Recordati sizes up €10.9bn CVC Capital acquisition offer
Italian pharmaceutical company, Recordati, has confirmed that it’s weighing an acquisition offer from private equity manager, CVC, which is looking …
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Podcast: European biotech rallies against US and China powerhouses
As Lisbon played host to BIO Europe Spring, an annual conference that brings together professionals across the global biotech sector, …
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J&J’s Darzalex nets first self-administered cancer injectable approval
Johnson & Johnson’s (J&J) blockbuster cancer immunotherapy, Darzalex (daratumumab), has secured European approval for self-administration, marking the first time an …
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Rocket’s gene therapy Kresladi wins FDA approval in rare immune disease
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Rocket Pharmaceuticals’ Kresladi (marnetegragene autotemcel) in leukocyte adhesion deficiency type I …
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Novartis to acquire Excellergy for $2bn upfront
Novartis has signed an agreement to acquire biotech business Excellergy, which specialises in the development of next-generation anti-immunoglobulin e (IgE) …
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Simulations Plus and three pharma companies collaborate on AI-driven drug development
Simulations Plus has announced strategic partnership programmes with three pharmaceutical businesses to advance AI-enabled modelling in drug development. The partnerships aim …
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Corcept’s first-in-class ovarian cancer drug gains FDA approval
Corcept Therapeutics has secured US approval for its selective glucocorticoid receptor agonist, Lifyorli (relacorilant), in ovarian cancer more than three …
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FDA opens door to feedback on ‘unclear’ national priority voucher pathway
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will convene a public hearing intended to obtain feedback on its Commissioner's National …
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Cognito Therapeutics and Ochsner partner for new brain health approaches
US-based neurotechnology company Cognito Therapeutics has collaborated with Ochsner Health to establish the Brain Health Collaboratory, aiming to advance new …
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Daiichi Sankyo and Tempus AI collaborate on ADC clinical development
Daiichi Sankyo has entered a strategic collaboration with Tempus AI to expedite the clinical development and differentiation of an antibody …
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The Most Favored Nation Policy: early insights into Europe’s response
On 12 May 2025, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the US Department of Health and Human …
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UCB banks on Georgia for $2bn biologics manufacturing facility
UCB has chosen Georgia as the home for its new biologics manufacturing facility, cementing its legacy in the state and …
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Improving early detection and treatment of liver cancer
Outcomes for liver cancer patients are highly stage dependent. Interventions designed to be curative, such as minimally invasive ablation, tumour …
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MSD spends $6.7bn to buy Terns Pharmaceuticals in cancer pipeline reinforcement
MSD will buy cancer specialist Terns Pharmaceuticals in a deal worth $6.7bn, as the drugmaker continues its string of multibillion-dollar …
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Researchers become scientific tastemakers by handing more R&D to autonomous labs
Pharmaceutical R&D is falling increasingly to artificial intelligence (AI)-guided autonomous laboratories, and the people behind them say the role of …
