Atavistik Bio Inc. has entered into a research collaboration with Pfizer Inc. to accelerate the discovery of novel precision allosteric therapeutics for unmet medical needs. Under the collaboration, Atavistik Bio will leverage its proprietary AMPS platform to identify novel allosteric binders against two undisclosed targets selected by Pfizer.
Sangamo Therapeutics Inc.’s stock sank sharply on the last day of 2025 as Pfizer Inc. handed back the rights to their collaborative gene therapy hemophilia A program. While it was another big loss to Sangamo, which had seen two other major deals fall through in the past two years, the company still has two large collaborations in development.
Biontech SE agreed to pay up to nearly $1.26 billion in two separate settlements to resolve royalty disputes with the U.S. NIH and the University of Pennsylvania related to the COVID-19 vaccine the company partnered with Pfizer Inc.
With Alhemo (concizumab-mtci) from Novo Nordisk A/S, a third hemophilia drug in the past eight months has been approved by the U.S. FDA. The once-daily injectable prophylaxis is to prevent or reduce the frequency of bleeding episodes in adult and pediatric patients 12 years of age and older with hemophilia A or B with inhibitors.
Promise Bio Ltd. emerged from stealth with $8.3 million in seed investment for its precision medicine platform, which addresses immune-mediated diseases. The funding will be used to accelerate the development of the company’s technology that analyzes proteins and their post-translational modifications to predict the treatment responses of patients with immune-mediated diseases.
Promise Bio Ltd. emerged from stealth with $8.3 million in seed investment for its precision medicine platform, which addresses immune-mediated diseases. The funding will be used to accelerate the development of the company’s technology that analyzes proteins and their post-translational modifications to predict the treatment responses of patients with immune-mediated diseases.
Promise Bio Ltd. emerged from stealth with $8.3 million in seed investment for its precision medicine platform, which addresses immune-mediated diseases.
Zai Lab and Pfizer Inc. are teaming up in China to fight the deadly carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) infection with novel antibacterial drug Xacduro (sulbactam-durlobactam). Through the collaboration, Zai Lab will leverage Pfizer’s commercial infrastructure in the anti-infective space to widen access to Xacduro in mainland China. Terms of the deal were not released.
With the U.S. FDA approval of Attruby (acoramidis) for transthyretin amyloidosis with cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM), Bridgebio Pharma Inc. is taking on an industry giant. The next-generation, oral, small-molecule stabilizer of transthyretin will take on Pfizer Inc.’s Vyndamax (tafamidis, Vyndaqel), a TTR stabilizer approved in 2019 for ATTR-CM but expected to lose exclusivity in late 2028. The approval was based on a phase III study that showed Attruby significantly reduced death and cardiovascular-related hospitalizations. The NDA, which had a Nov. 29 PDUFA date, was approved Nov. 22.
Ultromics Ltd. received clearance from the U.S. FDA for Echogo Amyloidosis, its artificial intelligence-enhanced software that helps with the early diagnosis of cardiac amyloidosis, enabling timely intervention that can significantly improve patients' quality of life and extend survival.
