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ZYUS Life Sciences receives USPTO patent for cannabichromene pain management formulation

ZYUS Life Sciences Corporation (Canada), a clinical-stage company listed on the TSXV under the ticker ZYUS, received US Patent No. 12,616,704 from…

May 6
Business

Scilex spins off ACEA Pharma to Phoenix Asia Holdings in USD 1b all-stock transaction

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May 6
Development

Avalo Therapeutics' abdakibart meets primary endpoint in Phase II hidradenitis suppurativa trial

Avalo Therapeutics (Nasdaq: AVTX) reported that abdakibart, its anti-IL-1β monoclonal antibody, met the primary endpoint in the Phase II LOTUS trial in...

May 6
Development

Cytokinetics' aficamten meets endpoints in Phase III non-obstructive cardiomyopathy trial, nudging ahead of BMS

Cytokinetics (Nasdaq: CYTK) reported that aficamten met both dual primary endpoints in the Phase III ACACIA-HCM trial in symptomatic non-obstructive...

May 6
Business

Merck completes USD 2.7b acquisition of Terns Pharmaceuticals for BCR-ABL1 inhibitor TERN-701

Merck (NYSE: MRK) has completed the acquisition of Terns Pharmaceuticals, a US-based clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, through an all-cash tender...

May 6
Business

Pfizer's Q1'26 Earnings Call: Pivotal oncology readouts on track for mid-to-late 2026, Elrexfio meets endpoint

Pfizer held its Q1 2026 earnings conference call on May 5, 2026, with chief scientific officer Chris Boshoff signaling that the Phase III MagnetisMM-5 study...

May 5
Business

Cytospire raises GBP 61m via Series A for gamma delta T-cell engagers

Cytospire Therapeutics, a London-based biotech developing multispecific immune cell engager antibodies, has closed an oversubscribed Series A financing...

May 5
Business

Cellectar raises USD 140m in oversubscribed financing for oncology programs

Cellectar Biosciences (NASDAQ: CLRB), a late-stage clinical biopharmaceutical company based in Florham Park, New Jersey focused on targeted oncology...

May 5
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Elaris acquires Matrivax C. difficile vaccine assets via equity stake and royalties deal

Vienna-based Elaris FlexCo has entered into an asset purchase agreement with US-based Matrivax Research & Development Corporation to acquire intellectual...

May 5
Development

Johnson & Johnson's guselkumab demonstrates efficacy in Phase III perianal fistulizing Crohn's disease trial

Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) reported that guselkumab (Tremfya) met the primary endpoint of combined fistula remission in the Phase III FUZION study in...

May 5
Development

BrightGene posts 19.3% weight reduction in Phase III obesity trial for GLP-1/GIP injection

BrightGene Bio-Medical Technology Co., Ltd. (688166.SH) reported that BGM0504, its GLP-1/GIP dual receptor agonist, reduced body weight by a mean of 19.3%...

May 5
Business

Apertura Gene Therapy and TSC Alliance collaborate on AAV gene therapy for tuberous sclerosis complex

Apertura Gene Therapy has entered a collaboration agreement with the TSC Alliance, a Silver Spring, Maryland-based patient advocacy organization founded in...

May 5
Discovery

Pershing Square Sohn Cancer Alliance awards USD 9m to 13 early-career cancer researchers

The Pershing Square Sohn Cancer Research Alliance has awarded USD 9 million across 13 early-career investigators through the 2026 Pershing Square Sohn...

May 5
Development

Mirum's volixibat meets primary endpoint in Phase IIb primary sclerosing cholangitis trial

Mirum Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: MIRM) reported that volixibat met the primary endpoint in the Phase IIb VISTAS study, producing a statistically significant...

May 5
Development

Johnson & Johnson's JNJ-4804 doubles clinical remission in Phase IIb refractory Crohn's disease trial

Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) reported Phase IIb data showing that JNJ-4804, its investigational co-antibody combining guselkumab and golimumab, produced...

May 5