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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.
The total of 52 mergers and acquisitions for the first half of 2026 reflects what analysts, industry watchers and executives are saying over and over: M&A is back.
At the BIO International Convention in San Diego, attendees marked the 50th anniversary of original biotech Genentech, reflecting on the immense challenges facing companies as China becomes a powerhouse innovator.
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Talaris Therapeutics is cutting one-third of its workforce and dropping two clinical trials studying its lead candidate.
Aera Therapeutics emerged from stealth mode Thursday with a platform based on the work of Feng Zhang, Ph.D. and ex-Alnylam executive Akin Akinc at the helm.
Skye Bioscience, Inc. (OTCQB: SKYE) (“Skye” or the “Company”), a pharmaceutical company developing a proprietary, synthetic cannabinoid derivative to treat glaucoma, has appointed Dr. Deborah Charych to its board of directors effective immediately.
Taxpayer-funded research in biosciences will no longer sit behind paywalls. Instead, all of this data will be publicly available for no cost.
Spanish drugmaker Grifols announced a comprehensive plan Wednesday to improve its efficiency and cost-effectiveness – a move that will reportedly cost some 2,000 U.S. jobs.
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Genome engineering company Replay and the MD Anderson Cancer Center have joined forces to launch Syena, an oncology product company.