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Attralus’s zamubafusp alfa wins FDA orphan designation for AL amyloidosis treatment

Naples, Florida-based Attralus, Inc. announced receipt of US FDA orphan drug designation for zamubafusp alfa (AT-02) for the treatment of immunoglobulin light…

Jun 12
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RedHill’s SPHK2 inhibitor opaganib wins FDA rare pediatric disease designation for neuroblastoma.

RedHill Biopharma Ltd. (Nasdaq: RDHL) announced receipt of FDA rare pediatric disease (RPD) designation for opaganib (ABC294640) in neuroblastoma, adding a second…

Jun 12
Immunome's debuts first-in-class ADC targeting mystery immune-excluding receptor tyrosine kinase
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Immunome's debuts first-in-class ADC targeting mystery immune-excluding receptor tyrosine kinase

Bothell, Washington-based Immunome, Inc. (Nasdaq: IMNM) has dosed the first patient in a Phase I first-in-human study of IM-1617, an antibody-drug conjugate...

Jun 12
Kardigan goes public to raise USD 373m with pipeline of cardiac myosin inhibitors
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Kardigan goes public to raise USD 373m with pipeline of cardiac myosin inhibitors

Kardigan, Inc. (Nasdaq: KARD), a Princeton, New Jersey-based clinical-stage cardiovascular therapeutics company led by the founders of MyoKardia, filed...

Jun 12
Chiesi completes USD 1.9b acquisition of KalVista for rare disease expansion
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Chiesi completes USD 1.9b acquisition of KalVista for rare disease expansion

Italy-based Chiesi Group has completed its acquisition of Framingham, Massachusetts-based KalVista Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: KALV) for USD 27.00 per share in...

Jun 12
Takeda's zasocitinib outperforms BMS's Sotyktu in Phase III plaque psoriasis trial
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Takeda's zasocitinib outperforms BMS's Sotyktu in Phase III plaque psoriasis trial

Takeda (TSE:4502/NYSE:TAK) has reported that zasocitinib demonstrated statistically significant superiority over Bristol Myers Squibb's Sotyktu...

Jun 12
Neion Bio raises USD 23m Series A to scale egg-based bio-manufacturing
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Neion Bio raises USD 23m Series A to scale egg-based bio-manufacturing

New York-based Neion Bio, Inc., a biotechnology company developing a genetic engineering-based platform for biologics manufacturing, has closed an...

Jun 12
Atossa raises USD 16.5m via direct offering to extend (Z)-endoxifen development runway
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Atossa raises USD 16.5m via direct offering to extend (Z)-endoxifen development runway

Seattle-based Atossa Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATOS) announced a registered direct offering of up to USD 16.5 million in total potential gross proceeds,...

Jun 11
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Kuva Labs begins tender offer to buy out Lisata for RGD peptide cancer drug
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Kuva Labs begins tender offer to buy out Lisata for RGD peptide cancer drug

Houston-based Kuva Labs Inc. has commenced a tender offer to acquire all outstanding shares of Liberty Corner, New Jersey-based Lisata Therapeutics, Inc....

Jun 11
BridgeBio partners with DKSH to distribute acoramidis across four Asia Pacific markets
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BridgeBio partners with DKSH to distribute acoramidis across four Asia Pacific markets

BridgeBio's acoramidis finds a distribution partner for four Asia Pacific markets, as the oral TTR stabilizer pursues regulatory approvals in geographies...

Jun 11
Teva closes purchase of Emalex in USD 900m deal for neuroscience pipeline
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Teva closes purchase of Emalex in USD 900m deal for neuroscience pipeline

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NYSE and TASE: TEVA) has closed its acquisition of Emalex Biosciences for USD 700 million upfront, with up to USD 200...

Jun 11
Novartis's Avidity-acquired AOC del-brax meets primary endpoint in Phase I/II FSHD trial
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Novartis's Avidity-acquired AOC del-brax meets primary endpoint in Phase I/II FSHD trial

Novartis (SWX: NOVN.SW) reported that delpacibart braxlosiran (del-brax), its investigational antibody oligonucleotide conjugate (AOC) for...

Jun 11
Cordex Biologics grants Medexus Pharmaceuticals exclusive Canadian rights for Zemcelpro cell therapy
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Cordex Biologics grants Medexus Pharmaceuticals exclusive Canadian rights for Zemcelpro cell therapy

Riding its European approval, ExCellThera's Montreal-based subsidiary Cordex Biologics has signed exclusive licensing and supply agreements granting Medexus...

Jun 11
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Merck’s KRAS G12C inhibitor calderasib gains FDA BTD for NSCLC

Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE: MRK) announced that the US FDA has granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation (BTD) for calderasib (MK-1084), an investigational…

Jun 11
Beren attracts USD 300m in financing ahead of potential Niemann-Pick disease drug launch
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Beren attracts USD 300m in financing ahead of potential Niemann-Pick disease drug launch

Thousand Oaks, California-based Beren Therapeutics P.B.C. has secured USD 300 million in combined financing to support the potential commercial launch of...

Jun 11