Iambic taps AI to power multi-year drug discovery deal with Takeda

Fitch upgrades Biocon Biologics outlook to positive, affirms ‘BB-’ rating

AstraZeneca expands obesity and diabetes pipeline with $1.2B CSPC deal

CSPC will receive an upfront $1.2 billion from AstraZeneca for access to eight programmes, AI molecular design capabilities, and the LiquidGel platform

Lonza posts CHF 6.5 billion in 2025 sales, marks strong profit growth

Excluding Vacaville-related business, organic CER sales growth reached the low-teens with improved CORE EBITDA margins, in line with Lonza’s CDMO Organic Growth Model

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

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

Oculis’ Privosegtor wins FDA breakthrough therapy status for Optic Neuritis

The FDA designation follows visual-function results from the Phase 2 ACUITY trial

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

Ascletis Pharma gets FDA nod for Phase II diabetes trial of oral GLP-1 drug

The trial’s primary endpoint is the mean change in HbA1c from baseline, while secondary endpoints include changes in fasting blood glucose, body weight, and overall safety