AstraZeneca appoints Laura Colon as new President of Spain

After leading AstraZeneca's Oncology areas nationally and internationally, Laura Colón will assume the presidency of AstraZeneca in one of its priority global markets

Breakthrough in PsA: Taltz plus Zepbound show major gains for patients with obesity

This is the first controlled pharmacologic study to demonstrate that treatment of obesity improved PsA disease measures

GSK secures European nod for easier-to-use Shingrix prefilled syringe

The current two-vial format requires healthcare professionals to mix a lyophilised antigen with a liquid adjuvant before administration

GSK reports breakthrough results in chronic hepatitis B trials

Nimbus Therapeutics and Eli Lilly team up on novel obesity therapy

The partnership builds on a prior collaboration between Nimbus and Lilly targeting AMPK in cardiometabolic diseases

Addex spin-out Neurosterix launches Phase 1 trial for novel schizophrenia drug

NTX-253 is a potent, selective, orally available positive allosteric modulator (PAM) of the muscarinic M4 receptor

Newron secures key European patent for schizophrenia drug Evenamide

This drug candidate, which is currently progressing through pivotal clinical studies, has the potential to become the first add-on therapy for schizophrenia patients who do not respond adequately

Lilly to buy Ventyx Biosciences for $1.2 billion

Ventyx's clinical pipeline includes multiple small molecules with potential for oral therapies addressing chronic inflammation

Amgen snaps up UK biotech Dark Blue Therapeutics in up to $840m oncology deal

The privately held biotech brings a first-in-class oncology program focused on small molecule–targeted protein degradation

Biocon Biologics to introduce three new oncology biosimilars, eyes $75 billion market opportunity

The new assets expand Biocon Biologics’ already robust oncology portfolio, which now includes 17 cancer therapies