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Shionogi seeking to expand Fetroja use into pediatric settings
Regulatory & Policy

Shionogi seeking to expand Fetroja use into pediatric settings

Japan-based Shionogi & Co., Ltd. said the US FDA has accepted a Supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for cefiderocol (Fetroja), seeking to extend the...

Jul 16
Cardiff Oncology raises USD 10m ahead of regulatory push for onvansertib in RAS-mutated colorectal cancer
Business

Cardiff Oncology raises USD 10m ahead of regulatory push for onvansertib in RAS-mutated colorectal cancer

San Diego-based Cardiff Oncology, Inc. (Nasdaq: CRDF) announced a USD 10 million registered direct offering on July 15, 2026, with proceeds directed toward...

Jul 16
Merck's Keytruda becomes first PD-1 inhibitor to beat chemotherapy in frontline dMMR endometrial cancer
Development

Merck's Keytruda becomes first PD-1 inhibitor to beat chemotherapy in frontline dMMR endometrial cancer

Merck (NYSE: MRK) reported that pembrolizumab (Keytruda) monotherapy met its primary progression-free survival endpoint in the Phase III KEYNOTE-C93 trial,...

Jul 16
Allogene achieves first durable remissions with allogeneic CAR-T in solid tumors
Development

Allogene achieves first durable remissions with allogeneic CAR-T in solid tumors

Allogene Therapeutics (Nasdaq: ALLO) has published complete Phase I data from its TRAVERSE trial in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, reporting the first...

Jul 16
Ractigen's siRNA therapy RAG-17 shows deep SOD1 knockdown in first-in-human ALS trial
Development

Ractigen's siRNA therapy RAG-17 shows deep SOD1 knockdown in first-in-human ALS trial

China-based Ractigen Therapeutics has published Phase I clinical data for RAG-17, an intrathecally delivered siRNA targeting SOD1 mRNA in patients with...

Jul 16
Angelini closes Catalyst Pharma buy for USD 4.1b, gains US foothold in rare neuromuscular disease
Business

Angelini closes Catalyst Pharma buy for USD 4.1b, gains US foothold in rare neuromuscular disease

Angelini Pharma S.p.A. has completed its acquisition of Coral Gables, Florida-based Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: CPRX) in a transaction valued at...

Jul 16
Hemispheric emerges from stealth to launch Descartes neuroAI brain decoding model
Business

Hemispheric emerges from stealth to launch Descartes neuroAI brain decoding model

Israel-based Hemispheric has emerged from stealth with USD 52 million in early-stage funding to commercialize a large-scale AI platform designed to generate...

Jul 16
Lilly bets USD 3.8b on psychedelic medicine with AtaiBeckley acquisition
Business

Lilly bets USD 3.8b on psychedelic medicine with AtaiBeckley acquisition

Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) has agreed to acquire AtaiBeckley Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAI), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing...

Jul 16
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United Labs collects USD 13.5m milestone as Novo Nordisk advances UBT251 into Phase II
Business

United Labs collects USD 13.5m milestone as Novo Nordisk advances UBT251 into Phase II

The United Laboratories International Holdings Limited (HKEX: 03933) has received a USD 13.5 million milestone payment from Novo Nordisk, triggered by the...

Jul 16
News

Merck wins US FDA approval for first oral PCSK9 inhibitor

The US FDA approved Lipfendra (enlicitide), the first oral PCSK9 inhibitor, for adults with hypercholesterolemia including heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HeFH), a milestone…

Jul 16
News

Novo Nordisk picks up Europe’s first approval for oral GLP-1 in weight management

The European Commission has granted marketing authorization for Wegovy pill (once-daily oral semaglutide 25 mg), making Denmark-based Novo Nordisk the first company…

Jul 16
Braveheart Bio files for Nasdaq IPO to fund Phase III cardiac myosin inhibitor in HCM
Business

Braveheart Bio files for Nasdaq IPO to fund Phase III cardiac myosin inhibitor in HCM

Braveheart Bio, Inc. (Nasdaq: BRVE), a clinical-stage cardiovascular company seeking to enter a hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) market already served by...

Jul 16
Attovia Therapeutics launches IPO backed by USD 255.8m in nanobody platform funding
Business

Attovia Therapeutics launches IPO backed by USD 255.8m in nanobody platform funding

Attovia Therapeutics Inc (Nasdaq: ATTO), a clinical-stage immunology company whose nanobody-based biologics platform has attracted USD 255.8 million in...

Jul 16
Boehringer Ingelheim advances first-in-class triple receptor agonist BI 3034701 into Phase II obesity trial
Development

Boehringer Ingelheim advances first-in-class triple receptor agonist BI 3034701 into Phase II obesity trial

Boehringer Ingelheim has announced the start of a Phase II trial for BI 3034701, a triple GLP-1/GIP/NPY2 receptor agonist, in adults with obesity or...

Jul 16
Sinopia Bio's PKA-II modulator demonstrates dyskinesia reduction in preclinical Parkinson's models
Discovery

Sinopia Bio's PKA-II modulator demonstrates dyskinesia reduction in preclinical Parkinson's models

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Jul 16