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Aardvark Therapeutics might not have scored the biggest venture haul in May, but its $85 million Series C round will further strengthen rumors that the California-based company is gearing up for an IPO this summer, which could come as soon as late July. 13 June 2024
Biotechnology
Shares in both US biopharma Ultragenyx and UK-based Mereo BioPharma closed around 8% higher on Wednesday on positive trial data. 13 June 2024
Biotechnology
US clinical-stage biotech Connect Biopharma has made a number of appointments to strengthen its leadership team. 13 June 2024
Biotechnology
Italy’s Sibylla Biotech and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have announced a strategic collaboration. 12 June 2024
Biotechnology
US gene therapy company Regenxbio has announced that co-founder Kenneth Mills is to step down as president and chief executive following 15 years of leadership at the company. 12 June 2024
Biotechnology
Bright Peak Therapeutics yesterday announced that it raised $90 million in a Series C financing, as the privately-held biotech looks to make a name for itself in the immunoconjugate space. 12 June 2024
Biotechnology
Days after announcing a deal with US pharma major Eli Lilly, biotech start-up QurAlis has made another announcement. 11 June 2024
Pharmaceutical
Syntis Bio, a new clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, has officially launched. 11 June 2024
Biotechnology
The Center for Drug Evaluations of the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) in China has accepted the biologics license application (BLA) for zanidatamab for second-line treatment of HER2-positive biliary tract cancer (BTC). 11 June 2024
Biotechnology
Shares of Skye Bioscience fell as much as 25% in pre-market activity on Monday, after it revealed that its Phase IIa clinical trial of SBI-100 ophthalmic emulsion (OE) did not meet its primary endpoint for lowering intraocular pressure (IOP). 11 June 2024
Biotechnology
Privately-held Spanish CNS specialist Minoryx Therapeutics today announced encouraging results from a compassionate use study of leriglitazone for treatment of progressive cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy (cALD) in adult male patients, which are published in the peer-reviewed journal Brain. 11 June 2024
Biotechnology
UK pharma major GSK and US biotech SpringWorks Therapeutics are to end their collaboration combining Blenrep (belantamab mafodotin) and Ogsiveo (nirogacestat). 11 June 2024
Biotechnology
German clinical-stage cancer drug developer Thermosome has appointed Dr Sabine Hauck as chief technology officer (CTO). 11 June 2024
Pharmaceutical
Biotechnology star-tup Alumis is set to go public, filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering (IPO). 11 June 2024
Biotechnology
Swiss ophthalmology specialist Oculis Holding has announced positive top-line results from its Phase IIb RELIEF trial with licaminlimab (OCS-02). 10 June 2024
Biotechnology
US biotech Rapport Therapeutics has raised $154 million in an initial public offering (IPO) and concurrent private placement. 10 June 2024
Biotechnology
Scottish immune-oncology company Macomics has appointed Simon Dew as chief business officer (CBO). 10 June 2024
Pharmaceutical
Japanese drugmaker Shionogi has entered into an option agreement with French firm Cilcare to acquire the exclusive license for the development, manufacturing, and commercialization of CIL001 and/or CIL003, a hearing loss treatment drug candidates worldwide. 8 June 2024
Pharmaceutical
Global biopharma firm Structure Therapeutics has announced the pricing of an expanded public offering, aiming to raise $476 million. 7 June 2024
Biotechnology
I-Mab has appointed Phillip Dennis as chief medical officer, overseeing the company's global clinical development efforts. 7 June 2024
Biotechnology
BioAge Labs today announced a multi-year research collaboration with Swiss pharma giant Novartis, with the news pushing the US biotech’s shares up 6.1% to $4.35 by early afternoon. 18 December 2024
Pharmaceutical
Marking its second deal this month alone, Novo Nordisk has entered into a multi-year collaboration with Massachusetts, USA-based Photys Therapeutics to develop novel proximity-based therapeutics for a cardiometabolic disease target. 18 December 2024
Biotechnology
Cara Therapeutics and Tvardi Therapeutics have announced a definitive agreement to merge, creating a new entity under the Tvardi name. 18 December 2024
Pharmaceutical
SiteOne Therapeutics has announced the completion of a $100 million series C financing, led by Novo Holdings, with participation from OrbiMed, Wellington Management, Mission BioCapital, and others. 18 December 2024
Biotechnology
Flagship Pioneering-founded genome engineering biotech Tessera Therapeutics today announced an investment of up to $50 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to develop curative, globally accessible in vivo genetic therapies for sickle cell disease. 18 December 2024
Biotechnology
San Francisco-based Indapta Therapeutics, a privately held start-up developing next-generation cell therapies, has raised $22.5 million in a new financing round. The firm raised over $50 million in series A funding in 2022. 18 December 2024
Biotechnology
French CNS specialist Theranexus saw its shares leap more than 34% to 0.65 euros as it revealed a license and supply agreement with Exeltis to commercialize TX01, its novel formulation of a compound already approved in the indication for the treatment of rare neurological diseases. 18 December 2024
Biotechnology
Shares in US biopharma Viridian Therapeutics shot up by 21% on Monday. 17 December 2024
Biotechnology
US antivirals giant Gilead Sciences today revealed it has entered into a strategic collaboration to discover and develop novel, small molecule therapies across multiple targets with Californian biotech Terray Therapeutics. 17 December 2024
Pharmaceutical
Swedish biotech company Inify Laboratories has raised approximately 135 million kroner ($12.3 million) through a private placement, supporting a planned expansion into the UK. 16 December 2024
Biotechnology
Dewpoint Therapeutics and ConcertAI have announced the first phase of their translational oncology partnership, aligned around the former company's latest drug candidate, DPTX3186. 16 December 2024
Biotechnology
Bicycle Therapeutics, a UK-headquartered pharma company developing a new class of therapeutics based on its proprietary bicyclic peptide technology, closed a third lower on Friday. 16 December 2024
Biotechnology
In a filing with the US financial regulator, German mRNA specialist BioNTech has noted the lifting of a partial clinical hold on its PRESERVE-003 trial. 16 December 2024
Biotechnology
VectorY Therapeutics, a Netherlands-based biotech focused on neurodegenerative diseases, has appointed Jim Scibetta as chief executive officer. 16 December 2024
Biotechnology
Sino-American biotech BeiGene has announced it has entered into a global licensing agreement with China’s CSPC Zhongqi Pharmaceutical Technology for SYH2039, a novel methionine adenosyltransferase 2A (MAT2A)-inhibitor being explored for solid tumors. 13 December 2024
Pharmaceutical
US biotech Corcept Therapeutics has reported positive results from the Phase IV CATALYST study of Korlym (mifepristone) in people with hypercortisolism and difficult-to-control type 2 diabetes. 13 December 2024
Biotechnology
Nine months out from landing an additional $35 million in seed funding, Relation has more news – a big pharma collaboration. The group has announced a $45 million upfront deal, including a $15 million equity investment with UK pharma group GSK. 13 December 2024
Pharmaceutical
UK-based Tenpoint Therapeutics and Seattle’s Visus Therapeutics have announced the completion of their merger to create an entirely new chapter in ophthalmic therapeutic medicines aimed at rejuvenating the aging eye. 12 December 2024
Biotechnology
AI-driven biotech BenevolentAI has announced sweeping changes aimed at refocusing its operations and extending its financial runway into 2027. 12 December 2024
Biotechnology
USA-based Elevation Oncology, an innovative oncology company focused on the discovery and development of selective cancer therapies, has entered into a licensing agreement with Synaffix, part of Swiss out-sourcing major Lonza. 12 December 2024
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