Regulatory snapshots for biopharma and med tech, including global submissions and approvals, and other regulatory decisions and designations: Apotex, Boxspine, Difgen, Duality Biologics, GSK, Lynk, Medcad, Sibel, Sobi, Telix.
Biopharma and med-tech happenings, including deals and partnerships, and other news in brief: Alligator, Gan & Lee, Hologic, Grail, Junction, JW Pharmaceutical, Whitehawk.
Stryker Corp. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Amplitude Vascular Systems Inc. (AVS) in a bid to strengthen its Peripheral Vascular portfolio, by adding a revascularization technology.
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.
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. is entering the radiopharmaceutical space via a collaboration with Telix Pharmaceuticals Ltd. to jointly develop and commercialize next-generation radiopharmaceutical therapies.
Synox Therapeutics Ltd. is preparing to file for FDA approval of emactuzumab in treating tenosynovial giant cell tumor (TGCT), after announcing positive top-line phase III results.
Spyre Therapeutics Inc. is off to a good start in its goal to create the best combination therapy for inflammatory bowel disease, a group of chronic, relapsing autoimmune conditions of the digestive tract that encompasses Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. The Waltham, Mass.-based company estimates the market for IBD is currently at approximately $25 billion but will jump to around $40 billion in 2030.