Skip to content Skip to footer

Bayer Receives €3B Equity Capital Through Apollo Investment

Shots: Bayer has signed an agreement with Apollo to secure €3B (~$3.4B) in equity capital as part of a strategic financing initiative to strengthen its capital structure Apollo-managed funds will acquire a minority, non-controlling stake in Bayer’s new long-acting reversible contraceptives entity, while Bayer retains majority ownership, operational control, & full financial consolidation within its…

Read more

Novo-Nordisk

Novo Nordisk Reveals Long-Term Data from P-III (FRONTIER4) Trial of Mim8 for Haemophilia A at ISTH 2026

Shots: Novo Nordisk has reported P-III (FRONTIER4) extension study data assessing Mim8 (denecimig, SC) prophylaxis in paediatric & adult pts with hemophilia A, with or without inhibitors, across a range of dosing frequencies incl. QM, Q2W, & QW Interim data (n=426) showed Mim8’s safety was consistent with prior studies, while efficacy EPs demonstrated low mean ABRs…

Read more

Merck, Astellas and Pfizer Report the US FDA Approval of Perioperative Padcev + Keytruda for Cisplatin-Eligible MIBC Patients

Shots: The US FDA has approved Padcev (enfortumab vedotin) + Keytruda/Keytruda Qlex for neoadj. & adj. treatment for pts with muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC), regardless of cisplatin eligibility Approval was supported by the P-III (EV-304/KEYNOTE-B15) trial assessing neoadj. Padcev + Keytruda, followed by surgery & then adj. Keytruda + Padcev vs neoadj. SoC + surgery in cisplatin-eligible MIBC…

Read more

Hansoh Reports P-III (ARTEMIS-008) Trial Data on Risvutatug Rezetecan for Advanced or Relapsed SCLC

Shots: Hansoh has reported the P-III (ARTEMIS-008) trial results assessing risvutatug rezetecan (Ris-Rez/HS-20093) vs topotecan in pts with advanced or relapsed SCLC after prior Pt-based therapy Trial met its 1EP of improved OS in the interim analysis, with consistent benefit also observed across 2EPs, incl. PFS; data will be presented at an upcoming conference Based on…

Read more

Viz.ai Partners with Cortechs.ai to Expand AI Platform into Neurodegenerative Disease Care

Shots: Viz.ai has partnered with Cortechs.ai to integrate its NeuroQuant & NeuroQuant MS into its AI-powered care coordination platform, expanding into neurodegenerative diseases The collaboration will initially focus on multiple sclerosis by integrating Cortechs.ai’s quantitative MRI analysis into Viz.ai’s clinical workflow & care coordination platform to improve MS identification, characterization, & management The company plans…

Read more

Nanjing Leads Biolabs Receives NMPA Priority Review for Opamtistomig to Treat EP-NEC

Shots: The Chinese NMPA has accepted the BLA & granted priority review to Opamtistomig (LBL-024) as a monotx. for the treatment of advanced extrapulmonary neuroendocrine carcinoma (EP-NEC) BLA was supported by the registrational trial data, designed to assess the efficacy & safety of Opamtistomig in pts with advanced EP-NEC whose disease had progressed following ≥2…

Read more

Rani Therapeutics Partners with PegBio to Expand Obesity Pipeline Across Multiple Novel Candidates

Shots: Rani Therapeutics has entered into a research and development collaboration with PegBio to evaluate delivery of multiple obesity & metabolic disease candidates using its proprietary RaniPill platform As per the deal, Rani and PegBio will collaborate on the preclinical development of RaniPill formulations for selected obesity & metabolic disease candidates, aiming to advance the…

Read more

Polpharma and Teva Sign Exclusive Licensing Deal for a Biosimilar Candidate to Ocrevus

Shots: Polpharma has granted Teva exclusive rights to commercialize both IV & SC formulations of Polpharma’s proposed biosimilar to Ocrevus (ocrelizumab) for multiple sclerosis, upon regulatory approval As per the deal, Polpharma will lead biosimilar development & manufacturing, while Teva will oversee regulatory filings & commercialization across the US, EU, Brazil, Canada, Australia, New Zealand,…

Read more