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  • Merck KGaA to acquire Silence Therapeutics for $1.3 billion, adding Phase-2 RNAi drug for polycythemia vera
    Merck KGaA announced it will purchase UK‑based Silence Therapeutics for about $1.3 billion, paying $20 in cash per share, representing a 130 % premium. The deal gives Merck control of an RNA‑inter…
    BioPharma Dive · 12h agoDealPositive↗ source
  • Iambic Therapeutics CEO discusses $150 million IPO and AI's evolving role in drug development
    Iambic Therapeutics completed a $150 million initial public offering, raising fresh capital and seeing its share price climb to about $24.50, roughly a 50% increase from earlier in the week. CEO T…
    BioPharma Dive · 3d agoDealPositive↗ source
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  • Roche signs $1 billion deal with China’s Rona Therapeutics for RNAi obesity drug
    Roche announced a new agreement with Chinese biotech Rona Therapeutics to acquire an experimental RNA interference therapy targeting the protein ALK7 for obesity. Under the terms, Roche will pay $…
    BioPharma Dive · 6d agoDealPositive↗ source
  • Paragon spinout Velaris Therapeutics goes public via reverse merger with Alaunos, raising $350 million
    Paragon Labs, a biotechnology incubator, announced that its latest spinout, Velaris Therapeutics, became a public company through a reverse merger with Alaunos Therapeutics. The transaction places…
    BioPharma Dive · 6d agoDealPositive↗ source
  • GE HealthCare to buy Sofie Biosciences for $945 million, boosting U.S. PET radiopharma capacity
    GE HealthCare announced it will acquire Sofie Biosciences for $945 million in cash, aiming to broaden its radiopharmaceutical manufacturing and distribution in the United States. Sofie Biosciences…
    BioPharma Dive · 13d agoDealPositive↗ source
  • Eli Lilly, Novo, AbbVie and Boehringer showcase new obesity drug data at European meeting
    The European Association for the Study of Diabetes held its annual meeting in Milan, drawing obesity and metabolic disease experts and providing a platform for drugmakers to present emerging weight…
    BioPharma Dive · 18d agoPositive readoutPositive↗ source
  • Novo to pay Hengrui up to $2.6 billion for rights to weekly obesity pill HRS-1596
    Novo announced a deal with China-based Hengrui Pharma, paying $300 million up front for rights to HRS-1596, a once‑weekly obesity pill. The agreement could rise to $2.6 billion if the candidate me…
    BioPharma Dive · 20d agoDealNeutral↗ source
  • Viking Therapeutics reports obesity drug maintains weight loss after dosing switch, shares jump 36%
    Viking Therapeutics said its Phase 2 trial of the dual-acting obesity candidate VK2735 showed participants largely kept the weight they had lost when the dosing schedule changed from a weekly injec…
    BioPharma Dive · 27d agoPositive readoutPositive↗ source
  • Healthcare systems lag behind rapid expansion of GLP-1 therapies, raising care and trust challenges
    GLP-1 drugs have demonstrated that pharmacological treatment can effectively reduce obesity, and regulators have now approved them for additional uses such as cardiovascular risk reduction, metabol…
    BioPharma Dive · 28d agoNeutral↗ source
  • Lisata acquires Marea Therapeutics, securing $225M financing to advance two mid-stage drugs
    Lisata Therapeutics completed a stock-for-stock acquisition of biotech startup Marea Therapeutics. The transaction includes a $225 million financing round led by existing backers such as Forbion,…
    BioPharma Dive · 1mo agoDealPositive↗ source
  • Novartis to pay $125M for blood-brain barrier crossing platform
    Proceeds from the deal, which hands Novartis global rights to a technology developed by Sironax, will help advance three candidates that the startup says have “best-in-class” potential.
    BioPharma Dive · 1mo ago↗ source
  • RA Capital backs four biotech rounds in September as Novartis shares tumble after trial setbacks
    RA Capital Management participated in four biotech financings in September, including Series A rounds for Solstice Oncology and Tectora Therapeutics, as well as co-leading a $56 million round for T…
    BioPharma Dive · 1mo agoDealNeutral↗ source
  • Takeda R&D chief Andy Plump to retire in June 2027, will stay on board through 2027
    Takeda announced that Andy Plump, who has led the company's research and development since 2015, will retire in June 2027. Plump will remain president of R&D until a successor is appointed and wil…
    BioPharma Dive · 1mo agoNeutral↗ source
  • Moonwalk Biosciences raises $70M and pivots to RNAi obesity drug development
    Moonwalk Biosciences, a California biotech founded in 2024, announced a new $70 million venture funding round. The capital will support development of its first obesity drug, which uses RNA interf…
    BioPharma Dive · 1mo agoDealPositive↗ source
  • FDA releases draft guidance on evaluating drug behavior in patients with liver impairment
    The FDA has issued a draft guidance outlining how sponsors should design and analyze studies that assess the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of medicines in individuals with hepatic impairmen…
    raps · 1mo agoRegulatoryNeutral↗ source
  • Biotech Index Surges as IPOs and M&A Activity Accelerate in 2026
    The XBI biotech index, which had fallen to about $64 per share three years ago, has climbed back to near $170, almost doubling its value over the past year. Investor interest is reflected in a wav…
    BioPharma Dive · 1mo agoPositive↗ source
  • FDA considers two new executive posts and approves first-of-its-kind early drug and ketone‑glucose wearable
    The Health and Human Services department is reportedly evaluating the creation of two additional senior positions within the FDA, a step that could increase agency oversight. In recent approvals,…
    raps · 1mo agoRegulatoryNeutral↗ source
  • Study finds Lilly's obesity drug Zepbound may lower hospital and ER costs for older adults
    A real‑world analysis examined older patients with obesity or excess weight who were either treated with Eli Lilly’s drug Zepbound or not. The researchers tracked healthcare utilization over time t…
    BioPharma Dive · 1mo agoPositive readoutPositive↗ source
  • Roche to acquire Hanmi's lean-mass preserving obesity shot in $2.3 bn deal
    Roche announced a partnership with South Korean company Hanmi Pharm to obtain rights to a novel obesity drug outside South Korea. Under the agreement, Roche will pay $190 million upfront and could…
    BioPharma Dive · 1mo agoDealPositive↗ source
  • Ultragenyx secures FDA approval for Glenglycos, first gene therapy for GSD Ia
    Ultragenyx announced FDA approval of Glenglycos, a one-time gene therapy for glycogen storage disease type Ia, a rare genetic disorder. The therapy delivers a functional gene to the liver to resto…
    BioPharma Dive · 2mo agoApprovalPositive↗ source
  • BioMarin to buy Alesta Therapeutics for $275M, adding rare bone disease drug to pipeline
    BioMarin announced Tuesday that it will acquire privately held Alesta Therapeutics, paying $275 million upfront with potential additional payments tied to milestones. The deal, expected to close b…
    BioPharma Dive · 2mo agoDealPositive↗ source
  • BMS to build $2.3 B Houston plant as MHRA clears Lilly's weight-loss drug; IMDRF issues PCCP guidance
    Bristol Myers Squibb announced a plan to invest about $2.3 billion in a new manufacturing facility in Houston. The site is expected to expand the company’s production capacity for its pipeline and…
    raps · 2mo agoRegulatoryNeutral↗ source
  • Fresenius Kabi recalls one lot of Morphine Sulfate Injection after labeling error mixes Dilaudid syringes
    Fresenius Kabi announced a voluntary recall of a single lot of its Morphine Sulfate Injection USP, Simplist 2 mg/1 mL product. The recall stems from a labeling mistake where the MicroVault contain…
    fda medwatch · 2mo agoCRLNegative↗ source
  • Vertex posts strong Q2 earnings, but upcoming Sionna cystic fibrosis data casts a shadow
    Vertex reported Q2 revenue from its cystic fibrosis portfolio exceeding $3.2 billion, beating estimates and prompting an upward revision of full‑year revenue guidance to $13.1‑$13.2 billion. Analy…
    BioPharma Dive · 2mo agoEarningsNeutral↗ source
  • Vertex and AbCellera team up to develop next-generation T-cell engagers for autoimmune diseases
    Vertex Pharmaceuticals has entered a partnership with AbCellera to create next-generation T-cell engagers aimed at autoimmune diseases. AbCellera will receive an upfront payment of $28 million, wit…
    BioPharma Dive · 2mo agoDealPositive↗ source