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    Deep Dive

    Biotech M&A is accelerating. Track the deals that are happening here.

    The 130% premium in Merck KGaA’s buyout of Silence Therapeutics is the second-highest paid in a biopharmaceutical company purchase this year, according to BioPharma Dive data.

    Updated 8 hours ago
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    How early should you engage a CDMO?

    Discover which CMC activities can move forward early, and which decisions need to remain flexible.

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    FDA ‘reset’ continues with new plan for reviewing rare disease drugs

    A revamped regulatory framework may give investors less of a “guessing game” as they weigh chances for drug approvals, one analyst said.

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    Next-gen RNAi drugmaker City prices $200M IPO

    The offering will support a trio of medicines in or nearing clinical testing, as well as earlier research into RNAi treatments that get into tissues outside the liver. 

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    Biogen-backed Estuary nabs $93M for kidney disease gene therapy

    The Series A round, which was led by RA Capital, will help fund the development of two genetic medicines designed to treat an inherited kidney disorder known as "ADPKD."

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    Belgian startup revives Galapagos CAR-T research

    Armed Cell Therapeutics, chaired by former Galapagos CEO Paul Stoffels, has assumed control of cell therapies the company — now known as Lakefront Biotherapeutics — divested in a strategic overhaul.

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    Iambic, an AI drug discovery specialist, banks $150M in an IPO

    Part of a wave of young biotechs employing AI to accelerate research, the company claimed in regulatory filings that its approach has the potential to “disrupt legacy drug discovery paradigms.”

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    Experimental Arrowhead RNAi drug hints at Alzheimer’s benefit

    In a first, a subcutaneously administered RNA interference medicine crossed into the brain and plummeted levels of a protein implicated in the disease.

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    Deep Dive // IPO window

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

    Including City and Iambic’s offerings, 26 drug companies have now gone public in 2026, surpassing the annual totals for each of the previous four years, according to BioPharma Dive data.

    Updated Oct. 16, 2026
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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 Oct. 15, 2026
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    Another Paragon spinout goes public through reverse merger

    One lawyer involved noted how it's yet another example of Paragon and key investor Fairmount — which have helped transform the reputation for reverse mergers — quickly executing on a complicated deal.

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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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    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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    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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