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    Deep Dive // Emerging biotech

    Biotech startups are built on venture capital. Track funding rounds here.

    OMass Therapeutics’ $310 million Series C round is one of the year’s largest private financings involving the venture firms BioPharma Dive tracks.

    Updated 10 hours ago
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    Decreasing process variability in fluid management systems

    Discover why flow paths, tubing and connectors may limit your bioprocess performance

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    Verastem cancer drug shows early promise in small study

    Wall Street analysts believe Verastem’s drug to now be “competitive” in what’s quickly become one of the most active and crowded areas of oncology research.

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    China competition

    Roche extends China deal streak with $1B pact for RNAi obesity drug

    An alliance with Rona Therapeutics adds to a particularly active stretch for Roche and makes the company the latest to bet on medicines that can lower levels of “visceral” fat.

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    The top biopharma conferences in 2027

    Medical meetings often feature important clinical trial results, making them barometers of biotech and pharma companies’ research progress. Here’s a list of conferences to watch for in 2027.

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    CVS to pay $315M to settle opioid prescribing allegations

    Prosecutors say the company filled unnecessary prescriptions that fueled the opioid epidemic. A spokesperson for CVS said the company admitted to no wrongdoing and “strongly disagreed” with the case’s claims.

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    News roundup

    J&J earnings set ‘negative tone’; Shkreli vs. the FTC

    A 6% sell-off in J&J shares was viewed by one analyst as emblematic of broader market volatility. Elsewhere, Gilead is collaborating with Vir and a biotech’s bid for a product expansion fell short.

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    Bristol Myers dips on ‘confounding’ lung drug results

    Only the lower of two tested doses of the idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis drug admilparant met the trial’s main objective, adding to analyst questions about the therapy’s prospects.

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    China competition

    Drugs from China are reshaping biotech. Track the licensing deals here.

    Including its latest deal with Rona Therapeutics, Roche has now inked 10 licensing pacts with China-based drugmakers since the start of 2025. Five have come since late August.

    Updated Oct. 13, 2026
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    BioNTech mRNA cancer immunotherapy misses first objective in key study

    An early data check showed the shot didn’t delay tumor progression in a form of head and neck cancer, though BioNTech is holding out hope it might eventually extend survival.

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    Pharma’s $500B patent problem will come in waves — not as a cliff

    Merck is the most vulnerable to generic competition in the short term, but AbbVie, Johnson & Johnson, Sanofi and others will also grapple with patent losses in the years to come.

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    First Tracks climbs on ‘impressive’ celiac study data

    Initial study findings strengthened some analysts’ belief that First Tracks’ drug, one of a few in development aimed at the protein CD122, might have “pipeline-in-a-product” potential. 

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    Emerging biotech

    In the hunt for reverse merger targets, Caribou could be prized game

    The struggling cell therapy developer is exploring strategic alternatives, which, among other characteristics, make it a likely candidate to receive reverse merger interest.

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    Parkinson’s cell therapy developer files to go public

    Aspen Neuroscience is looking to join the Nasdaq and raise more money to support its lead program, which aims to turn a patient's own cells into dopamine-producing neurons.

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    Emerging biotech

    This week in charts: What’s driving biotech’s recent pullback?

    The latest installment in BioPharma Dive’s data visualization series features a look at the factors pressuring biotech stocks of late and the frenetic pace of startup buyouts this year. 

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    News roundup

    Bausch + Lomb swaps CEOs; Merck reveals anticipated eye drug data

    Bausch and Brent Saunders “mutually agreed” on his exit from the company, according to a statement. Elsewhere, Tezspire could have a new edge on Dupixent and a recent buyout deal paid dividends.

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    Deep Dive // IPO window

    Biotech IPOs are the industry’s lifeblood. Track how they’re performing.

    Autoimmune drug developer Bambusa Therapeutics joined Aspen in revealing IPO plans on Friday. Two other biotechs could price offerings this week.

    Updated Oct. 12, 2026
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    Vaccines

    HHS launches new plan to strengthen vaccine injury research, reporting

    Spearheaded by vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the initiative will involve a new NIH clinic, an updated monitoring system and reimbursements for doctors who report suspected side effects.

    Updated Oct. 9, 2026
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    News roundup

    FDA review docs spark Revolution sell-off; Zealand diabetes data underwhelm analysts

    The new disclosure suggested Rasonque might not be as broadly effective as previously thought. Elsewhere, Ultragenyx got a much-needed cash infusion and TCGX started a China-focused fund.

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    IPO window

    TRex Bio prices $117M IPO to support immune drug work

    Eli Lilly is the largest equity holder in TRex, which is developing drugs that treat immunological conditions by activating “Treg” cells.

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    Viatris boosts pain drug portfolio with $1.7B buyout of Pacira

    The deal hands Viatris two non-opioid pain treatments that booked nearly $700 million in 2025 but could soon lose patent protection. Viatris vowed to use its “intellectual property expertise” to sustain sales.

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    Argenx falls as Sjögren’s setback offsets celiac drug progress

    A monitoring board’s recommendation to stop the study for futility took Wall Street by surprise, removing one more ‘blockbuster expansion opportunity’ for Vyvgart. 

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    Brain drug revival

    A Takeda spinout builds case for its Parkinson’s drug

    Cerevance plans to meet with the FDA to determine next steps for a new kind of medicine known as solengepras, now that it has Phase 3 data in hand.

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    Gene editing

    Caribou to halt CAR-T work, lay off staff amid ‘challenging’ funding climate

    Despite having an allogeneic cell therapy prospect that’s ready for late-stage testing in lymphoma, Caribou couldn’t secure funding to support the effort and will now pursue “strategic alternatives” instead.

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    5 FDA decisions to watch in the fourth quarter of 2026

    The next three months will feature anticipated decisions on a new kind of cancer immunotherapy, as well as medicines important to the futures of Roche, GSK and Gilead.

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    News roundup

    Halozyme prevails in patent fight with Merck; Enliven readies anticipated leukemia trial

    A Dutch court barred Merck from selling subcutaneous Keytruda in several European countries. Elsewhere, an Insmed executive ended a seven-year run and two startups secured venture cash.