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This edition explores The Next Frontier: AI Transforming Healthcare Delivery, examining how artificial intelligence, machine learning, predictive analytics, connected devices, real-world data, and digital health platforms are reshaping healthcare delivery from reactive to more predictive, proactive, connected, and patient-centered models of care.
Through expert perspectives, feature stories, and industry insights, we examine how AI…
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GSK has entered into an agreement with Chimagen Biosciences to acquire full global rights to a trispecific T cell-engager (TCE), building on its existing relationship with Chimagen following a previous agreement to acquire CMG1A46
As per the deal, Chimagen will receive an upfront fee for Chimagen’s TCE program, with additional development & commercial milestones…
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Japan’s MHLW has approved Shingrix in a PFS format (Recombinant Zoster Vaccine or RSV) for the prevention of shingles (herpes zoster)
Approval was based on technical comparability between the PFS & existing vaccine presentation; the new presentation does not involve a change in indication or dosing
Shingrix combines glycoprotein E with the AS01B…
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The US FDA has accepted the sBLA under Project Orbis & granted priority review to Jemperli in previously untreated stage II/III dMMR/MSI-H locally advanced rectal cancer (PDUFA: Feb 2027), with eligibility for an earlier decision through the NPV program
sBLA was based on the global P-II (AZUR-1) trial assessing Jemperli (dostarlimab) monotx. (500mg, IV, Q3W…
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The US FDA approved six notable therapies in July 2026 across nephrology, oncology, cardiometabolic disease, ophthalmology, and neuropsychiatry, highlighting continued progress in specialty and chronic disease treatment.
Key approvals included Trutakna (atacicept) for IgA nephropathy, Revtorpyk (gedatolisib) for HR+/HER2- breast cancer, Lipfendra (enlicitide) for hypercholesterolemia, Jideytro (zidesamtinib) for ROS1-positive NSCLC, Lytenava (bevacizumab-vikg) for wet AMD, and Simtriyo (centanafadine) for ADHD, expanding treatment options across diverse patient…
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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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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 &…
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The US FDA has approved Jideytro (zidesamtinib) for the treatment of adults with locally advanced or metastatic ROS1-positive NSCLC who received a prior ROS1 kinase inhibitor
Approval was based on the global P-I/II (ARROS-1) trial evaluating Jideytro in pts (n=117) with advanced or metastatic ROS1-positive NSCLC previously treated with a ROS1 inhibitor
Trial showed meaningful & durable…
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The EMA has accepted a submission to update Bexsero’s label to incl. a single-dose booster for individuals (≥10yrs.) who were previously vaccinated with Bexsero
Submission was backed by a P-IIIb study showing that a single Bexsero booster dose effectively enhanced immune responses in individuals (10–20yrs.) who completed primary vaccination series during infancy; full data…
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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…

