Biotechnology UK pharma major AstraZeneca’s chief executive Sir Pascal Soriot outlined ambitious plans to increase revenue by nearly 75% to $80 billion by 2030. On the research front, US healthcare giant Johnson & Johnson released positive new data on its Tremfya in the treatment of ulcerative colitis (UC), and US biotech Tango Therapeutics announced that it is discontinuing development of its investigational cancer drug TNG348 due to toxicity. Also of note, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted Regenerative Medicine Advanced Therapy (RMAT) designation for Cartesian Therapeutics’ myasthenia gravis candidate Descartes-8. 26 May 2024