Evogene and Shanghai Lishan Biopharmaceuticals Partner for BMC128

Shots: Biomica (Evogene’s subsidiary) & Shanghai Lishan Biopharmaceuticals have entered into an exclusive worldwide licensing agreement for BMC128, currently in P-I trial As per the deal, Lishan Biotech will receive exclusive rights to develop, manufacture, & commercialize BMC128, with Biomica receiving development milestone payments & royalties on future commercial sales Lishan Biotech is planning to…

ByRidhi RastogiFebruary 5, 2026

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Alvotech Reveals PK Data on AVT80 (Biosimilar, Entyvio)

Shots: Alvotech reported positive top-line data from the AVT80-GL-P01 PK study comparing AVT80 with Entyvio in healthy adults The study met all 1EP, demonstrating PK similarity between AVT80 & Entyvio following a single 108mg/0.68mL SC dose, supporting AVT80’s biosimilar profile Alvotech is developing AVT16 (IV) & AVT80 (SC) as Entyvio’s biosimilars, with the AVT80-GL-P01 study…

ByRidhi RastogiFebruary 5, 2026

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PrimeGen US to Go Public via DT Cloud Star Acquisition Corporation’s SPAC Deal

Shots: PrimeGen US has entered into a definitive business combination agreement with DT Cloud Star at an implied equity value of ~$1.5B, with closing expected in H2’26 After closing, the combined entity is expected to operate as PrimeGen US or a successor company & will be listed on Nasdaq under a new ticker symbol PrimeGen…

ByRidhi RastogiFebruary 5, 2026

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Daiichi Sankyo Reports First Patient Dosing in P-I/II Trial of DS3790 for R/R B-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

Shots: Daiichi Sankyo has dosed the first patient with DS3790 in the P-I/II trial for pts with r/r B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma The trial will assess DS3790 in ~420 pts with r/r B-cell NHL, evaluating safety endpoints as well as efficacy endpoints incl. overall response, DCR, DoR, time to response, PFS, & OS DS3790 is a…

ByRidhi RastogiFebruary 5, 2026

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Hologic’s Aptima HPV Assay Receives the US FDA Approval for HPV Primary Screening

Shots: The US FDA has approved AptimaHPV Assay, an mRNA-based assay for clinician-collected HPV primary screening Approval follows completion of a real-world HPV screening study of 650,000+ women across US, showing the Aptima HPV Assay has clinically comparable sensitivity to an FDA-approved DNA-based HPV test & is effective for detecting CIN2+ & CIN3+ in primary…

ByRidhi RastogiFebruary 5, 2026

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ZipBio and MeiraGTx Partner to Advance AAV Gene Therapy for Geographic Atrophy

Shots: ZipBio has entered into an exclusive license agreement with MeiraGTx, granting MeiraGTx exclusive right to AAV gene therapy to treat Geographic Atrophy Licensing deal will combine MeiraGTx’s expertise in vector design, clinical development, & in-house genetic medicine manufacturing with ZipBio’s de novo protein therapeutics created using its COMPACT generative AI platform As per the…

ByRidhi RastogiFebruary 4, 2026

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ONWARD Medical First Patient in Empower BP Study of ARC-IM System to Treat Blood Pressure Instability in Spinal Cord Injury

Shots: ONWARD Medical has enrolled the first patient in its Empower BP study evaluating ARC-IM System for symptomatic blood pressure instability in patients with chronic spinal cord injury The global trial will assess ARC-IM System against a sham in pts with C2–T6 spinal cord injuries & injury severities of AIS A-D across ~20 centers in…

ByRidhi RastogiFebruary 4, 2026

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Relay Therapeutics’ Zovegalisib Receives the US FDA Breakthrough Therapy Designation for PIK3CA-Mutant Advanced Breast Cancer

Shots: The US FDA has granted BTD to zovegalisib + fulvestrant for the treatment of adults with PIK3CA mutant, HR+/HER2- locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer following recurrence or progression on or after treatment with a CDK4/6 inhibitor Designation was supported by P-I/II (ReDiscover) trial data of zovegalisib + fulvestrant ± CDK inhibitors, showing activity…

ByRidhi RastogiFebruary 4, 2026

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Pfizer Reports P-IIb (VESPER-3) Trial Results on PF’3944 in Weight Management

Shots: Assessing PF’3944 (QW titration to QM) in obese/overweight pts without T2D, the trial randomized pts to Arm 1 (0.4mg QW/ 0.8mg QW/ 3.2mg QM), Arm 2 (0.8mg QW/ 3.2mg QM), Arm 3 (0.4mg QW/ 0.8mg QW/ 1.2mg QW/ 4.8mg QM), Arm 4 (0.6mg QW/ 1.2mg QW/ 4.8mg QM), or Arm 5 (PBO) Trial met…

ByRidhi RastogiFebruary 4, 2026

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Quanterix Seeks US FDA Approval for Multi-Analyte Algorithmic Blood Test to Diagnose Alzheimer’s Disease

Shots: The US FDA has received 510(k) premarket notification for the multi-analyte algorithmic blood test to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease Submission was backed by data across three independent cohorts & 1,800+ pts, published in the Alzheimer’s & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring The blood test uses Quanterix’s Simoa tech to integrate five AD biomarkers (p-Tau217,…

ByRidhi RastogiFebruary 4, 2026

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Evogene and Shanghai Lishan Biopharmaceuticals Partner for BMC128

Alvotech Reveals PK Data on AVT80 (Biosimilar, Entyvio)

PrimeGen US to Go Public via DT Cloud Star Acquisition Corporation’s SPAC Deal

Daiichi Sankyo Reports First Patient Dosing in P-I/II Trial of DS3790 for R/R B-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

Hologic’s Aptima HPV Assay Receives the US FDA Approval for HPV Primary Screening

ZipBio and MeiraGTx Partner to Advance AAV Gene Therapy for Geographic Atrophy

ONWARD Medical First Patient in Empower BP Study of ARC-IM System to Treat Blood Pressure Instability in Spinal Cord Injury

Relay Therapeutics’ Zovegalisib Receives the US FDA Breakthrough Therapy Designation for PIK3CA-Mutant Advanced Breast Cancer

Pfizer Reports P-IIb (VESPER-3) Trial Results on PF’3944 in Weight Management

Quanterix Seeks US FDA Approval for Multi-Analyte Algorithmic Blood Test to Diagnose Alzheimer’s Disease

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