China’s National Medical Products Administration gave the nod to Innovent Biologics Inc.’s picankibart (IBI-112), branded as Pecondle, for treating moderate to severe plaque psoriasis in adults who are candidates for systemic therapy.
Myrio Therapeutics Pty Ltd. has been able to accomplish something no other company has yet been able to crack: to develop binders where both the affinity and the specificity can be increased.
Myrio Therapeutics Pty Ltd. has been able to accomplish something no other company has yet been able to crack: to develop binders where both the affinity and the specificity can be increased.
Vigencell Inc. plans to seek conditional approval in South Korea for VT-EBV-N, an antigen-specific killer T-cell therapy for natural killer T-cell lymphoma, after gaining positive top-line data from a phase II study Nov. 25.
The priority BLA from Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., of Tokyo, and its U.S. subsidiary, Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization Inc., for sibeprenlimab to treat immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN) has received accelerated approved by the U.S. FDA.
The U.S. FDA said postmarketing reports of neutralizing antibodies to ADAMTS13, including one reported patient death, have prompted an investigation into Takeda Pharmaceutical Ltd.’s Adzynma (apadamtase alfa), a recombinant protein product approved in 2023 for use in adults and pediatric patients with congenital thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura.
Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. filed an NDA with the U.S. FDA for centanafadine (formerly EB-1020), a new nonstimulant therapy for treating attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children, adolescents and adults. Centanafadine is a norepinephrine, dopamine and serotonin reuptake inhibito formulated as a once-daily extended-release capsule.
Phrontline Biopharma Suzhou Co. Ltd. closed a $60 million pre-A+ financing round led by Lapam Investment, with participation from nine other investors. The funds raised will support Phrontline’s development of next-generation antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) candidates.
Kakao Healthcare Corp. plans to secure ₩100 billion (US$68 million) through two investment deals with Cha Biomedical Group and outside investors by early next year. The transactions, expected to close by the first quarter of 2026, will make Cha the controlling shareholder of Kakao Healthcare with a 43.08% stake. Kakao Corp., the parent company, will hold 29.99%, and external investors will own 26.93%.
Immunotherapy-focused biotech company LTZ Therapetics Inc. and GSK plc are partnering to develop up to four potential first-in-class myeloid cell engagers using LTZ’s immune-engager platform to target blood cancers and solid tumors.
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