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Corxel raises $287M series D round to advance oral GLP-1

Jan. 27, 2026
By Tamra Sami
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Corxel Pharmaceuticals Ltd. completed a $287 million series D round to advance its lead compound, an oral small-molecule GLP-1 receptor agonist, CX-11, for obese and overweight patients.
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1st Biotherapeutics closes $22M series D, preps for IPO

Jan. 27, 2026
By Marian (YoonJee) Chu
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1st Biotherapeutics Inc. announced the closing of a ₩31.7 billion series D funding round Jan. 26 to advance its lead phase I oncology asset, FB-849, and portfolio of candidates for neurodegenerative diseases.
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1st Biotherapeutics closes $22M series D, preps for IPO

Jan. 26, 2026
By Marian (YoonJee) Chu
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1st Biotherapeutics Inc. announced the closing of a ₩31.7 billion series D funding round Jan. 26 to advance its lead phase I oncology asset, FB-849, and portfolio of candidates for neurodegenerative diseases.
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Asia roundup: Shionogi ups Viiv stake, Fosun spinoff plans, more

Jan. 23, 2026
By Marian (YoonJee) Chu
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Shionogi & Co. Ltd. and Fosun Pharmaceutical (Group) Co. Ltd. were involved in separate divestment transactions this week, with Shionogi buying out Pfizer Inc.’s stake in Viiv Healthcare Ltd. to lift its holding to 21.7%.
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Corxel raises $287M series D round to advance oral GLP-1

Jan. 23, 2026
By Tamra Sami
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Corxel Pharmaceuticals Ltd. completed a $287 million series D round to advance its lead compound, an oral small-molecule GLP-1 receptor agonist, CX-11, for obese and overweight patients.
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Researchers develop 3,3-dimethyl-2-oxoindiline STING inhibitors

Jan. 23, 2026
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Hyperactivity of the transmembrane adaptor protein STING, which normally helps the cell respond to infection and injury, has been implicated in several autoimmune or inflammatory diseases, including systemic lupus erythematosus and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
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Lexicon rebounds on FDA nod for phase III non-opioid pain drug trial

Jan. 22, 2026
By Marian (YoonJee) Chu
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Lexicon Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced that it received no objections from the U.S. FDA to move pilavapadin, its non-opioid candidate for diabetic peripheral neuropathic pain, into phase III study, pushing company shares up near 20% on the day.
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Erasca raises $225M to sharpen RAS oncology focus

Jan. 22, 2026
By Tamra Sami
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Erasca Inc. priced an upsized public offering to raise $225 million to fund development of its therapies for patients with RAS/MAPK pathway-driven cancers.
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Corcept’s relacorilant could reach $2.1B ovarian cancer market

Jan. 22, 2026
By Karen Carey
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Six months shy of the PDUFA date for its oral, selective glucocorticoid receptor antagonist relacorilant to treat platinum-resistant ovarian cancer, Corcept Therapeutics Inc. reported a 35% reduction in the risk of death, meeting the second primary endpoint of overall survival after reaching statistical significance with progression-free survival last March.
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Tanabe’s dersimelagon hits phase III endpoint in rare disorder

Jan. 21, 2026
By Marian (YoonJee) Chu
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After selling off amyotrophic lateral sclerosis therapeutics last month, Tanabe Pharma America Inc. emerged a forerunner in another rare disease space with positive top-line phase III data of dersimelagon (MT-7117) for erythropoietic protoporphyria/X-linked protoporphyria.
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