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The FDA specifically took issue…

February 10th, 2026|FierceBiotech|

The FDA specifically took issue with the trial's control arm, which incorporated a "licensed standard-dose seasonal influenza vaccine," per Moderna's press release.

In an effort to bolster Europe’s…

February 10th, 2026|FierceBiotech|

In an effort to bolster Europe’s biotech venture capital ecosystem, investment firms, research institutions and other stakeholders have launched the European Life Sciences Coalition.

Nektar Therapeutics is basking in…

February 10th, 2026|FierceBiotech|

Nektar Therapeutics is basking in the honeyed glow of long-term phase 2 data for its immune asset rezpegaldesleukin in atopic dermatitis, where the candidate successfully reduced the size and itchiness of patients’ eczema after 52

AstraZeneca is taking its oral…

February 10th, 2026|FierceBiotech|

AstraZeneca is taking its oral GLP-1 drug into phase 3 on the back of a pair of midstage weight loss wins, despite remaining tight-lipped on how the drug actually performed.

AstraZeneca executives have told…

February 10th, 2026|FierceBiotech|

AstraZeneca executives have told Fierce Biotech they still see potential in harnessing the relaxin hormone to treat heart failure despite abandoning work on one of two clinical-stage candidates.

Kailera Therapeutics and its China…

February 9th, 2026|FierceBiotech|

Kailera Therapeutics and its China partner Hengrui have released top-line results from a phase 2 trial of their oral version of ribupatide that indicate it has a “potentially game-changing clinical profile,” according to Kailera’s chief medical

OrsoBio’s experimental oral drug…

February 9th, 2026|FierceBiotech|

OrsoBio’s experimental oral drug lowered fasting triglyceride levels at four weeks of treatment, hitting the primary efficacy goal in a midstage study of metabolic conditions.

Roche has shared the numbers…

February 9th, 2026|FierceBiotech|

Roche has shared the numbers behind its phase 3 win in primary progressive multiple sclerosis, linking its BTK inhibitor to a 12% reduction in the risk of disability progression compared to Ocrevus.

Eli Lilly is heading back to its…

February 9th, 2026|FierceBiotech|

Eli Lilly is heading back to its regular Chinese collaborator Innovent with $350 million in upfront cash to collaborate on new meds for patients with cancer or immune disorders.

Ever since 6-year-old Emily…

February 6th, 2026|FierceBiotech|

Ever since 6-year-old Emily Whitehead became the first patient to receive CAR-T cell therapy in 2012, where T cells were removed from her body and reprogrammed to attack her leukemia before being reinfused, drug developers

Takeda and Iambic Therapeutics…

February 6th, 2026|FierceBiotech|

Takeda and Iambic Therapeutics have agreed to a multiyear technology and discovery agreement that'll leverage Iambic’s broad suite of AI-driven drug discovery platforms. The agreement gives Iambic the chance to earn up to $1.7 billion.

ILiAD Biotechnologies Inc….

February 6th, 2026|FierceBiotech|

ILiAD Biotechnologies Inc. announced the close of an oversubscribed $115 million series B fund raise this week to support the company’s next generation pertussis (whooping cough) vaccine candidate.

On top of 348 known job cuts…

February 6th, 2026|FierceBiotech|

On top of 348 known job cuts across the organization last year, Genentech laid off an additional 141 staffers last August that are just now being disclosed.

The deal allows CSL to potentially…

February 6th, 2026|FierceBiotech|

The deal allows CSL to potentially exercise an option on recombinant polyclonal immunoglobulin products that could grant Memo up to $328 million on sales milestones.

Two dose-limiting toxicities have…

February 6th, 2026|FierceBiotech|

Two dose-limiting toxicities have been recorded in uniQure’s trial evaluating an investigational AAV gene therapy designed to treat the rare condition Fabry disease.

Belgian biotech Agomab…

February 6th, 2026|FierceBiotech|

Belgian biotech Agomab Therapeutics and eye-focused drug delivery company SpyGlass Pharma both headed to the Nasdaq this morning as momentum continues to build for biopharma IPOs.

As Priovant works toward approval…

February 5th, 2026|FierceBiotech|

As Priovant works toward approval of potential blockbuster brepocitinib as a treatment for dermatomyositis, the North Carolina biotech has presented promising results for the TYK2/JAK1 inhibitor in another rare skin condition.