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Regulatory momentum remained strong, with key biosimilar launches and approvals including Celltrion’s Remsima IV (EU) and Avtozma SC (US), Teva’s FDA-approved Ponlimsi, Japan’s approval of tocilizumab BS MA by Mochida Pharmaceutical and AYUMI Pharmaceutical, and IND clearance for HLX18 by National Medical Products Administration.
Strategic partnerships expanded access, led by Samsung Bioepis–Sandoz collaboration, Formycon’s aflibercept settlement deal with Regeneron Pharmaceuticals and Bayer, and Bio-Thera…
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Sanofi has reported P-IIb (AIRCULES), P-IIa (DUET) PoC & P-IIb (VELVET) data assessing lunsekimig (SC) in adults with mod. to sev. asthma, CRSwNP, & in mod. to sev. atopic dermatitis, respectively
In AIRCULES, lunsekimig met 1 & 2EPs, reducing exacerbations & improving lung fuction as measured by pre-BD FEV1 vs PBO, while in DUET it met…
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Novartis has entered into an agreement to acquire Excellergy, incl. its asset Exl-111, strengthening Novartis immunology strategy in food allergy & other IgE-driven diseases
As per the deal, Novartis will acquire Excellergy for ~$2B, incl. upfront & milestone payments, with closing expected in H2’26
EXL-111 is engineered to dissociate receptor-bound IgE, enabling faster &…
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The European Commission approved multiple innovative therapies across vaccines, oncology, cardiology, immunology, and rare diseases, including products from Moderna, Hansoh Pharmaceutical, Cytokinetics, ImmunityBio, and GSK
The Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use also issued positive opinions for late-stage assets from Ipsen, X4 Pharmaceuticals, Novartis, and Moderna, alongside additional recommendations for therapies targeting chronic spontaneous urticaria, WHIM syndrome, pediatric…
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The US FDA has approved Cosentyx(secukinumab) for the treatment of pts (≥12yrs., ≥30kg) with mod. to sev. hidradenitis suppurativa
Approval was supported by adult clinical studies, PK modeling extrapolated from adult HS & psoriasis trials, pediatric trial data from other approved indications, & dosing analyses that showed weight-based pediatric dosing achieves exposure comparable to…
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GSK has entered into an agreement to acquire 35Pharma, incl. its asset HS235, expanding scalable growth opportunities within its Respiratory, Immunology & Inflammation portfolio
As per the deal, GSK will acquire 100% of 35Pharma’s equity for $950M in cash, payable at closing
HS235, a therapy targeting the activin receptor signalling pathway, has completed P-I…
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The European Commission approved multiple therapies across vaccines, rare diseases, endocrinology, and immunology, including products from BioNet, Sanofi, Fondazione Telethon, IntraBio, and Ionis / Otsuka.
The Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use also issued positive opinions for late-stage assets from UCB and Gedeon Richter, with additional recommendations supporting Sanofi’s Rezurock.
Decisions were backed by strong Phase II/III data…
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Memo has entered into a strategic collaboration & exclusive option-to-license agreement with CSL for Memo’s recombinant polyclonal IgG technology
As per the deal, Memo will use its Dropzylla platform for cloning human antibody repertoires & polyclonal antibody expression to develop recombinant polyclonal IgG products, while CSL will obtain an option to exclusively license those…
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Innovent & Eli Lilly have entered into a strategic collaboration to advance novel medicines in oncology & immunology
As per the deal, Innovent will advance the programs from discovery through P-II PoC trial in China using its antibody platforms, while Lilly will receive exclusive rights to develop & commercialize the assets globally, excl. Greater…
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Global biosimilar activity accelerated across ophthalmology, oncology, immunology, and diabetes, with new or advancing alternatives to Lucentis, Eylea, Stelara, Lantus, Avastin, Opdivo, and Neulasta, expanding patient access across Europe, the US, India, Canada, Ghana, and MENA
Regulatory and commercialization momentum remained strong, marked by FDA, EC, Health Canada, and Ghana FDA milestones, alongside Samsung Bioepis’…

