Bridgebio Pharma Inc. kept the phase III wins coming, this time with positive top-line results from Propel 3, the global phase III pivotal study of oral infigratinib, designed to inhibit FGFR3 signaling in children with achondroplasia.
Citing an increase in safety events and evidence of futility, the U.S. NIH stopped an investigational low-dose rivaroxaban arm of its Comparison of Anticoagulation and Antiplatelet Therapies for Intracranial Vascular Atherostenosis (CAPTIVA) trial.
The U.S. FDA accepted, with priority review, Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.’s NDA submission for oveporexton (TAK-681), bringing the oral orexin receptor 2 agonist closer to clearance in narcolepsy type 1.
Ascletis Pharma Inc. raised HK$843.53 million (US107.93 million) in a placement on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange to advance its lead program, ASC-30, a small-molecule glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist that can be dosed once monthly subcutaneously and once daily orally for treating obesity.
Genentech Inc. is covering more bases in multiple sclerosis, with its latest swing on fenebrutinib hitting a rare phase III noninferiority win against Ocrevus (ocrelizumab) in primary progressive multiple sclerosis.
Iambic Therapeutics Inc.’s multiyear technology and discovery pact with Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. could help the San Diego-based firm advance its own pipeline in a big way.
Hubei Polytechnic University (Huangshi, China) scientists and collaborators aimed to develop potential tubulin polymerization inhibitors that may also synergize with immunotherapies for cancer treatment.
Iambic Therapeutics Inc.’s multiyear technology and discovery pact with Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. could help the San Diego-based firm advance its own pipeline in a big way.
On the heels of an NDA submission for brepocitinib in dermatomyositis, Priovant Therapeutics Inc. disclosed data showing the dual TYK2/JAK1 inhibitor surpassed expectations in a phase II study in cutaneous sarcoidosis, another chronic inflammatory skin condition with limited treatment options, setting the stage for a phase III study set to start this year.
Pricing the third and largest biopharma IPO of 2026, Eikon Therapeutics Inc. raised $381 million in an upsized offering of 21.18 million shares of common stock at $18 each, the high point of its price range.
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