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Insilico Medicine’s AI drug enters Phase III dosing. Can rentosertib clear the real test?
Insilico Medicine has dosed the first patient in its 320-patient Phase III GENESIS-IPF-3 study, moving rentosertib from an intriguing AI-drug discovery milestone into a year-long test of whether its earlier lung-function signal can survive pivotal clinical scrutiny.
September 10, 2026
Sernova (TSX: SVA) and Seraxis to merge as BetaNova targets 2027 diabetes trial
Sernova Biotherapeutics and Seraxis Holdings have agreed to combine into BetaNova Biotherapeutics, pairing Sernova’s Cell Pouch platform with stem cell-derived pancreatic islets, US$10 million of committed financing and a Phase 1/2 diabetes trial targeted to begin in early 2027.
September 9, 2026
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries moves to extend debt maturities as refinancing strategy accelerates
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries launches a new bond refinancing targeting costly 2027-2030 debt. Find out what it means for its $13 billion net debt.
September 7, 2026
Novartis India (NSE: NOVARTIND) pays Rs 1,250cr for Pfizer’s Minipress brands
Novartis India has acquired the Indian Minipress and Minipres trademarks and related intellectual property from Pfizer for approximately ₹1,250 crore, paying about 5.5 times the brand's reported annual sales as its new ownership begins reshaping the listed pharmaceutical company.
September 7, 2026
Avacta (AIM: AVCT) clears deferred bond repayments as AVA6103 milestones shape management options
Avacta has paid another ÂŁ2.61 million of its convertible bond in cash, reducing principal to ÂŁ12 million, days after granting management options equivalent to about 4.1% of current issued capital.
September 7, 2026
uniQure files AMT-130 in U.S. and U.K. as Huntington’s gene therapy reaches regulators
uniQure has submitted AMT-130 for accelerated U.S. approval and filed simultaneously in the United Kingdom, moving the Huntington’s gene therapy from regulatory planning into formal review.
September 7, 2026
GSK bets up to $1.3bn on HUTCHMED’s preclinical KRAS-EGFR cancer therapy
GSK will pay HUTCHMED $110 million upfront and up to $1.185 billion in additional milestones for ex-China rights to HMPL-A830, a preclinical KRAS-EGFR conjugate expected to enter human trials later in 2026.
September 7, 2026
Novartis India buys Pfizer’s Minipress for Rs 1,250cr. Why is the price so large?
Novartis India has agreed to acquire Pfizer’s Minipress and Minipres trademarks and related Indian intellectual property for about ₹1,250 crore, making a transformative portfolio bet barely six weeks after Novartis AG exited control of the listed company.
September 7, 2026
Novartis and Ionis suffer pelacarsen setback as 8,000-patient heart trial misses endpoint
Novartis and Ionis Pharmaceuticals have suffered a major Phase III setback after pelacarsen successfully lowered lipoprotein(a) but failed to reduce cardiovascular events, challenging one of the most closely watched hypotheses in heart-drug development.
September 7, 2026
Clever Culture Systems (ASX: CC5) wins two more Novo Nordisk APAS orders
Clever Culture Systems Limited has received a purchase order from Novo Nordisk for two additional APAS Independence instruments and a custom laboratory-system integration, moving the pharmaceutical group from evaluation into formal global validation ahead of possible wider deployment.
September 7, 2026