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Rather than leave the work of…

June 4th, 2026|FierceBiotech|

Rather than leave the work of developing relationships in China to individual companies, the firm launched an initiative called RA Capital Swiftbridge in mid-2025.

Alnylam has partnered with the…

June 4th, 2026|FierceBiotech|

Alnylam has partnered with the person who helped put the “T” in ChatGPT, paying $30 million to work with Jakob Uszkoreit’s Inceptive Nucleics on artificial intelligence-enabled drug design.

Capital is tighter and…

June 3rd, 2026|FierceBiotech|

Capital is tighter and expectations are higher. Hear how biotech leaders must rethink value, evidence and deal readiness in 2026.

Regeneron has expanded its…

June 3rd, 2026|FierceBiotech|

Regeneron has expanded its research alliance with CytomX Therapeutics, paying $37 million to work on conditionally active bispecifics against two targets and secure options on more programs. The expansion swells the potential value of the

Unlearn founder and head of AI,…

June 2nd, 2026|FierceBiotech|

Unlearn founder and head of AI, Aaron Smith, on how digital twins are moving from trial simulation into the full chain of decisions sponsors make — and what regulators need to see along the way.

Ascidian Therapeutics and Eli…

June 2nd, 2026|FierceBiotech|

Ascidian Therapeutics and Eli Lilly have signed a research collaboration potentially worth up to $1.9 billion, giving the Big Pharma company the chance to discover and develop RNA exon editing therapeutics for genetic kidney diseases.

Travere Therapeutics has set its…

June 2nd, 2026|FierceBiotech|

Travere Therapeutics has set its sights on Everest Medicines' therapy for rare kidney diseases, handing over $112.5 million upfront for a drug that has already begun the trek into the clinic.

Anti-aging startup NewLimit is…

June 2nd, 2026|FierceBiotech|

Anti-aging startup NewLimit is back with a fresh fundraise of $435 million after landing on its first clinic-ready candidate years earlier than expected.

Fulcrum Therapeutics has scrapped…

June 2nd, 2026|FierceBiotech|

Fulcrum Therapeutics has scrapped its sole clinical-stage program after the FDA took a hard line on the modality following the recent withdrawal of Ipsen’s Tazverik from the U.S. market.

Abivax has raised the efficacy bar…

June 2nd, 2026|FierceBiotech|

Abivax has raised the efficacy bar in ulcerative colitis, linking obefazimod to a 40%, placebo-adjusted jump in clinical remission rates in a phase 3 trial. But the share price of the biotech, a reported takeover

Cardiff Oncology has shared…

June 2nd, 2026|FierceBiotech|

Cardiff Oncology has shared updated results from its phase 2 colorectal cancer trial, revealing that the study drug has yet to reach the median progression-free survival as the biotech prepares to enter pivotal development.

Takeda and Innovent’s long-term…

June 1st, 2026|FierceBiotech|

Takeda and Innovent's long-term follow-up data from an early study of their collaborative PD-1/IL-2 bispecific colors the "tremendous potential" of the asset, Takeda's P.K. Morrow said in an interview.

While Revolution Medicines…

June 1st, 2026|FierceBiotech|

While Revolution Medicines dominated this year’s American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting by conquering the “undruggable” RAS pathway, another up-and-coming biotech hopes to do the same with a different vexing target that drives a

For patients with a rare cancer…

June 1st, 2026|FierceBiotech|

For patients with a rare cancer that arises in the gut wall, standard treatment hasn’t changed in the last 20 years. At the American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting in Chicago, GSK shared a first