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Biopharma companies won’t fully capture the benefits of AI unless they reorganize their R&D units, according to McKinsey.
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Even as FDA approvals for biologic therapies fell in the first half of 2026, regulatory experts are optimistic about a turnaround in the rare disease space after the departure of key leaders at the agency. Still, there will continue to be tension between science and politics.
Early-stage financing rounds are on track to hit their lowest dollar value in years as funders continue to eschew risky investments, experts told BioSpace.
A mostly black box since emerging with more than a billion dollars in hand, Xaira Therapeutics is slowly pulling back the curtain, revealing plans to find partners and validate its pipeline.
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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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Data from the Phase IIb ENLIVEN trial showed 89bio’s pegozafermin met its primary histology endpoint in NASH patients, giving the company an edge in the competitive space.
Yescarta is the first treatment in nearly 30 years to improve overall survival in relapsed/refractory large B-cell lymphoma R/R LBCL, according to Gilead’s Kite Pharma.
Mayank Mamtani, managing director and group head of healthcare research at B. Riley Securities, told BioSpace he believes Altimmune’s pemvidutide still shows promise despite safety concerns.
Following recent meetings with the FDA and European Medicines Agency, Mereo Biopharma is designing a Phase III study of alvelestat to treat alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency-associated lung disease.
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Peter Marks described the steps the agency is taking to advance the development of gene therapies for rare disorders. This could spell good news in the near future for Sarepta Therapeutics.
BioNTech inked an exclusive worldwide license and collaboration agreement with OncoC4 to develop and commercialize its investigational anti-CTLA-4 antibody ONC-392 for solid tumors.
Takeda will advance its experimental drug for plaque psoriasis, TAK-279, to Phase III later this year after the TYK2 inhibitor met its primary and secondary endpoints in a Phase IIb study.
Karuna Therapeutics released data Monday from the Phase III EMERGENT-3 trial showing that KarXT met the primary endpoint, significantly improving symptom severity.
As demand for biotech talent increases, the need to offer competitive pay to the average employee puts financial pressure on companies to increase CEO pay as well.