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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.
A recent FDA reversal sparked new hope for patients with Huntington’s disease. Flying under the radar, Skyhawk Therapeutics revealed 12-month functional data from a midstage trial of its own candidate showing improvements on a key disease measurement scale.
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The Swiss drugmaker raised its full-year guidance Tuesday projecting net sales to grow in the high-single to low double-digit range while reporting better-than-expected first-quarter results.
CEO Hervé Hoppenot said Tuesday on an investor call that Escient Pharmaceuticals’ two lead assets “address large populations with a clear medical need” with a potential multibillion-dollar market opportunity.
Data from the Phase III LUNA 3 study on Tuesday showed that Sanofi’s BTK inhibitor rilzabrutinib significantly improved durable platelet response in patients with chronic immune thrombocytopenia.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday indicated that it will not hear Vanda Pharmaceuticals’ petition in its patent case against Teva Pharmaceuticals regarding the former’s sleep-wake disorder drug Hetlioz.
The regulator on Monday slapped Abeona Therapeutics with a Complete Response Letter for its investigational cell therapy pz-cel due to chemistry, manufacturing and controls issues.
Bouncing back from a previous rejection, ImmunityBio on Monday secured the FDA’s green light for its IL-15 superagonist Anktiva for non-muscle invasive bladder cancer.
Policy changes by health insurance companies will likely determine which Humira biosimilars rise to the top.
Boehringer Ingelheim is paying $35 million in upfront and near-term fees to work with Ochre Bio to identify and validate regenerative targets for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis and other chronic liver diseases.
Ipsen is looking to deepen its expertise in movement disorders in a research collaboration with Skyhawk Therapeutics to develop small molecule drugs for RNA targets in neurological diseases.
Following an investigation regarding antitrust practices against Pharmacosmos’ Monofer, CSL Vifor has proposed a sweeping multi-channel communication campaign designed to reverse allegedly misleading messages about its rival.