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Top 20 Life Sciences Deals of 2025 

Shots:  From AI-powered discovery to next-generation biologics and gene editing, 2025 was a blockbuster year for life sciences dealmaking. Pharma and biotech companies signed multibillion-dollar partnerships and acquisitions to accelerate innovation across oncology, cardiometabolic diseases, neurology, and rare disorders.  Platform technologies dominated the deal landscape, with big pharma securing access to cutting-edge modalities from bispecific…

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Novartis to Acquire Pikavation Therapeutics from Synnovation for ~$3B

Shots: Novartis has entered into a definitive agreement with Synnovation to acquire Pikavation Therapeutics (Synnovation’s subsidiary) & its portfolio of PI3Kα inhibitor programs, incl. SNV4818, a P-I/II asset for HR+/HER2- metastatic breast cancer & other solid tumors As per the deal, Synnovation will receive $2B upfront, & ~$1B in development, regulatory, & commercial milestones, representing…

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EMA Marketing Authorization of New Drugs in February 2026    

Shots:  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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Novartis Reports the US FDA Approval of Cosentyx for Pediatric Patients with Hidradenitis Suppurativa

Shots: 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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Top 20 Radiopharmaceutical Companies of 2026

Shots:  The Top 20 Radiopharma Companies of 2026, ranked by market capitalization, represent a powerful mix of global pharmaceutical leaders and agile innovators transforming radioligand therapies, alpha-emitters, and copper-based theranostics into pillars of modern oncology. What was once niche science is now redefining precision cancer care.  Flagship therapies such as Lutathera, Pluvicto, Pylarify, Illuccix/Gozellix, Xofigo,…

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Novartis Reports the CHMP Positive Opinion for Remibrutinib for Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria (CSU) 

Shots: The CHMP has recommended approval of remibrutinib for CSU in adults with inadequate response to H1-antihistamines, with a final decision from the EC expected within ~2 mos.  Opinion was supported by the global P-III REMIX-1 & 2 trials in 925 pts uncontrolled on second-generation H1-antihistamines, where remibrutinib showed superiority vs PBO in ISS7, HSS7 & UAS7 at Wk 12, with itch and hive improvement from Wk 1 sustained to Wk 52, along with…

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Unnatural Products Signs ~$1.8B Licensing Deal with Novartis to Develop Macrocyclic Peptide Therapeutics

Shots: Unnatural Products has entered a research collaboration & licensing agreement with Novartis for an undisclosed cardiovascular program developed using UNP’s AI-enhanced macrocycle platform Under the deal, Novartis will handle IND-enabling studies & subsequent clinical development, manufacturing, & global commercialization of products emerging from the collaboration As per the terms, UNP will receive ~$100M in…

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Novartis Reports Topline P-III (RemIND) Trial Results on Remibrutinib in Chronic Inducible Urticaria (CIndU)

Shots: Novartis has reported the topline P-III (RemIND) trial data assessing remibrutinib (PO) vs PBO in adults with CIndU inadequately controlled by H1-antihistamines Trial met its 1EP for the three prevalent subtypes of CIndU, incl. symptomatic dermographism, cold urticaria, & cholinergic urticaria, delivering significantly higher complete response rates at Wk. 12 Additionally, Novartis has submitted…

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