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The Phase 3 results are the first direct proof-of-concept for an ADC replacing platinum-based chemo in a first-line standard-of-care regimen for non-small cell lung cancer, according to Leerink Partners. The readout also represents the second late-stage win for the Merck and Kelun-Biotech asset, called sac-TMT.
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After a sluggish 2025, biotech IPOs have roared back to life. Fueled by resilient stock performances and improving market sentiment, the total number of public debuts so far this year has already eclipsed 2025’s total.
Biopharma is entering its second-quarter earnings season riding high on a wave of massive deals and venture capital flow, plus a clearing of regulatory and policy overhangs. What can industry watchers expect to hear on the upcoming investor calls?
Biogen touted an “unprecedented” drop in tau in a Phase 2 trial, backing the company’s decision to take diranersen to Phase 3 despite a missed primary endpoint and seemingly supporting the anti-tau approach.
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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.
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Scientists in New Zealand have found that mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines produce greater antibody levels compared to adenovirus vector-based ones across major COVID-19 variants.
ShouTi believes many targets addressed by biologic and peptide therapeutics can be reached by innovative, rationally-designed, best-in-class small molecules that don’t need refrigeration or injection.
Cytokinetics filed with the SEC reporting that the FDA planned to hold an advisory committee meeting to review its New Drug Application (NDA) for omecamtiv mecarbil.
Avrobio presented clinical data on Tuesday at the 25th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Gene and Cell Therapy (ASGCT) from its trial of AVR-RD-04, and preliminary results are promising.
Moderna held its first in-person Science and Technology Day since 2019. Notably, the company shared information about its new inhalable lipid nanoparticles (LNPs).
Vertex Pharmaceuticals dedicated a new site in Boston’s Seaport. But the company seemed to say, “But wait! There’s more!” and announced it plans to build another facility in the area.
RQ Biotechnology has officially launched, with the financial backing of AstraZeneca. The move strategically increases the availability of monoclonal antibodies at a time of ever-increasing demand.
Idera Pharmaceuticals has stopped patient enrollment early for its Phase II trial on a candidate melanoma drug after interim data delivered impressive results.
As Scholar Rock prepares to move forward with its experimental assets for spinal muscular atrophy, it has terminated 25% of its staff and also announced the loss of its chief medical officer.
CRISPR Therapeutics tapped Amgen veteran Phuong Khanh (P.K.) Morrow, M.D., FACP, as its new chief medical officer.