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QIAGEN Reports the US FDA Clearance of QIAstat-Dx BCID GPF Plus AMR Panel for Bloodstream Infection Syndromic Testing

Shots: The US FDA has granted clearance to QIAstat-Dx BCID GPF Plus AMR Panel for bloodstream infection testing  The panel identifies 20 gram-positive bacterial & fungal pathogen targets & 10 antimicrobial resistance markers, delivering results in ~1 hour to support rapid clinical decision-making & antimicrobial stewardship Clearance supports QIAGEN’s expansion of its US bloodstream infection…

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Teledyne to Acquire Varex Imaging for $1.1B

Shots: Teledyne Technologies agreed to acquire Varex Imaging for $18.90 per share in cash, valuing the transaction at approximately $1.1B, incl. Varex’s equity awards & net debt Varex develops X-ray tubes, flat-panel & photon-counting detectors, high-voltage interconnects & imaging software used across medical imaging, oncology, industrial inspection, security & vehicle inspection The acquisition is expected…

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Oculis to Acquire Full Global Rights to Privosegtor from Accure Therapeutics

Shots: Oculis will acquire Accure’s worldwide development & commercial rights to Privosegtor (ACT-01), terminating its existing license & giving Oculis greater control and economic upside as the neuro-ophthalmology asset advances Deal also incl. ACT-02, a preclinical neurology candidate. Total consideration incl. $3.8M upfront cash & ~2.05M Oculis shares, incl. milestone-linked shares. Closing is expected by…

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Innate Pharma Collaborates with Sobi to License Lacutamab in Cutaneous T-cell Lymphoma (CTCL)

Shots: Innate Pharma & Sobi have entered into a strategic partnership to initiate P-III (TELLOMAK-3) trial of lacutamab in CTCL, supporting a planned accelerated approval filing in Sézary syndrome TELLOMAK-3 is expected to support full approval filings in Sézary syndrome & mycosis fungoides. Sobi will gain exclusive global commercialization rights upon potential accelerated approval &…

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Almirall Partners with CrystalO to Advance Novel Small Molecules in Medical Dermatology

Shots: Almirall & CrystalO have partnered to advance drug discovery research in medical dermatology, leveraging CrystalO's scientific expertise in ion channels with Almirall's experience in medical dermatology R&D As per the deal, CrystalO will use its AI & structure-based drug discovery platform for compound discovery, optimization, IND-enabling studies, & early clinical development through PoC. Almirall…

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Innovent and Daiichi Sankyo Partner to Commercialize Vanflyta in China

Shots: Innovent Biologics has entered into an exclusive agreement with Daiichi Sankyo to commercialize Vanflyta (quizartinib) in China As per the deal, Daiichi Sankyo will handle the development, manufacturing & supply of Vanflyta while Innovent will hold sole commercialization rights for Vanflyta in China Vanflyta was approved in China in Jun’26 for newly diagnosed FLT3-ITD-positive AML in…

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Health Canada Approves Regeneron’s Libtayo for Adjuvant Treatment of High-Risk Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Shots: Health Canada has approved Libtayo (cemiplimab) for the adj. treatment of adults with CSCC who are at high risk for recurrence after surgery & radiation Approval was based on the P-III (C-POST) trial assessing adj. Libtayo (n=209) vs PBO (n=206) to treat high-risk CSCC pts (N=415) Trial showed a 68% reduction in disease recurrence…

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