BiotechnologyDrug DiscoveryResearch & Development October 22, 2026 Astellas and AI Proteins sign miniprotein therapeutics deal By Salong Debbarma Under the deal, AI Proteins is set to receive an upfront cash sum of more than $400m to design and optimise de novo miniproteins directed at targets selected
RegulationApprovalsOncology October 22, 2026 MSD’s Keytruda and Padcev combination receives EC approval By Salong Debbarma The clearance permits the therapies to be administered before radical cystectomy as neoadjuvant therapy and continued following surgery as adjuvant treatment. Applicable to patients irrespective of cisplatin eligibility,
RegulationApprovalsPharmaceuticals and Healthcare October 21, 2026 FDA approves Cosette’s Evoxac oral solution for Sjögren’s disease By Salong Debbarma The regulatory decision represents the first new drug application (NDA) approval secured by the speciality pharmaceutical manufacturer. Cosette expects the therapy to be commercially accessible in the US
BiotechnologyDrug DiscoveryResearch & Development October 21, 2026 Sanofi and ScionxBio partner on mRNA therapies By Salong Debbarma Under the arrangement, the companies will create extended-exposure formulations of selected mRNA candidates from Sanofi by applying ScionxBio’s TERA technology. The partnership divides research and clinical duties between
OphthalmologyRegulationApprovals October 19, 2026 FDA approves Viatris’ Ryzumvi for adult presbyopia By Salong Debbarma In the US, Ryzumvi is already marketed as the sole authorised treatment for pharmacologically-induced mydriasis. Under a global licensing agreement with Opus Genetics, Viatris holds exclusive rights to
BiotechnologyPharmaceuticals and Healthcare October 19, 2026 Estuary secures $103m to advance kidney disease gene therapies By Salong Debbarma The capital will fund clinical proof-of-concept testing for the biotechnology company’s lead gene therapy candidates, EST-101 and EST-201, whilst advancing its platform for direct kidney delivery. The total
BiotechnologyCentral Nervous System October 16, 2026 Acta Pharmaceuticals raises $24m for Alzheimer’s therapies By Salong Debbarma It is a gamma-secretase modulator being developed as a potent once-daily oral therapy for the treatment and potential prevention of AD. According to the company, existing therapies approved
BiotechnologyDrug DiscoveryResearch & Development October 16, 2026 Transcripta Bio, Mayo Clinic join force on ALS therapies By Salong Debbarma The initiative centres on creating a high-resolution, patient-derived molecular map of the fatal neurodegenerative disorder, which currently has few effective therapies. Under the terms of the agreement, Mayo
BiotechnologyCentral Nervous System October 15, 2026 QCi and INmune Bio partner to study XPro in Alzheimer’s By Salong Debbarma The initial agreement marks the first commercial contract in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology sector for QCi. Under the first stage of the project, the companies will analyse clinical
OncologyBiotechnology October 15, 2026 Alentis and PinotBio partner to develop claudin-1 oncology ADCs By Salong Debbarma Under the agreement, Alentis has secured an exclusive option to in-license linkers and payloads from PinotBio for use in its pipeline candidates. Financially, PinotBio will receive an upfront