Novartis acquires Excellergy to bolster allergy portfolio

The move leverages Novartis’ deep expertise in IgE biology and long-standing presence in allergic disease treatments

Otsuka Pharma to acquire Transcend Therapeutics in $1.225 billion deal

Otsuka will pay $700 million to Transcend shareholders at closing, with an additional $525 million in contingent payments tied to future sales milestones

Merck strikes $6.7 billion deal to acquire terns, bolstering cancer pipeline

TERN-701, a next-generation therapy targeting chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), a form of blood cancer that still presents treatment challenges despite decades of advances

New diabetes drug UBT251 shows strong phase 2 results in China

Zealand Pharma launches major US research hub in Cambridge, Massachusetts

The Cambridge hub is designed to expand Zealand Pharma’s global research capabilities

Earendil Labs bags $787m to supercharge AI-driven biologics pipeline

Capital infusion to accelerate Earendil’s R&D platform

Zydus launches affordable Semaglutide in India after patent expiry

Targets diabetes & obesity crisis as India grapples with soaring metabolic disorders

Godavari Biorefineries secures Japanese patent for antiviral compounds

The patent protects antiviral compounds developed by the company that inhibit Vacuolar ATPase (V-ATPase) activity in cells, a mechanism involved in viral infection pathways

SK bioscience bags fresh backing to accelerate fight against respiratory disease

RSM01, a preventive treatment targeting respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), was licensed earlier this month from the Gates Medical Research Institute

Epigenica expands into Japan via PrimeTech partnership

The move opens Japan’s advanced life science market to Epigenica’s high-throughput epigenetic profiling kits