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Deep Dive // IPO window
Biotech IPOs are the industry’s lifeblood. Track how they’re performing.
Six of the biotechs that have gone public this year raised at least $300 million in their IPOs, and two surpassed $400 million — totals rarely seen since the end of the pandemic.
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UniQure, in ‘symbolic’ win, to seek UK approval of Huntington’s gene therapy
News of the submission, which would be the first for UniQure’s closely watched treatment, comes as the therapy faces an uncertain future in the U.S.
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Vaccines
Moderna sees revenue bump from international COVID vaccine sales
The company is making up for a decline in U.S. vaccine sales with better results elsewhere, continuing a turnaround that’s vaulted its stock price in 2026.
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Merck still sees ‘compelling’ outlook for Terns leukemia drug
Despite updated study data that suggest Terns’ treatment may be less differentiated, company executives claimed Thursday that it still could be an important step forward in care.
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Obesity drugs
Lilly posts another ‘blowout quarter’ as focus turns to Foundayo launch
A strong performance from Mounjaro overseas boosted Lilly’s results, and the company raised its guidance for the year for both profit and revenue.
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IPO window
Avalyn, in pursuit of better lung drugs, banks $300M in an IPO
The biotech will use the proceeds to develop inhalable versions of therapies already on the market for the “idiopathic” and “progressive” forms of pulmonary fibrosis.
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Chiesi to buy KalVista in $1.9B deal for rare disease drug
The acquisition is the fifth of a biotech company so far this week and, according to some Wall Street analysts, proves pharma’s interest in new and emerging oral therapies for hereditary angioedema.
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Brain drug revival
Teva nabs experimental Tourette drug in $700M Emalex buyout
A Jefferies analyst argued the deal — Teva’s largest in a decade — “makes sense” given the synergies between Emalex and the pharmaceutical giant’s neurology business.
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China competition
Drugs from China are reshaping biotech. Track the licensing deals here.
BeOne Medicines grabbed an option to acquire an antibody from HuaHui Health that acts on three known cancer targets: PD-1, CTLA-4 and VEGF.
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News roundup
FDA tests out ‘real-time’ clinical trials; AbbVie closes in on a KRAS biotech
Through two pioneering studies, Amgen and AstraZeneca will share study data with FDA scientists as it’s accrued. Elsewhere, Lilly inked a gene editing deal and Pfizer reported success for a multiple myeloma drug.
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Pfizer deals extend patent life for a top-selling rare disease drug
Settlements delaying the arrival of generic versions of tafamidis will protect billions in Pfizer revenue and have implications for others, including BridgeBio Pharma and Alnylam.
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Obesity drugs
Boehringer dual-acting obesity shot hits mark in Phase 3 trial
Survodutide spurred weight loss Wall Street analysts referred to as “Wegovy-like,” and showed signs it might help preserve muscle mass as well.
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Deep Dive
Biotech M&A is accelerating. Track the deals that are happening here.
LEO Pharma is paying $50 million upfront to acquire Replay, a privately held biotech developing gene therapies for rare skin conditions.
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Emerging biotech
Coultreon banks $125M to support testing of former Galapagos immune drug
Backed by Novo Holdings, Regeneron’s venture arm and several others, the biotech believes an oral drug licensed from Galapagos might hold potential treating many immunological diseases.
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News roundup
FDA claims Amgen drug data were ‘manipulated’; Erasca slides despite ‘home run’ results
Tavneos’ original developer hid a study analysis and then altered data, the FDA alleged. Elsewhere, Erasca’s RAS drug was met with skepticism and Rocket Pharma sold a voucher.
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Veradermics soars on positive data for baldness treatment
The results could support the first approval in decades for an oral medicine that can treat male pattern baldness, though the therapy will face competition from generics and over-the-counter medications.
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Gene editing
Intellia CRISPR drug succeeds in late-stage study against rare swelling disorder
The findings position Intellia to bring to market the first “in vivo” gene editing medicine, though the therapy’s commercial potential remains the source of intense investor debate.
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Lilly to buy startup Ajax in bid for a better JAK drug
Worth up to $2.3 billion overall, the deal hands Lilly a drug designed to address the weaknesses of a class of medicines used to treat myelofibrosis and other diseases.
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Oruka surges as long-acting psoriasis drug shows early promise
A therapy that works similarly to AbbVie’s blockbuster Skyrizi appeared more potent in a mid-stage trial and has the potential to be dosed less frequently.
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Sanofi MS drug rejected in US gets an endorsement in Europe
Tolebrutinib, which the FDA recently turned back due to safety concerns, received a positive recommendation that positions the therapy for its first regulatory approval.
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Roche, facing biosimilar threats, puts faith in new cancer and obesity drugs
On a conference call, executives claimed that a closely watched breast cancer pill and portfolio of weight loss medicines could bank more than $9 billion annually.
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FDA approves Regeneron’s hearing loss gene therapy
Otarmeni, now cleared to treat a rare, inherited kind of hearing loss, is the first gene therapy cleared under the FDA’s “national priority” voucher program and will be offered to eligible patients at no cost.
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News roundup
Lilly tumbles on Foundayo’s shaky week; FDA to issue vouchers for psychedelics
Lilly shares dipped, and Novo’s climbed, as Foundayo’s early trajectory diverged from that of oral Wegovy. Elsewhere, Regeneron inked a drug price deal and two companies announced leadership changes.
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Sanofi posts upbeat sales as R&D pressure builds
A string of research setbacks have left the pharmaceutical giant at a crossroads just as a new CEO is set to take over. But positive first-quarter earnings provided the company with a needed boost.
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Revolution drug shows promise in early pancreatic cancer
The findings build on data suggesting Revolution’s therapy could upend treatment for a notoriously tough-to-treat tumor and generate billions in sales.