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Eli Lilly took to the stage at the…

May 28th, 2026|FierceBiotech|

Eli Lilly took to the stage at the American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting in Chicago to share early data for a new drug candidate that could, if all goes right, challenge the dominance of

Hoth Therapeutics’ search for…

May 28th, 2026|FierceBiotech|

Hoth Therapeutics’ search for salvation in the stars appears to have been rewarded by investors, as the company’s stock doubled after a pivot to powering AI in space.

Tighter capital, higher…

May 27th, 2026|FierceBiotech|

Tighter capital, higher expectations and evolving regulatory frameworks are reshaping drug development strategy. Parexel leaders explain how companies are adapting.

GSK is pulling back the curtain on…

May 27th, 2026|FierceBiotech|

GSK is pulling back the curtain on the phase 3 success of its chronic hepatitis B drug bepirovirsen, revealing that nearly one-fifth of all treated patients across two trials were functionally cured of the virus.

D&D Pharmatech has linked its…

May 27th, 2026|FierceBiotech|

D&D Pharmatech has linked its GLP-1/glucagon receptor agonist to improvements in liver health, keeping the Korean biotech in the hunt for a market already served by Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy.

Apogee Therapeutics has secured a…

May 27th, 2026|FierceBiotech|

Apogee Therapeutics has secured a promise of up to $1.3 billion in financing from Blackstone Life Sciences as the biotech gears up to take its anti-IL-13 antibody into phase 3.

Amid an intensifying debate over…

May 26th, 2026|FierceBiotech|

Amid an intensifying debate over how Washington should counter China’s rapid ascent in the biotech sector, a growing chorus of policymakers and biotech insiders is urging the Treasury Department to expand the newly codified COINS

As the FDA adjusts to life without…

May 26th, 2026|FierceBiotech|

As the FDA adjusts to life without Marty Makary, M.D., who resigned as commissioner two weeks ago, the numerous policy reforms he put in motion remain intact, including the controversial Commissioner’s National Priority Voucher (CNPV)

Kura Oncology has published early…

May 26th, 2026|FierceBiotech|

Kura Oncology has published early data on darlifarnib in combination with Bristol Myers Squibb’s Krazati, linking the drug candidate to response rates of up to 69% when given with the KRAS inhibitor.

Novartis may be launching an array…

May 26th, 2026|FierceBiotech|

Novartis may be launching an array of vehicles to shuttle drugs across the blood-brain barrier, but executives told Fierce the Swiss pharma is “always looking” for new ways to traverse this final frontier of neuroscience.

Eli Lilly has splashed up to $3.8…

May 26th, 2026|FierceBiotech|

Eli Lilly has splashed up to $3.8 billion on an infectious disease pipeline, acquiring Curevo, LimmaTech Biologics and Vaccine Company to extend its shopping spree into viral and bacterial pathogen R&D.

For biopharmaceutical companies,…

May 22nd, 2026|FierceBiotech|

For biopharmaceutical companies, Japan is one of the world’s most important markets, but also among the most operationally complex. Many therapies with strong global clinical validation still face significant barriers to successful market entry, not

Recorded at Fierce Biotech Week in…

May 22nd, 2026|FierceBiotech|

Recorded at Fierce Biotech Week in Boston, this episode of “The Top Line” features a conversation with BioAge co-founder and CEO Kristen Fortney on aging biology, inflammation and why BioAge believes its oral NLRP3 inhibitor

It’s been more than four years…

May 22nd, 2026|FierceBiotech|

It’s been more than four years since Novartis shook up the CAR-T space with its T-Charge platform. But that’s a lifetime in the fast-moving world of cell therapies.