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Variant Bio Broadens Discovery Collaboration with Boehringer Ingelheim to Cardiovascular Disease Targets

Shots: Variant Bio has expanded its multi-year research collaboration & license agreement with BI to discover and validate novel cardiovascular disease targets using its Inference platform, building on their existing kidney disease collaboration As per the terms of the expanded agreement, Variant Bio will receive an additional upfront payment & over $250M in potential license…
September 24, 2026

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Envisagenics and Boehringer Ingelheim Sign >$1B Cancer Drug Development Deal

Shots: Envisagenics has entered a multi-year research collaboration & option agreement with BI to validate tumor-specific targets for developing first-in-class precision therapies for solid tumors, using Envisagenics’ AI-powered SpliceCore platform  Collaboration builds on targets identified through SpliceCore to validate their potential across ADCs, TCEs & multispecific Abs, with BI having an option to exclusively license…
September 23, 2026

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EMA Marketing Authorization of New Drugs in July 2026    

Shots:  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…
August 18, 2026

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Top 20 R&D Spending Biopharma Companies of 2026 

Shots:   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…
July 31, 2026

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The EC Approves Boehringer Ingelheim’s Jascayd for Treating IPF and PPF

Shots: The EC has approved Jascayd (nerandomilast) for the treatment of adults with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) & adults with progressive pulmonary fibrosis (PPF) Approval was based on the P-III (FIBRONEER) program, comprising the FIBRONEER-IPF & FIBRONEER-ILD trials. Both met their 1EP, demonstrating that Jascayd slowed lung function decline, measured by the change in FVC…
July 17, 2026

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Combotope Therapeutics and Boehringer Ingelheim Collaborate on Next-Generation Cancer Antibody Therapies

Shots: BI has entered into a strategic research collaboration with Combotope to leverage its SMART-Phage platform to produce highly tumor-selective antibodies for next-generation cancer therapies Combotope will discover tumor-selective, high-affinity antibodies against multiple BI oncology targets, while BI will hold global development & commercialization rights, and lead further R&D, manufacturing, & commercialization activities As per…
June 24, 2026

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EMA Marketing Authorization of New Drugs in May 2026    

Shots:  The European Medicines Agency (EMA) advanced multiple marketing authorizations and positive opinions in May 2026 across pulmonology, oncology, rare diseases, immunology, aesthetics, and endocrinology, involving companies including Boehringer Ingelheim, Novartis, AstraZeneca, AbbVie, Pharming, and Amgen.  CHMP positive opinions included Jascayd for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and progressive pulmonary fibrosis, Vijoice for PIK3CA-related overgrowth spectrum (PROS) disorders, Camizestrant (Etcamah) for ESR1-mutated advanced breast cancer,…
June 23, 2026

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The NMPA Grants Conditional Approval to Boehringer Ingelheim’s Hernexeos for 1L HER2-Mutant NSCLC

Shots: The NMPA has granted conditional approval to Hernexeos (zongertinib) for initial treatment of adults with unresectable, locally advanced, or metastatic NSCLC harboring HER2 (ERBB2) tyrosine kinase domain-activating mutations Approval was based on the data from a treatment-naïve cohort (N=74) of P-Ib (Beamion LUNG-1) trial assessing Hernexeos as monotx., which showed improved ORR of 75.7% (10.8%…
May 22, 2026

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Boehringer Ingelheim Receives the CHMP Positive Opinion of Jascayd for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) and Progressive Pulmonary Fibrosis (PPF) 

Shots:  The CHMP has recommended Jascayd (nerandomilast) for the treatment of adults with IPF and PPF  Opinion was supported by the P-III (FIBRONEER-IPF and FIBRONEER-ILD) trials; both trials met their 1EPs, showing nerandomilast slowed lung function decline vs PBO through Wk-52. Nerandomilast also demonstrated a favorable safety/tolerability profile, with no liver monitoring requirement and PBO-like discontinuation rates as monotx.   Jascayd (PO, BID) is a PDE4B inhibitor with antifibrotic and…
May 21, 2026

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