Curium and Lantheus to Merge in an ~$8B Deal

Shots: Lantheus to merge with a wholly-owned subsidiary of Curium US, combining Curium’s global theranostics platform with Lantheus’ US radiodiagnostics business; closing expected in H1’27 As per the deal, Curium will acquire Lantheus for $102.5/share in cash, with shareholders eligible for ~$12/share in non-transferable CVRs, representing total consideration of up to $114.50/share & a transaction…

ByRidhi RastogiAugust 4, 2026

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Pathos AI Inks ~2.2B Licensing Deal with Alphamab Oncology for JSKN016

Shots: Pathos AI has entered into a licensing agreement with Jiangsu Alphamab Biopharmaceuticals for JSKN016, a TROP2/HER3 bispecific ADC independently developed by Alphamab As per the deal, Pathos AI will receive exclusive rights to research, develop, manufacture & commercialize JSKN016 outside Greater China, funding all related costs, while Alphamab retains exclusive rights in mainland China,…

ByRidhi RastogiAugust 4, 2026

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Invenio Imaging Completes Enrollment in Pivotal ON-SITE Study for NIO Lung Cancer Reveal

Shots: Invenio has completed patient enrollment in the ON-SITE study evaluating NIO Lung Cancer Reveal, an AI-based image analysis module for rapid assessment of bronchoscopic lung biopsy specimens imaged with the NIO Imaging System The study enrolled 1,006 pts, involving >3,250 fresh biopsy specimens across 7 US medical centers, with specimens collected using transbronchial forceps biopsy,…

ByRidhi RastogiAugust 3, 2026

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Meitheal Secures FDA Approval for Garzulys (Biosimilar, NovoLog)

Shots: The US FDA has approved Garzulys (SC & IV), a biosimilar to NovoLog (insulin aspart) to improve glycemic control in adults & pediatric pts with diabetes mellitus Garzulys was developed through a collaboration among Tonghua Dongbao, NKF, Xentria, Meitheal, & Emerge. Tonghua Dongbao developed the drug substance, NKF the drug product, Xentria led clinical…

ByRidhi RastogiAugust 3, 2026

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Leads Biolabs Reports NMPA IND Clearnce to Initiate P-Ib/II Trial for Opamtistomig Combination Therapy in mCRC

Shots: The NMPA has approved IND application to initiate P-Ib/II trial of opamtistomig (LBL-024) in combination therapy for metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) Trial will evaluate the safety & efficacy of opamtistomig combination regimens in pts with mCRC & explore potential predictive biomarkers. Opamtistomig mechanism was already validated across EP-NEC, NSCLC, SCLC, & biliary tract cancer…

ByRidhi RastogiAugust 3, 2026

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Ractigen Therapeutics Reports IND Clearance of RAG-1C for Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy

Shots: The US FDA has granted IND clearance for RAG-1C for the prevention & treatment of Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy (PVR) The P-I trial will assess the safety, tolerability, PK, & preliminary efficacy of RAG-1C in patients undergoing surgery for retinal detachment who are at high risk of developing PVR RAG-1C is an intravitreal saRNA therapy using Ractigen’s…

ByRidhi RastogiAugust 3, 2026

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Fresenius Kabi Reports FDA and EMA Acceptance of PB016 (Biosimilar, Entyvio) for Review

Shots: The US FDA and EMA have accepted the BLA & MAA, respectively, for PB016, a biosimilar version of Entyvio (vedolizumab) lyophilized vial for IV administration BLA was supported by an extensive development program assessing PB016 vs Entyvio, to evaluate its similarity to the reference product, consistent with regulatory requirements for biosimilar approval PB016 is…

ByRidhi RastogiAugust 3, 2026

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Novartis Reports the US FDA Approval of Pluvicto for mHSPC

Shots: The US FDA has approved Pluvicto (lutetium Lu 177 vipivotide tetraxetan) with an androgen receptor pathway inhibitor (ARPI) for pts with PSMA+ metastatic androgen pathway modulation-naive/sensitive (mAPMN/S) prostate cancer Approval was based on the P-III (PSMAddition) trial, which showed Pluvicto + ARPI & ADT reduced the risk of progression or death by 28% vs SoC…

ByRidhi RastogiAugust 3, 2026

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Cytokinetics Reports MHRA Approval of Myqorzo (Aficamten) for Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (oHCM)

Shots: The MHRA has approved Cytokinetics’ Myqorzo (aficamten) for the treatment of adults with symptomatic (NYHA, class II-III) oHCM MHRA assessment was based on P-III (SEQUOIA-HCM) trial of Myqorzo (n=282), showing improved exercise capacity vs PBO at 24wks., with increased peak oxygen uptake by 1.8 vs 0 ml/kg/min Additionally, NICE has recommended aficamten for eligible…

ByRidhi RastogiJuly 30, 2026

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Relation and GSK Partner to Advance Drug Discovery

Shots: Relation has entered a strategic research collaboration with GSK to generate large-scale human cellular perturbation datasets to understand disease biology & discover novel therapeutic targets Relation will generate large-scale perturbation datasets using advanced human cellular disease models & experimental systems to develop, validate, & train foundation models, incl. MORGAN, to investigate disease biology &…

ByRidhi RastogiJuly 30, 2026

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Curium and Lantheus to Merge in an ~$8B Deal

Pathos AI Inks ~2.2B Licensing Deal with Alphamab Oncology for JSKN016

Invenio Imaging Completes Enrollment in Pivotal ON-SITE Study for NIO Lung Cancer Reveal

Meitheal Secures FDA Approval for Garzulys (Biosimilar, NovoLog)

Leads Biolabs Reports NMPA IND Clearnce to Initiate P-Ib/II Trial for Opamtistomig Combination Therapy in mCRC

Ractigen Therapeutics Reports IND Clearance of RAG-1C for Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy

Fresenius Kabi Reports FDA and EMA Acceptance of PB016 (Biosimilar, Entyvio) for Review

Novartis Reports the US FDA Approval of Pluvicto for mHSPC

Cytokinetics Reports MHRA Approval of Myqorzo (Aficamten) for Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (oHCM)

Relation and GSK Partner to Advance Drug Discovery

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