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Lonza has agreed to divest its Capsules & Health Ingredients (CHI) business to Lone Star Funds for an enterprise value of CHF 2.3B (~$3B), receiving CHF 1.7B (~$2.2B) upfront while retaining a 40% stake with preferential participation in future exit proceeds
Lonza is expecting total undiscounted proceeds of ≥CHF 3B (~$4B) from CHI via…
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FDA approved Sotyktu(6mg, PO, QD) for adults with active PsA based on 2 P-III trials against PBO, with POETYK PsA-1 involving 670 bDMARD-naïve pts while POETYK PsA-2 involved 624 pts who were bDMARD-naïve & treated with prior TNFα inhibitor
POETYK PsA-1 showed that 54% pts achieved ACR20 compared to 34%, while 24% vs 14%…
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Insilico Medicine & TaiGen have reported complete enrolment of the trial & dosing of the first patient with ISM4808 in the P-I trial to treat CKD-related anemia
The P-I study consists of both single-ascending-dose & multiple-ascending-dose cohorts, designed to evaluate ISM4808 in healthy adults against PBO
In Dec 2025, TaiGen gained exclusive rights to…
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GAIA has entered into an exclusive strategic partnership with Daiichi Sankyo Europe to commercialize Lipodia, a digital therapeutic designed to support adults living with hypercholesterolemia, upon regulatory approval
As per the deal, Daiichi Sankyo Europe will obtain exclusive rights to lipodia, initially covering Germany, with provisions to expand the partnership across major EU markets…
Johnson & Johnson Reports the US FDA Approval of Tecvayli + Darzalex Faspro for R/R Multiple Myeloma
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The US FDA has approved Tecvayli (teclistamab-cqyv) + Darzalex Faspro (daratumumab & hyaluronidase-fihj) for the treatment of adults with r/r MM, who have received ≥1L of prior therapy, incl. a proteasome inhibitor & an immunomodulatory agent
Approval was based on the ongoing P-III (MajesTEC-3) study evaluating Tecvayli + Darzalex vs investigator’s choice of Darzalex & dexamethasone with…
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The US FDA has granted 510(k) clearance to Harrison.ai’s acute infarct triage for non-contrast CT brain scans
510(k) submission compared infarct triage with existing stroke AI tools, incl. an FDA-cleared LVO device on non-contrast CT showing 63.5% sensitivity & 95.1% specificity for vessel occlusion detection only, plus CTA-based LVO systems that require contrast…
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The P-II trial assessed 5 doses of petrelintide (SC, QW) vs PBO for 42wks. in 493 overweight or obese pts (mean BMI of 37 kg/m²) with weight-related comorbidities
Trial met its 1EP, with Q4W dose-escalated injections delivering significant weight loss across 5 arms after 28wks. & sustaining ~10.7% vs 1.7% mean reduction through Wk.…
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Tenaya has entered into a research collaboration with Alnylam to identify novel human genetic targets that could enable the development of disease-modifying therapies for cardiovascular (CV) diseases
Under the collaboration, Tenaya will validate up to 15 gene targets, while Alnylam will lead all the development & commercialization of therapies arising from these validated targets…
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The US FDA has granted BDD to Airiver Pulmonary Drug Coated Balloon (DCB) to treat central airway stenosis
Additionally, the first patient has been enrolled & treated in a trial evaluating the Airiver DCB vs SoC bare balloon dilation in ~200 pts with central airway stenosis; positive results could support a future FDA regulatory…
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Teva & Blackstone Life Sciences have entered a four-year strategic funding agreement to support the continued clinical development of duvakitug
As per the deal, Blackstone will provide $400M to Teva over four years to fund duvakitug development, while Blackstone will receive potential milestone payment subject to FDA approval, & additional commercial milestones, as well…

