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The European Medicines Agency (EMA) advanced multiple marketing authorizations and positive opinions in June 2026 across oncology, neurology, rare diseases, metabolic disorders, and infectious diseases, involving companies including Amgen, Immedica, Sanofi, Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Acadia Pharmaceuticals, and Zambon.
European Commission approvals included Imdylltra for extensive-stage small cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC), Zepzelca + Tecentriq as a first-line maintenance therapy for ES-SCLC, Cenrifki for secondary progressive…
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The CHMP has recommended Daybu (trofinetide) for the treatment of neurobehavioral symptoms of Rett syndrome in pts (≥5yrs.); If approved, authorization would be valid in all 30 EEA states
Opinion was based on the results from the P-III (LAVENDER) study, which showed improvements in core features of Rett syndrome, as measured by RSBQ & CGI-I…
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AbbVie has entered into collaboration & license option agreement with ADARx to develop siRNA therapeutics across multiple disease areas, incl. neuroscience, immunology & oncology, leveraging ADARx's RNA tech
As per the deal, ADARx will receive $335M upfront & will be eligible to receive several billion in additional contingent payments incl. option fees, milestones, plus tiered royalties…
Biopharma merger and acquisition activity in 2020 was mainly filled with late-stage- bolt-on acquisitions- which were orders of magnitude smaller than the mega M&A deals of prior years.
AstraZeneca holds the top rank by acquiring Alexion Pharmaceuticals among the top 20 acquisitions with a total deal value of $39B at a 1-day premium of 45%…

