MRM Health scores FDA green light to launch Phase 2b trial of groundbreaking UC therapy

MH002, a rationally designed live microbial consortium, combines six well-characterized commensal strains to target disease-specific mechanisms

Halozyme and Takeda team up to transform Crohn’s and Colitis Therapy

The agreement, signed in December 2025, grants Takeda an exclusive worldwide license to use Halozyme’s proprietary recombinant human hyaluronidase PH20 enzyme (rHuPH20) with vedolizumab

Enveda launches Phase 1 trial for first-in-class Oral IBD therapy

The Phase 1 study will evaluate the safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics (PK) of ENV-6946 in healthy volunteers

UK MHRA finds gut microbiome research unreliable across labs

False positive rates?ranged from 0% to 41%, meaning some labs incorrectly identified bacteria that weren’t present in the sample

Lilly’s Omvoh shows rapid and lasting relief from bowel urgency in ulcerative colitis patients

MRM Health raises €55 million Series B to advance microbiome-based biotherapeutic product pipeline

Funding to support Phase 2b trial with MRM Health’s lead program MH002 in ulcerative colitis and advance two additional programs to IND approval

Zydus receives USFDA ‘Fast Track Designation’ for novel oral inhibitor ‘Usnoflast’

Usnoflast has previously also received ‘Orphan Drug Designation (ODD)’ from the USFDA

Equillium and Biocon announce positive data from Phase 2 study evaluating Itolizumab for ulcerative colitis

Itolizumab achieved key secondary endpoint of endoscopic remission of 16.7% compared to 16.7% for adalimumab and 6.7% for placebo

Zydus announces USFDA Orphan Drug Designation to Usnoflast for treatment of ALS

The company is committed to unlocking new frontiers in neuroscience and developing Usnoflast for patients with ALS

Briefs: Cipla and IOL Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals

Mesalazine is used to treat inflammatory bowel disease