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Novartis is pulling back the…

October 29th, 2025|FierceBiotech|

Novartis is pulling back the curtain on late-stage Sjögren’s wins, revealing an edge for its investigational monoclonal antibody ianalumab over placebo in both studies.

Regeneron is buying into Modex…

October 29th, 2025|FierceBiotech|

Regeneron is buying into Modex Therapeutics’ next-generation antibody platform with a $7 million upfront payment and a total potential deal value exceeding $1 billion.

Amgen Ventures-backed AAVantgarde…

October 29th, 2025|FierceBiotech|

Amgen Ventures-backed AAVantgarde Bio has raised $143 million in series B funding that the Italian biotech will use to push its two AAV gene therapies for eye diseases through the clinic.

GSK once dreamed of harnessing the…

October 29th, 2025|FierceBiotech|

GSK once dreamed of harnessing the CD226 axis to create a new generation of blockbuster cancer drugs. But that dream appeared to die this morning as the pharma closed the last programs related to this

BridgeBio Pharma is having a…

October 28th, 2025|FierceBiotech|

BridgeBio Pharma is having a banner week, with the Bay Area company’s encaleret acing a phase 3 trial just days after another late-stage rare disease win as it eyes an FDA review in 2026.

Eli Lilly and computing giant…

October 28th, 2025|FierceBiotech|

Eli Lilly and computing giant Nvidia are teaming up to build a new supercomputer that the pair say will be the most powerful owned and operated by a pharmaceutical company.

Aldeyra Therapeutics has shaken up…

October 28th, 2025|FierceBiotech|

Aldeyra Therapeutics has shaken up its drug development pipeline, stopping work on one asset in the wake of phase 2 data and swapping out two other molecules in response to recent results.

With a new approach to creating…

October 27th, 2025|FierceBiotech|

With a new approach to creating thymus-targeted medicines to treat and prevent autoimmune diseases, Zag Bio has emerged from stealth with the help of backing from biopharma giants AbbVie, Regeneron and Sanofi.

The number of biopharma M&A…

October 27th, 2025|FierceBiotech|

The number of biopharma M&A deals announced so far this year is higher than the yearly average for the last 15 years, while deal value has already eclipsed last year’s total, according to a recent

Intellia Therapeutics has…

October 27th, 2025|FierceBiotech|

Intellia Therapeutics has temporarily paused dosing and screening in a pair of phase 3 trials in response to a liver safety signal. Shares in Intellia fell 45% to $14.01 in premarket trading.

Zenas Biopharma’s lead…

October 27th, 2025|FierceBiotech|

Zenas Biopharma’s lead autoimmune drug has been tied to a 95% reduction in a type of brain lesions over 12 weeks in a phase 2 multiple sclerosis study.

MapLight Therapeutics is heading…

October 27th, 2025|FierceBiotech|

MapLight Therapeutics is heading to the Nasdaq this morning via a $250 million IPO the biotech will use to advance its challenger to Bristol Myers Squibb’s schizophrenia med Cobenfy.

BridgeBio has vaulted over the…

October 27th, 2025|FierceBiotech|

BridgeBio has vaulted over the success bar it set for a phase 3 rare disease trial, linking the candidate to significant improvements on biomarker and clinical outcomes to tee up a filing for FDA approval.