BioWorld. Link to homepage.

Clarivate
  • BioWorld
  • BioWorld Science
  • BioWorld Asia
  • Data Snapshots
    • Biopharma
    • Medical technology
    • Infographics: Dynamic digital data analysis
    • Index insights
    • NME Digest
  • Special reports
    • Infographics: Dynamic digital data analysis
    • Trump administration impacts
    • Under threat: mRNA vaccine research
    • BioWorld at 35
    • Biopharma M&A scorecard
    • Bioworld 2025 review
    • BioWorld MedTech 2025 review
    • BioWorld Science 2025 review
    • Women's health
    • China's GLP-1 landscape
    • PFA re-energizes afib market
    • China CAR T
    • Alzheimer's disease
    • Coronavirus
    • More reports can be found here

BioWorld. Link to homepage.

  • Sign In
  • Sign Out
  • My Account
Subscribe
BioWorld - Friday, February 20, 2026
See today's BioWorld
Home » M&A activity drives infectious disease stock rebound
To read the full story, subscribe or sign in.
Index insights

M&A activity drives infectious disease stock rebound

Feb. 19, 2026
By Amanda Lanier
No Comments
Infectious disease-focused biopharma companies continued their rebound into year-end, with the BioWorld Infectious Disease Index finishing 2025 up 68.55% after standing at a collective 28.98% at the end of October. The rally underscores a sharp reversal from earlier in the year, when the index had declined 17.83% by the end of April before recovering to a 4.34% gain by July.
BioWorld Analysis and data insight Infection

Popular Stories

  • Today's news in brief

    BioWorld
  • 3D illustration of skin layers

    TL1A is overexpressed in hidradenitis suppurativa

    BioWorld Science
    Despite the availability of advanced therapeutic options, about 40%-50% of patients with hidradenitis suppurativa do not achieve significant improvement in...
  • IL-22 and TL1A, a robust couple for diagnosing hidradenitis suppurativa

    BioWorld Science
    Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic inflammatory skin disease with strong association with psoriasis and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). While some...
  • Illustration of head with maze that is missing parts

    Inhibiting the NLRP3 inflammasome for cognitive impairment, stroke

    BioWorld Science
    Vascular cognitive impairment and dementia (VCID) and cerebral small vessel disease are among the leading causes of dementia, where inflammation is known to play...
  • Illustration of brain and antibodies

    VST Bio’s VB-001 is neuroprotector after stroke

    BioWorld Science
    At the recent International Stroke Conference, researchers from VST Bio Corp. and Yale University presented preclinical data regarding VB-001, a monoclonal...
  • BioWorld
    • Today's news
    • Analysis and data insight
    • Clinical
    • Data Snapshots
    • Deals and M&A
    • Financings
    • Medical technology
    • Newco news
    • Opinion
    • Regulatory
  • BioWorld Science
    • Today's news
    • Biomarkers
    • Cancer
    • Conferences
    • Endocrine/metabolic
    • Immune
    • Infection
    • Neurology/psychiatric
    • NME Digest
    • Patents
  • BioWorld Asia
    • Today's news
    • Analysis and data insight
    • Australia
    • China
    • Clinical
    • Deals and M&A
    • Financings
    • Newco news
    • Regulatory
    • Science
  • More
    • About
    • Advertise with BioWorld
    • Archives
    • Article reprints and permissions
    • Contact us
    • Cookie policy
    • Copyright notice
    • Data methodology
    • Infographics: Dynamic digital data analysis
    • Index insights
    • Podcasts
    • Privacy policy
    • Share your news with BioWorld
    • Staff
    • Terms of use
    • Topic alerts
Follow Us

Copyright ©2026. All Rights Reserved. Design, CMS, Hosting & Web Development :: ePublishing