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Deep Dive // IPO window
Biotech IPOs are the industry’s lifeblood. Track how they’re performing.
Kailera’s offering ranks among the largest ever for a venture-backed biotechnology company, eclipsing IPOs from Moderna, Sana Biotechnology and Acelyrin that all raised at least $540 million.
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Trump administration
5 FDA decisions to watch in the second quarter of 2026
The next three months will bring more tests of regulatory flexibility, as well as decisions on closely watched medicines for obesity, Alzheimer’s and cardiovascular disease.
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Obesity drugs
Lilly’s new obesity pill passes heart safety test in diabetes
The findings, which come amid FDA scrutiny of Foundayo’s safety, will enable Lilly to seek a new clearance in diabetes.
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News roundup
Replimune cuts staff; MeiraGTx reacquires eye gene therapy
Replimune is laying off 63 staffers days after the second FDA rejection of its melanoma drug. Elsewhere, Revolution raised $2 billion and a regulatory filing revealed details on negotiations between Biogen and Apellis.
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Beeline, a Bain-backed biotech, debuts with immune drugs from Bristol Myers
Equipped with $300 million, Beeline has an oral medicine for the treatment of lupus as well as other experimental drugs targeting autoimmune diseases.
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Terremoto raises $108M to pursue development of drugs targeting AKT
The California biotech has one therapy in Phase 1 testing and expects another to advance to the clinic later this year.
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Obsidian, Galera to advance cell therapy following reverse merger
The combined company will trade on the Nasdaq under the ticker OBX. It has also secured commitments for a private placement expected to deliver $350 million in gross proceeds.
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FDA asks Lilly to evaluate obesity pill’s liver risk
The request, which is part of a just-released approval letter for Foundayo, comes amid an intensifying marketing battle between Lilly and Novo.
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J&J leans on Tremfya, cancer drugs to overcome Stelara losses
A growing multiple myeloma franchise helped the pharmaceutical giant top Wall Street’s expectations and surpass $15 billion in first-quarter drug sales.
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Lilly boosts ADC portfolio with CrossBridge Bio deal
Worth up to $300 million, the buyout is Lilly’s latest of an ADC maker and adds technology for making “dual-payload” therapies.
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Revolution pancreatic cancer drug nearly doubles survival in key trial
The subject of buyout rumors this year, Revolution posted Phase 3 results one analyst called a “game changer” in a tough-to-treat tumor.
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Travere wins long-awaited approval for kidney disease drug
The clearance of Filspari in a condition known as FSGS ends a winding regulatory journey and unlocks a revenue opportunity believed to be worth more than $1 billion annually.
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Allogene data suggest ‘off-the-shelf’ CAR-T could delay relapse in lymphoma
Initial results from a high-stakes trial indicate the biotech may have finally found a niche in lymphoma care for a donor-derived cell therapy.
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Deep Dive
Biotech M&A is accelerating. Track the deals that are happening here.
Gilead on Tuesday announced its third company acquisition since late February, agreeing to pay up to $5 billion to acquire Tubulis, a startup developing antibody-drug conjugates for cancer.
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News roundup
Novo teams with OpenAI; Ideaya gets muted response to eye drug data
Novo intends to “fully integrate” AI capabilities across its operations. Elsewhere, Regeneron made its first foray into radiopharmaceuticals and a GSK cancer drug showed early promise.
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Spyre drug for inflammatory bowel disease shows promise in early study
The therapy, which works similarly to Takeda’s blockbuster Entyvio, showed remission rates that suggest a “best-in-class” profile, the company said.
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FDA again spurns Replimune melanoma drug
In a statement late Friday, CEO Sushil Patel disputed the FDA’s criticisms of the company and said Replimune had received “inconsistent communications.” It’ll be forced to cut jobs as well.
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Deep Dive // Emerging biotech
Biotech startups are built on venture capital. Track funding rounds here.
Three cancer drug developers, including Oricell, raised nearly $350 million in combined funding last week in an early surge to start the second quarter.
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Oricell closes a ‘pre-IPO’ megaround to aim CAR-T at solid tumors
The Shanghai-based biotech has a cell therapy that, if successful in testing, could become the first treatment of its kind for liver cancer.
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Women have awaited a revolution in menopause. It hasn’t arrived.
Persistent barriers are still hindering drug development for a host of menopause symptoms.
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News roundup
RFK Jr. rewrites ACIP rules; Gilead, Roche dig into protein degraders
The newly published charter widens the required expertise to become an ACIP member and stresses vaccine safety. Elsewhere, Gilead licensed a Kymera drug and a new RNA-focused startup emerged.
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China competition
Drugs from China are reshaping biotech. Track the licensing deals here.
Sanofi reached a deal for rights to a drug already on the market in China, while UCB is the latest to bet on the ability of T cell engagers to treat autoimmune conditions.
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Vaccines
Invivyd reveals plans to test an antibody drug against measles
The drug, which Invivyd sees as a potential treatment and “targeted alternative” for the vaccine-hesitant, comes as measles cases in the U.S. are reaching levels not seen in decades.
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Obesity drugs
Lilly launches GLP-1 pill, kicking off showdown with Novo Nordisk
After winning the battle for injectable obesity medicines, Lilly hopes Foundayo can help it catch up in the oral market, where Novo has a three-month lead.
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IPO window
Chasing a tough-to-treat lung disease, Avalyn plans an IPO
Backed by Novo Holdings and multiple other prominent investors, the biotech is developing what it’s positioning as superior versions of entrenched — but flawed — medicines for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.