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The European Commission (EC) approved multiple new medicines in July 2026 across rare diseases, respiratory disorders, aesthetics, and oncology, involving companies including Novartis, Boehringer Ingelheim, AbbVie’s Allergan Aesthetics, and AstraZeneca.
EC approvals included Itvisma (onasemnogene abeparvovec) for patients aged ≥2 years with 5q spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) and confirmed bi-allelic SMN1 mutations; Jascayd (nerandomilast) for adults with idiopathic pulmonary…
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Daiichi Sankyo & AZ have reported P-III (DESTINY-Lung04) trial data assessing Enhertu (5.4mg/kg) vs SoC (Pt-pemetrexed doublet CT + Keytruda) in 454 pts with unresectable, locally advanced or metastatic, nsq-NSCLC harboring a HER2 exon 19 or 20 mutation
Trial showed that Enhertu improved PFS as 1L treatment, with trial continuing to evaluate 2EPs incl. OS;…
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SOPHiA GENETICS has entered a global collaboration with AstraZeneca to develop, validate, & commercialize two companion diagnostics (CDx) supporting precision oncology therapies
The multi-year collaboration will leverage SOPHiA’s decentralized clinical trial assays & CDx capabilities to advance development & commercialization of the CDx programs
As per the deal, SOPHiA GENETICS will develop its Solid Tumor…
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Merck & Co., Roche, and Johnson & Johnson emerged as the leading pharmaceutical companies by R&D expenditure in 2025, investing $15.78B, $15.49B, and $14.66B, respectively. Continued investments in late-stage clinical programs, pipeline expansion, advanced technologies, and strategic business development reinforced their commitment to driving pharmaceutical innovation
Global biopharmaceutical R&D investment continues to accelerate as…
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The EC has approved Datroway (datopotamab deruxtecan) for the 1L treatment of adults with unresectable or metastatic TNBC, who are ineligible for PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitor therapy; regulatory review is ongoing in China & Japan, as well as Australia, Canada, Singapore & Switzerland as part of Project Orbis
Approval was backed by the global P-III (TROPION-Breast02)…
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The CHMP has recommended Enhertu (5.4mg/kg) + Perjeta for the 1L treatment of pts with HER2+ unresectable or metastatic breast cancer (MBC), backed by P-III (DESTINY-Breast09) trial data (n=1157)
Trial assessed Enhertu ± Perjeta vs THP, where it improved PFS by 44% in 383 pts who had not received prior CT or HER2-targeted therapy,…
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AZ reported P-III (CLARITY-Gastric01) data evaluating Sonesitatug vedotin (Sone-Ve; 2.2 or 1.8mg/kg, Q3W) vs investigator’s choice in 2L & later-line therapy for advanced or metastatic gastric, GEJ, or EAC with CLDN18.2 expression in ≥25% of tumour cells by IHC at any intensity
Stage 2 continued with 2.2mg/kg as the recommended dose, with the trial…
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The EC has approved Etcamah + a CDK4/6 inhibitor (palbociclib, ribociclib or abemaciclib) for adults with ER+, HER2- locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer with an ESR1 mutation & no progression on 1L endocrine therapy + CDK4/6 inhibitor; regulatory review is ongoing in the US
Approval was based on the P-III (SERENA-6) trial assessing…
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Royalty Pharma will pay Neurimmune up to $425M, incl. $125M upfront, in exchange for a 3% to 4% royalty on worldwide net sales of AstraZeneca’s cliramitug
Royalty Pharma will pay Neurimmune an additional $125M in cash in Q1’27, with the remaining $175M contingent on the achievement of specified clinical & regulatory milestones
Cliramitug is…
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AbbVie led the global immunology market with $30.4B in immunology revenue in 2025, followed by Sanofi ($19.08B) and Johnson & Johnson ($15.72B). Continued demand for biologics and targeted therapies across autoimmune and inflammatory diseases supported strong commercial performance among leading companies.
The global immunology market, valued at $108.4B in 2024, is projected to…

