
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The company unveiled plans last week to test its GLP-1/glucagon dual receptor agonist in alcohol use disorder and alcohol-related liver disease.
Dyne is eyeing an accelerated approval filing for DYNE-251 in early 2026 that would pit the asset against Sarepta’s Exondys 51 in a patient population amenable to exon 51 skipping.
Having established success in cancer, biopharma is now looking to leverage CAR T therapies against a new target, autoimmune disorders, with several early- to mid-stage readouts expected this year.
Ionis and Ultragenyx are competing to develop oligonucleotide treatments for Angelman syndrome, but will Neuren’s peptide catch up?
As obesity drug developers compete for the highest weight-loss efficacy, experts contend that overall health outcomes—evidenced by successful studies in therapeutic areas like cardiovascular and sleep apnea—may prove a greater market advantage.
The Maryland-based biopharma joins Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk in trialing a GLP-1 agonist for alcohol- and liver-related conditions.
Pfizer was studying PF-07820435, an orally available agonist of the STING protein, for solid tumors.
Sutro’s stock tumbled nearly 19% after the company announced it will sideline its FRα-targeted antibody-drug conjugate luveltamab tazevibulin, which it was studying for ovarian cancer. The biotech will seek licensing opportunities for the asset.
Pliant follows in the footsteps of Acelyrin, which also enacted a stockholder rights program on Thursday to protect shareholders against Tang Capital’s growing stake in the company.
The recommendations were made in a closed session with representatives from CBER, the CDC and Department of Defense.