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EC approves Merck’s Enflonsia for RSV prevention in infants

The European Commission has approved Enflonsia (clesrovimab) for the prevention of RSV lower respiratory tract disease in neonates and infants during their…

Apr 20
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Debiopharm’s lunresertib and zedoresertib combo picks up FDA Fast Track status for ovarian cancer

Debiopharm, a privately-owned biopharmaceutical company headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland, announced that US FDA has granted Fast Track Designation to the combination of…

Apr 20
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Asahi Kasei puts peptide TNF receptor 1 anatagonist into first-in-human study

Asahi Kasei Therapeutics Corp. has initiated a Phase I clinical trial for AK1940, a peptide-based selective antagonist of tumor necrosis factor receptor 1...

Apr 20
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Asahi Kasei expands antiviral pipeline with completed acquisition of Aicuris Anti-infective Cures AG

Asahi Kasei Targets Antiviral Pipeline Expansion via Acquisition of Aicuris Anti-infective Cures AG

Apr 20
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Lantern Pharma's LP-300 shows 8.3-month median progression-free survival in EGFR L858R lung cancer

Lantern Pharma (Nasdaq: LTRN) reported a median progression-free survival of 8.3 months for LP-300 in 16 patients with EGFR Exon 21 L858R-mutant non-small...

Apr 20
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Eli Lilly building in vivo CAR-T capabilities via USD 7b acquisition of Kelonia Therapeutics

Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) has agreed to acquire US-based Kelonia Therapeutics, Inc., a private Boston-headquartered gene therapy company, for up to...

Apr 20
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AstraZeneca's tozorakimab meets primary endpoint in Phase III MIRANDA COPD trial

AstraZeneca (LSE/STO/NYSE: AZN) reported that tozorakimab met its primary endpoint in the Phase III MIRANDA trial, reducing the annualised rate of...

Apr 20
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Novo Nordisk's etavopivat meets dual endpoints in Phase III sickle cell disease trial

Novo Nordisk reported that etavopivat met both co-primary endpoints in the Phase III HIBISCUS trial, reducing vaso-occlusive crisis events by 27% and...

Apr 20
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Pasithea Therapeutics’ PAS-004 MEK inhibitor earns FDA Rare Pediatric Disease Designation for neurofibromatosis type 1

Pasithea Therapeutics (Nasdaq: KTTA), a clinical-stage biotech headquartered in Miami, announced that the US FDA has granted Rare Pediatric Disease Designation (RPDD)…

Apr 20
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Astellas and Pfizer’s Padcev-Keyrtruda combo gains FDA Priority Review for muscle-invasive bladder cancer

Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE: 4503), headquartered in Tokyo, and Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE), headquartered in New York, announced that the US FDA…

Apr 20
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Breakthrough Prize 2026 honors gene therapy pioneers, CRISPR innovators, and ALS gene discovery

The Breakthrough Prize Foundation announced the 2026 Breakthrough Prize winners on April 18, with the Life Sciences awards—presented alongside prizes in fundamental…

Apr 20
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Jiangsu Hengrui’s Nectin-4 ADC gains China breakthrough status for cervical cancer

Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. (HKEX: 600276), headquartered in Jiangsu province, China, announced that SHR-A2102, a Nectin-4–targeting antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) with a…

Apr 20
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Landmark Bio secures USD 18.3m ARPA-H funding for extracellular vesicle manufacturing

Landmark Bio, a contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) based in Watertown, Massachusetts, has secured up to USD 18.3 million in...

Apr 20
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Achieve Life Sciences secures USD 354m private placement for cytisinicline nicotine dependence program

Achieve Life Sciences (NASDAQ: ACHV), a specialty pharmaceutical company headquartered in Bothell, Washington, has announced a private placement of up to...

Apr 20
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UCB acquires Neurona Therapeutics for USD 1.15b to expand epilepsy regenerative medicine platform

Belgium-based UCB (Euronext Brussels: UCB) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire US-based Neurona Therapeutics, a privately held clinical-stage...

Apr 20