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GSK advances passive malaria immunization with first-in-human monoclonal antibody trial
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GSK advances passive malaria immunization with first-in-human monoclonal antibody trial

GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE: GSK) has initiated a first-in-human dose-escalation trial of GSK4425689A, a monoclonal antibody (mAb) intended for the prevention of...

Jun 17
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Ratio Therapeutics secures second source of actinium-225 to advance targeted alpha therapy pipeline

Lansing, Michigan-based Niowave, Inc. and Boston-based Ratio Therapeutics Inc. announced a supply agreement under which Niowave will provide actinium-225 (Ac-225) to support…

Jun 17
Innoviva expands antibiotic Xacduro into emerging markets with Dr. Reddy's partnership
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Innoviva expands antibiotic Xacduro into emerging markets with Dr. Reddy's partnership

Innoviva's only FDA-approved antibiotic for carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii is heading to some of the world's most resistance-burdened hospital...

Jun 17
InnovStone enters crowded aldosterone synthase inhibitor race with oral SYH2072
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InnovStone enters crowded aldosterone synthase inhibitor race with oral SYH2072

InnovStone Therapeutics Advances SYH2072 into First-in-Human Testing as Aldosterone Synthase Inhibitor Field Grows More Competitive

Jun 16
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation backs SpliSense's Phase IIb push with USD 13m for orphan CF mutation
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Cystic Fibrosis Foundation backs SpliSense's Phase IIb push with USD 13m for orphan CF mutation

Israel-based SpliSense announced a funding agreement with the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation under which the Foundation will provide up to USD 13 million to...

Jun 16
SSY Group pivots to renal therapeutics via license to Opterion's osmotic agent
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SSY Group pivots to renal therapeutics via license to Opterion's osmotic agent

SSY Group's subsidiary has signed a letter of intent to license OPT101, a novel non-glucose osmotic agent for peritoneal dialysis, from Switzerland-based...

Jun 16
Otsuka and Harbour BioMed expand T-cell engager into autoimmune diseases beyond cancer
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Otsuka and Harbour BioMed expand T-cell engager into autoimmune diseases beyond cancer

Otsuka and Harbour BioMed Move BCMAxCD3 T-Cell Engager HBM7020 into First-in-Human Autoimmune Trial

Jun 16
AviadoBio converts neurology-only gene therapy license into universal platform across all human diseases
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AviadoBio converts neurology-only gene therapy license into universal platform across all human diseases

UK-based AviadoBio has expanded its exclusive license agreement with King's College London, converting a neurology-only platform license into a universal IP...

Jun 16
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Qihan’s dual-target CD19/BCMA CAR-T achieves FDA’s “triple crown” for autoimmune diseases

China-based Hangzhou Qihan Biotech Co., Ltd. announced that QT-019B, its allogeneic dual-target chimeric antigen receptor T (CAR-T) cell therapy, has received both…

Jun 16
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Zai Lab’s DLL3 ADC Zoci secures EMA orphan designation for SCLC

Zai Lab’s zocilurtatug pelitecan has secured EMA Orphan Drug Designation (ODD) for pulmonary neuroendocrine carcinomas (NECs), a category dominated by small cell…

Jun 16
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Merck bets USD 510m on Protillion’s protein engineering platform for biologics discovery

California-based Protillion Biosciences, Inc. and Merck (NYSE: MRK) have announced a multi-target drug discovery collaboration and license agreement that gives Merck access…

Jun 16
Italy's Thena launches first-in-human test of TfR1-aimed ferritin nanoparticle drug delivery
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Italy's Thena launches first-in-human test of TfR1-aimed ferritin nanoparticle drug delivery

Italian biotech Thena Biotech S.r.l. has initiated [a first-in-human Phase I trial](https://app.allsci.com/clinical-trial/ASC-CT-0000001278980-1.0-1781270749) of THE-0504, an engineered human ferritin nanoparticle loaded with the topoisomerase I inhibitor Genz-644282, in patients with heavily pretreated solid tumors. The trial is notable for applying a conditionally activatable protein nanocage —

Jun 16
Lilly deepens pain strategy with acquisition of MNK inhibitor developer 4E Therapeutics
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Lilly deepens pain strategy with acquisition of MNK inhibitor developer 4E Therapeutics

Eli Lilly's acquisition of Austin, Texas-based 4E Therapeutics, Inc. adds a first-in-class oral MNK inhibitor to its expanding non-opioid pain pipeline,...

Jun 16
Takeda strengthens oveporexton's case ahead of FDA decision with new Phase III narcolepsy data
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Takeda strengthens oveporexton's case ahead of FDA decision with new Phase III narcolepsy data

With a US FDA decision expected in Q3 2026, Takeda (TSE:4502/NYSE:TAK) presented secondary and exploratory endpoint data from its two pivotal Phase III...

Jun 16
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NovaBridge’s givastomig earns FDA Fast Track in gastric cancer

Maryland-based NovaBridge Biosciences (Nasdaq: NBP) announced that the US FDA has granted Fast Track Designation to givastomig (TJ033721 / ABL111), a Claudin…

Jun 16