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
Research & Development June 26, 2026 Ionis grants Recordati rights to zilganersen for Alexander disease By Salong Debbarma Ionis will retain the responsibility for commercialising the RNA-targeted medicine within the US and will remain the global lead for development activities. Under the agreement, Recordati will handle regulatory
Research & Development June 25, 2026 RQ Bio secures $115m to develop influenza antibody programme By Salong Debbarma Frazier Life Sciences led the financing round along with new investors EQT Life Sciences, Forbion, Monograph and Wellington Management. LifeArc Ventures, Oxford Science Enterprises and the University of
Research & Development June 23, 2026 Lilly and BioArctic sign deal to develop neurodegenerative therapy By Salong Debbarma The partnership will combine BioArctic’s BrainTransporter technology with an unidentified Lilly drug candidate. BioArctic is set to receive a $30m upfront payment. If the new product progresses successfully,
Approvals June 22, 2026 Japan approves Sanofi’s Sarclisa combo for MM treatment By Salong Debbarma The approval follows a positive finding in the pivotal IRAKLIA Phase III study, which demonstrated non-inferior efficacy and pharmacokinetics compared with the intravenous (IV) formulation. It also marks