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Vertex Pharmaceuticals’ three cystic fibrosis drugs—Kaftrio/Trikafta, Symkevi and Orkambi—will now be available through England’s National Health Service, following the signing of a long-term reimbursement agreement.
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Nearly 90% of senior leaders who were at the FDA a year ago are no longer with the agency, a BioSpace analysis shows. None remain from the Office of the Commissioner.
Early decisions about manufacturing and supply chains could prove costly as a company reaches the commercial stage.
While the TrumpRx deals only cover Lilly and Novo for now, the agreements are good for any cardiometabolic biotechs waiting in the wings, according to a new 2026 preview report from PitchBook.
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Engitix Ltd, a biotechnology company developing a portfolio of programmes in fibrosis and solid tumours using its proprietary human extracellular matrix platform, entered into an agreement with Takeda to expand an existing collaboration to now include the discovery and development of novel therapeutics for fibrostenotic inflammatory bowel disease, including Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis.
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The Swiss drugmaker gains rights to RVT-3101 in the U.S. and Japan. Telavant was formed in late 2022 by Roivant and Pfizer, which had a 25% stake in the venture and retains rights to the antibody in other countries.
The competitors posted promising survival data for their respective blockbuster PD-1 inhibitors—Keytruda and Opdivo—emphasizing the potential of these therapies in bladder cancer patients.
The label for the achondroplasia drug, which promotes endochondral bone growth, now covers children under five years of age with the rare genetic disease causing the most common form of dwarfism.
While Merck lost out to Pfizer earlier this year in snapping up Seagen, this week the company closed a deal worth a potential $22 billion with Daiichi Sankyo—further evidence of the industry’s insatiable appetite for ADC technology.