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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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Seamless Therapeutics launched Wednesday with $12.5 million in seed financing to develop its programmable recombinases for gene editing.
In spite of a tumultuous economy, many life science companies have started the year off strong. With plans to expand its team and pipeline in the coming year, Takeda is one of them.
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Bellicum Pharmaceuticals has ended the only clinical trials evaluating its GoCAR-T cell product in combination with rimiducid following serious safety concerns.
Mediar Therapeutics added another $85 million to its coffers Wednesday to take its first-in-class fibrosis therapies to clinic.
Jounce Therapeutics has received an unsolicited and non-binding acquisition proposal from Concentra Biosciences, looking to buy 100% of Jounce’s equity at a per-share price of $1.80 in cash.
Weeks after the FDA rejected Veru’s Emergency Use Authorization bid for sabizabulin in COVID-19, the company announced plans to continue with late-stage development of the drug.
CytoDyn has spent the past two years under siege. In an exclusive interview, Cyrus Arman, president, told BioSpace how the company is looking to turn the page.
The life sciences industry saw modest salary growth compared to recent years and gaps persisted for women and racial and ethnic minorities.
To hone in on its growth areas, Novartis is looking to trim its ophthalmology portfolio and sell off some of its assets, according to a Bloomberg report published Tuesday.