Researchers in the Democratic Republic of Congo have started enrolling participants in a trial testing antiviral.

Vertex Pharmaceuticals has won expanded FDA approval for gene therapy Casgevy

A posthoc analysis of BridgeBio's Attruby found sustained, placebo-adjusted improvements in kidney function markers through 30 months in patients with transthyretin amyloidosis cardiomyopathy, following an initial reversible dip in eGFR after treatment start.

Lonza is boosting payload-linker manufacturing capacity at its Visp, Switzerland site to meet rising demand for antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs), adding new commercial-scale capabilities expected to come online in 2028.

AstraZeneca has signed a collaboration worth up to $1.77 billion with CSPC Pharmaceutical Group to discover and develop experimental medicines for kidney diseases. 

BridgeBio Pharma ($BBIO) shares have risen around 75% over the past year.

The Aspen Group has dropped plans to sell its urgent care chain WellNow, stepping back from a process that lenders had expected could generate up to $300 million to help reduce the company's debt burden.

Novartis $NOVN has ​agreed to pay up to $1.5 ‌billion for U.K.-based biotechnology firm Myricx Bio in a deal expected ​to close in the second ​half of 2026.

Novartis agreed to acquire UK-based biotech Myricx Bio for up to $1.5 billion, expanding its oncology pipeline through antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) technology.

A former nurse who has been diagnosed with three brain tumors believes they were caused by the contraceptive injection she used for more than two decades, in a case that forms part of an emerging legal challenge against Pfizer (PFE).

Viridian Therapeutics (VRDN) has secured US regulatory approval for Lumvoa to treat thyroid eye disease, opening a competitive front against Amgen's (AMGN) blockbuster Tepezza, until now the only medicine available for the painful, eye-bulging autoimmune disorder.

Sobi's (SOBI) attempt to bring a rival to Amgen's (AMGN) blockbuster gout treatment Krystexxa to market has been delayed after the US Food and Drug Administration declined to approve the Swedish company's drug.

The New England Journal of Medicine has retracted an article on the pivotal clinical trial that underpinned the approval of Tavneos, a rare-disease drug made by Amgen (AMGN), after US regulators found evidence that patient outcome data had been altered.

The European Commission has opened formal proceedings in an antitrust investigation into Sanofi (SNY), nine months after conducting unannounced inspections of the French drugmaker's offices in France and Germany. The probe centers on Sanofi's marketing of its flu vaccine for at-risk seniors, Efluelda, and whether the campaign disparaged its only rival in the indication, Fluad, made by CSL (CSLLY) unit Seqirus.

H.C. Wainwright has lowered its price target on Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY) to $470 from $510, while maintaining a Buy rating on the stock. The revision reflected adjusted near-term estimates for AMVUTTRA, the company's RNA interference therapy, to align with management's guidance for continued net price normalization as the business scales.

GLP-1 drugs from Pfizer (PFE) and Innovent Biologics (1801.HK) have passed a preliminary review for potential inclusion in China's basic medical insurance drug catalogue, according to a list published by the National Healthcare Security Administration, a step that could pave the way for lower treatment prices.

Zymeworks (ZYME) has agreed to acquire Theravance Biopharma (TBPH) for $929mn in cash, four months after the Dublin-based drugmaker shut down its research and development operations, cut half its workforce and put itself up for sale.

The US Food and Drug Administration selected Eli Lilly (LLY), Regeneron (REGN) and five other companies to take part in a pilot program aimed at accelerating reviews of new domestic pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities.

A coalition of Democratic-led states filed suit against the Trump administration, seeking to block a rule that would impose new work requirements on Medicaid recipients, arguing the measure unlawfully restricts exemptions for people with serious medical conditions.

Novartis (NVS) and Genentech, the Roche (RHHBY) unit, are at the center of a newly unsealed whistleblower lawsuit alleging a decades-long kickback scheme to promote their immunology drug Xolair across dozens of US states.