Pharmaceuticals and HealthcareInfectious Disease July 17, 2026 JCVI issues recommendation on adolescent MenB vaccination in UK By Salong Debbarma The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) will consider the guidance before making any decisions about adjustments to the NHS Meningitis B (MenB) vaccination schedule. This latest
BiotechnologyRespiratory July 16, 2026 Harbour BioMed and Kelun-Biotech receive China IND approval for asthma therapy By Salong Debbarma HBM7575/SKB575 is designed to target thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) as well as an undisclosed antigen. The long-acting antibody uses a dual mechanism of action. It works to block
BiotechnologyImmunology July 15, 2026 Innovent licenses IBI355 rights to Spero for up to $1.1bn By Salong Debbarma IBI355 is an Fc-silent, third-generation anti-CD40L antibody that is expected to advance to Phase II trials for immunoglobulin G4 (IgG4)-related disease. Spero plans to launch a global Phase
Research & DevelopmentProduction & Sales July 9, 2026 Sino and AstraZeneca sign licence agreement for TQC3721 By Salong Debbarma AstraZeneca will obtain a licence to develop, manufacture and commercialise the phosphodiesterase 3/4 (PDE3/4) inhibitor, TQC3721, outside China. The agreement also covers certain future development programmes on an
Research & Development July 8, 2026 Biocytogen and Whitehawk partner to develop ADCs By Salong Debbarma Under this collaboration, Biocytogen will offer access to up to five bispecific antibodies via its RenLite platform. Whitehawk Therapeutics will assess them in conjunction with its own ADC
Research & Development July 7, 2026 EC approves AbbVie’s Tepkinly combination for follicular lymphoma By Salong Debbarma The decision is based on data from the pivotal Phase III EPCORE FL-1 trial, which assessed the efficacy and safety of the fixed-duration Tepkinly plus lenalidomide and rituximab
Research & Development July 3, 2026 European Commission approves Novartis’ Itvisma to treat SMA By Salong Debbarma With this decision, Itvisma becomes the only gene replacement therapy which is currently approved for this wider patient population within the EU. Itvisma works by providing a functional
Research & DevelopmentRegulation July 1, 2026 Eli Lilly and Innovent agree Verzenios commercialisation deal in China By Salong Debbarma Under this agreement, Innovent will handle the marketing, distribution and promotion of the product within the region, while Eli Lilly will continue to manage manufacturing, supply and development. Verzenios
Research & Development June 30, 2026 Zymeworks agrees to buy Theravance Biopharma for $929m By Salong Debbarma Under the terms of the deal, Theravance Biopharma shareholders will receive $17 per share. Shareholders will also receive a contingent value right (CVR) entitling them to 80% of
Research & Development June 29, 2026 Lilly’s Jaypirca receives CHMP positive opinion for CLL in Europe By Salong Debbarma This Jaypirca CHMP recommendation for CLL applies across all lines of therapy, regardless of previous Bruton tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor treatment. Following this recommendation, the Jaypirca application moves