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Boehringer Ingelheim acquires viral vector platform from Prime Vector Technologies for cancer vaccines
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Boehringer Ingelheim acquires viral vector platform from Prime Vector Technologies for cancer vaccines

Boehringer Ingelheim has entered a license agreement with Germany-based Prime Vector Technologies GmbH (PVT) to acquire exclusive rights to its Orf virus...

Jul 8
Merck ends Phase II Alzheimer's trial of MK-1167 after interim efficacy failure
Development

Merck ends Phase II Alzheimer's trial of MK-1167 after interim efficacy failure

Merck's Phase II MK-1167-008 trial evaluating MK-1167, an oral M1 muscarinic acetylcholine receptor positive allosteric modulator (M1 PAM), in mild to...

Jul 8
Compass Pathways' COMP360 becomes first classic psychedelic to prove durable six-month benefit in TRD
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Compass Pathways' COMP360 becomes first classic psychedelic to prove durable six-month benefit in TRD

Compass Pathways plc (Nasdaq: CMPS) has reported 26-week data from its second Phase III trial of COMP360, a synthetic psilocybin formulation for...

Jul 7
Kailera's oral GLP-1 agonist HRS-7535 delivers weight loss but trails injectable rivals in obesity race
Development

Kailera's oral GLP-1 agonist HRS-7535 delivers weight loss but trails injectable rivals in obesity race

Kailera Therapeutics (Nasdaq: KLRA) reported positive topline data from two Hengrui Pharma-sponsored Phase III trials of HRS-7535, an oral small molecule...

Jul 7
Semnur secures USD 100m from Kazakhstan investor to advance non-opioid pain candidate
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Semnur secures USD 100m from Kazakhstan investor to advance non-opioid pain candidate

Palo Alto-based Semnur Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (OTC: SMNR), a majority-owned subsidiary of Scilex Holding Company (Nasdaq: SCLX), announced the signing of a...

Jul 7
EMA begins phased review of Revolution's daraxonrasib as FDA filing nears completion
Regulatory & Policy

EMA begins phased review of Revolution's daraxonrasib as FDA filing nears completion

Revolution Medicines (Nasdaq: RVMD) has initiated a rolling submission of a New Drug Application (NDA) to the US FDA for daraxonrasib (RMC-6236), an...

Jul 7
Insilico's AI-designed TNIK inhibitor rentosertib advances to Phase III IPF trial
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Insilico's AI-designed TNIK inhibitor rentosertib advances to Phase III IPF trial

Insilico Medicine (HKEX: 3696) has initiated a Phase III clinical trial for rentosertib (formerly ISM001-055 / INS018055), its first-in-class oral TNIK...

Jul 7
Teva reports early vitiligo data for anti-IL-15 TEV-'408, advances into Phase IIb
Development

Teva reports early vitiligo data for anti-IL-15 TEV-'408, advances into Phase IIb

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (NYSE and TASE: TEVA) reported Phase Ib data for TEV-'408, its internally discovered anti-IL-15 monoclonal antibody, and...

Jul 7
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HMNC reports peer-reviewed oral ketamine data showing reduced dissociation in treatment-resistant depression
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HMNC reports peer-reviewed oral ketamine data showing reduced dissociation in treatment-resistant depression

Germany-based HMNC Brain Health (HMNC Holding GmbH) reported peer-reviewed results from the Ketabon KET01 clinical trial program in JAMA Network Open on...

Jul 7
Saol Therapeutics resubmits rare mitochondrial disease drug after FDA agreement
Regulatory & Policy

Saol Therapeutics resubmits rare mitochondrial disease drug after FDA agreement

Roswell, Georgia-based Saol Therapeutics has resubmitted its New Drug Application (NDA) to the US FDA for SL1009 (sodium dichloroacetate, or DCA), seeking...

Jul 7
MeiraGTx secures USD 400m from Oberland Capital to fund gene therapy commercialization
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MeiraGTx secures USD 400m from Oberland Capital to fund gene therapy commercialization

UK-based MeiraGTx Holdings plc (Nasdaq: MGTX) announced a strategic investment of up to USD 400 million from Oberland Capital Management LLC, structured to...

Jul 7
Organogenesis advances first amniotic tissue biologic to FDA review for knee osteoarthritis
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Organogenesis advances first amniotic tissue biologic to FDA review for knee osteoarthritis

The US FDA's acceptance of a Biologics License Application (BLA) for Amnuvx (azimplacel, formerly Renu) — a cryopreserved amniotic suspension allograft for...

Jul 7
Kalohexis files confidential IPO as oral non-GLP-1 obesity biotech enters public markets
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Kalohexis files confidential IPO as oral non-GLP-1 obesity biotech enters public markets

Northbrook, Illinois-based Kalohexis, Inc. — a clinical-stage biotechnology company targeting the melanocortin receptor system for obesity and cancer...

Jul 7
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FDA grants priority review to Agios’ mitapivat as first oral PK activator for sickle cell disease

Agios Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: AGIO) announced that the US FDA has granted Priority Review to its supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for mitapivat…

Jul 7
Abivax secures USD 920m to fund US launch of inflammatory bowel disease candidate
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Abivax secures USD 920m to fund US launch of inflammatory bowel disease candidate

France-based Abivax SA (Euronext Paris / Nasdaq: ABVX) announced the closing of a USD 920 million (EUR 807 million) Abivax public offering of American...

Jul 7