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Massachusetts’ life sciences jobs declined 1% in 2025, according to a new MassBioEd report. However, the report is projecting industry employment will increase 9.7% by 2030. It also noted reskilling needs for some roles, including scientists.
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Revolution Medicines stole the show at the 2026 American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting as full data from its pancreatic cancer drug lived up to expectations, while Summit and Akeso proved the PD-(L)1/VEGF mechanism and Eli Lilly showed that its in vivo CAR T bet is paying off.
From Chinese innovation to AI, biotech CEOs are being hit with challenges at a breakneck pace. Three leaders from BioSpace’s NextGen Class of 2026 told us about the issues keeping them up at night.
Deal dynamics between Chinese biotechs and global pharma companies are changing fast, with the biotechs seeking higher upfront payments and the Big Pharmas seeking more expansive platform deals.
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FDA veteran Peter Marks will now shape the future of Eli Lilly’s vaccines work after the buys of Curevo, LimmaTech Biologics and Vaccine Company for up to $3.8 billion total.
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Topline Phase 3 results of survodutide—licensed to Boehringer Ingelheim from Zealand Pharma—are more comparable to Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy than to Eli Lilly’s Zepbound, William Blair analysts said on Tuesday.
Cancer cocktails pairing Moderna’s mRNA-4359 with Merck’s Keytruda and Marengo’s invikafusp alfa with Gilead Sciences’ Trodelvy showed promising results, while a complex combination by Agenus and MiNK Therapeutics failed to elicit an overall response.
Weight loss giant Eli Lilly has penned a DNA editing deal with Profluent Bio, continuing its dealmaking spree as well as its commitment to artificial intelligence.
The FDA has renewed calls for Amgen’s Tavneos to be pulled from the market, saying it has discovered new evidence that study personnel doctored the results of the drug’s pivotal study in order to make it look effective.
Executives insist Novartis will return to growth in the second half, but for Q1 2026, generic erosion drove a 5% drop in revenue, including a 46% nosedive for blockbuster heart failure drug Entresto.
Coultreon Biopharma is advancing assets that target salt-inducible kinases, proteins that drive inflammation and other immune-mediated conditions.
Fresh off a major clinical win, Revolution Medicines alleges that Erasca’s pancreatic cancer drug infringes on key patent protections and that the rival has “improperly compared” the companies’ assets publicly.
The new CEO has at least five years and a large M&A war chest to position Sanofi for life after the loss of exclusivity on its cornerstone immunology product.
While tovecimig met the main goal of progression-free survival in a Phase 2/3 trial, it did not improve overall survival.
Sun Pharmaceutical is bringing Merck spinoff Organon into the fold, paying $11.75 billion in hopes of becoming a top global biosimilar player.