Ahead of an approval bid with its own candidate in non-small-cell lung cancer, GSK plc is planting a stake in the space by way of the $10.6 billion buyout of Nuvalent Inc. for $124 per share, a 40% premium to Nuvalent’s last closing price and a 26% premium to the 30-calendar day amount. Net of cash acquired, GSK’s investment will total about $9.4 billion.
Extracellular matrix specialist Engitix Ltd. is teaming up with GSK plc to delve into the mechanisms underlying regression of fibrosis after treatment for chronic liver disease, and identify and validate new drug targets involved in this process.
Extracellular matrix specialist Engitix Ltd. is teaming up with GSK plc to delve into the mechanisms underlying regression of fibrosis after treatment for chronic liver disease, and identify and validate new drug targets involved in this process.
The U.S. Supreme Court handed Hikma Pharmaceuticals and the entire generic industry a big victory June 4 with its 9-0 opinion ensuring the future of skinny labels and correcting the Federal Circuit’s flawed understanding of infringed inducement.
GSK plc has announced a breakthrough in the treatment of chronic hepatitis B, reporting a functional cure rate of 19% across two phase III trials of its antisense oligonucleotide bepirovirsen.
In a deal that could be worth up to $1 billion for Suzhou Siran Biotechnology Co. Ltd. (Siranbio), GSK plc licensed exclusive worldwide rights to the siRNA oligonucleotide SA-030, which has recently entered phase I trials for cardiometabolic disease.
In a deal that could be worth up to $1 billion for Suzhou Siran Biotechnology Co. Ltd. (Siranbio), GSK plc licensed exclusive worldwide rights to the siRNA oligonucleotide SA-030, which has recently entered phase I trials for cardiometabolic disease.
The Global Health Innovative Technology (GHIT) Fund has invested in a number of R&D projects for the development of drugs for malaria, including a global partnership led by Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV), Tanabe Pharma Corp. and the University of Georgia.
U.S. FDA drug approvals totaled 19 in March 2026, matching February and showing a solid level of regulatory activity, though slightly below the 22 approvals recorded in March 2025 and under the spike of 30 seen in March 2024.
Biopharma deal value totaled $18.05 billion in March 2026, a pullback from $30.01 billion recorded in February and $31.16 billion in January, but broadly in line with prior years. The March total exceeds March 2024 ($8.5 billion) and is comparable to March 2023 ($19.68 billion) and 2022 ($15.35 billion). For the first quarter (Q1) 2026, deal value increased 17% year over year to $79.22 billion, up from $67.6 billion in Q1 2025.
