UCB SA has entered into a new multiproject strategic alliance with Cancer Research UK and its innovation arm, Cancer Research Horizons, to advance a pipeline of novel investigational oncology candidates.
UCB SA agreed to pay $2 billion up front to acquire bispecific T-cell engager (TCE)-maker Candid Therapeutics Inc. and lead BCMA/CD3 TCE asset cizutamig (CND-106), continuing big pharma’s spree for China-made autoimmune assets in 2026.
UCB SA agreed to pay $2 billion up front to acquire bispecific T-cell engager (TCE)-maker Candid Therapeutics Inc. and lead BCMA/CD3 TCE asset cizutamig (CND-106), continuing big pharma’s spree for China-made autoimmune assets in 2026.
A flurry of deals focused on the neurological disease space in 2026 suggest large biopharma companies are searching for the next best therapeutics for everything from epilepsy and narcolepsy to post-traumatic stress disorder and hyperphagia.
Rare disease drug development companies battle with economic challenges and small patient populations, but new technology alongside a human connection are helping researchers and marketers identify patients, educate physicians and build networks. At Pharma USA, a Reuters Events meeting in Philadelphia March 16-17, executives from Astrazeneca plc and UCB SA discussed their successes with rare disease launches, presenting their playbooks for building trust and driving adoption among patients.
Belgian pharma giant UCB SA is putting skin in the bispecific T-cell engager (TCE) game, announcing a potential $1.1 billion deal to license Antengene Corp.’s ATG-201. ATG-201 is a CD19/CD3 bispecific TCE antibody aimed at autoimmune disorders, though specific indications were not disclosed.
UCB SA and Antengene Corp. Ltd. have entered into a license agreement that grants UCB a worldwide exclusive license to further develop, manufacture and commercialize ATG-201.
The U.S. FDA approved 18 drugs in November, down from 20 in October, bringing the total number of clearances to 199 through the first 11 months of the year. The number is about 5% lower than the 209 approvals recorded over the same period in 2024 but more than every prior year.
The U.S. FDA has approved UCB SA’s Kygevvi (doxecitine and doxribtimine), the first treatment for the ultra-rare, genetic and life-threatening mitochondrial disease thymidine kinase 2 deficiency. The approval comes as the company reaps a reward of rebuilding and reorganizing that it began little more than a year ago.
