Alveus Therapeutics launches with $159.8m Series A to advance next-gen obesity drugs

ALV-100 is a bifunctional fusion protein combining glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide receptor (GIPR) antagonism with glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonism

Nxera secures exclusive APAC rights to DMD drug Vamorolone in deal with Santhera

Nxera will take full responsibility for regulatory approvals, clinical development where required, manufacturing and commercialization in the licensed territories

Ollin Biosciences’ bispecific antibody outperforms Faricimab in head-to-head Phase 1b trial

DME is among the most challenging retinal diseases to treat and has long served as a proving ground for therapies that ultimately become first-line standard of care in retinal diseases

InflaRx shifts focus to lead drug, cuts costs by 30% to extend cash runway

InflaRx is streamlining operations and largely discontinuing non-essential activities outside izicopan’s development

Merck initiates phase 3 trial of calderasib with Keytruda QLEX for NSCLC

KRAS G12C-mutant advanced or metastatic nonsquamous non-small cell lung cancer

PAI Pharma acquires Nivagen to boost US injectable drug production

The acquisition marks a major step in PAI’s strategy to expand domestic pharmaceutical manufacturing

AstraZeneca names Rick R. Suarez as US President and Head of US BioPharmaceuticals Business Unit

Appointment supports AstraZeneca’s $50 billion US investment and ambition to reach $80 billion in Total Revenue by 2030

Revvity and Lilly partner to accelerate AI drug discovery models

Collaboration funds participating biotechs to access Lilly predictive models through the Revvity Signals Xynthetica offering

GSK reports breakthrough results in chronic hepatitis B trials

Iksuda reports promising early results for HER2-targeted therapy in oesophageal cancer

The Phase 1 study, a non-randomised, open-label, multicentre trial, is evaluating IKS014 in patients with locally advanced or metastatic solid tumours expressing HER2