Shionogi boosts stake in ViiV Healthcare in $2.125 billion deal, Pfizer exits

Under the deal, ViiV Healthcare will issue new shares to Shionogi for $2.125 billion and cancel Pfizer’s holding

AstraZeneca gains full global rights to AbelZeta’s CAR-T therapy in $630M deal

Novo Nordisk deepens Aspect Biosystems alliance in push for curative diabetes cell therapies

Aspect has acquired rights to Novo Nordisk’s stem cell-derived islet cell and hypoimmune cell engineering technologies

Moderna & Merck study: mRNA therapy plus KEYTRUDA cut melanoma recurrence risk by half

The study evaluated patients with stage III/IV melanoma after complete tumor resection

FDA go ahead for Eli Lilly’s therapy for hard-to-treat ovarian cancer

Sofetabart mipitecan is a novel folate receptor alpha (FR?) antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) leveraging proprietary linker technology and an exatecan payload to target tumor cells

Alto Neuroscience bags new US patent for depression drug ALTO-207

ALTO-207 combines pramipexole, a dopamine D3-preferring D3/D2 agonist approved for Parkinson’s disease

Avalon clinches majority investment to expand future of diagnostic intelligence

The new investment will fuel expansion of Avalon's Diagnostic Intelligence capabilities

IDT and Ansa Biotechnologies join forces to push limits of DNA synthesis

The collaboration aims to accelerate the delivery of challenging DNA motifs with speed, precision, and reliability

China nod to first homegrown BNCT cancer drug for human trials

The injectable borofalan (10B), developed by CNNC Headway—a subsidiary of China Isotope & Radiation Corporation (CIRC) under the China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC)—has officially entered Phase I clinical trials

Manthan 2026 wraps up, spotlighting India’s life sciences & clinical research future

India in the Changing Landscape of Life-Sciences Research & Development