Success by nearly all measures with Praxis Precision Medicines Inc.’s essential tremor phase III candidate, ulixacaltamide, drove the company’s stock up significantly and provided solid data for an NDA filing planned for early 2026. Read More
Dianthus Therapeutics Inc. has joined the recent trend of companies licensing therapies in development from China. The company will pay as much as $1 billion to Nanjing Leads Biolabs Co. Ltd. for DNTH-212, a bifunctional BDCA2 and BAFF/APRIL inhibitor to treat autoimmune disorders. Read More
Antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) specialist Aimedbio Inc. announced Oct. 16 the signing of a potential $991 million deal with Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH to license out its novel preclinical ADC asset targeting solid tumors, including KRAS mutations, which is set to enter phase I study next year. Read More
A year and half from its inception, Adcytherix SAS has raised a €105 million (US$122 million) series A, enabling it to take the lead antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) program into clinical development next year. Read More
Aicuris Anti-Infective Cures AG is preparing to file for U.S. FDA approval after reporting positive phase III results for lead antiviral pritelivir in the healing of refractory herpes simplex virus lesions in immunocompromised patients. Read More
At the 2025 European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP) Congress in Amsterdam this week, researchers presented new findings on the role of endocannabinoids in stress, addiction … and the integrity of the blood-brain-barrier. Read More
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) has proposed to limit the use of administrative challenges to patents when the patent in dispute is already the subject of litigation in district court, a change that many in the life sciences might see as an improvement over the current hyper-litigious environment. Read More
BioWorld Staff Writer Tamra Sami says it’s impossible to talk about changes to the biotech and med-tech landscape in Asia without discussing China, which is eclipsing the region. In the last two decades, China has shifted from imitator to innovator. Read More
Clinical updates, including data readouts and publications: Adocia, Aprea, Eli Lilly, Eradivir, Gilead, Mabwell, Merck & Co., Tonghua Dongbao, Viiv. Read More
Biopharma happenings, including deals and partnerships, and other news in brief: Amphista, Apollomics, BMS, Enveric, Gilgamesh, GSK, Insitro, Scisparc, Scynexis. Read More
Regulatory snapshots, including global drug submissions and approvals, and other regulatory decisions and designations: Belite, Chiesi, Minovia, Transpire. Read More
