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Amgen
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Takeda’s zasocitinib shows high clearance rates at difficult psoriasis sites
Scalp and palmoplantar clearance rates approached 70% to 77%, but regulatory review, safety labelling and market access will determine the commercial impact.
Chemomab Therapeutics (CMMB) and Scipher Medicine to merge in $150m reverse deal
Scipher Medicine and Chemomab are merging in all-stock deal, taking Scipher public via reverse merger. $30M PIPE led by Northpond. Q4 2026 close, H1 2028 Phase 2 data.
Vertex (VRTX) to enter endocrine diseases with $10bn Crinetics acquisition, targets $5bn peak revenue by 2029
Vertex Pharmaceuticals to acquire Crinetics for $10 billion at 102% premium, largest deal in VRTX history. Read the full analysis.
Viridian Therapeutics (VRDN) challenges Amgen’s Tepezza with broader thyroid eye disease approval
Viridian Therapeutics wins FDA approval for Lumvoa, its first commercial product, challenging Amgen in thyroid eye disease.
Why Amgen’s Tavneos trouble may be more than just another FDA safety review
Find out why Amgen’s Tavneos review could reshape rare disease drug regulation, investor sentiment, and biotech M&A risk.
Eli Lilly (LLY) reclaims a $1tn valuation as Wall Street bets on its next weight-loss drug
Eli Lilly reclaimed a $1 trillion valuation at a record high as Wall Street prices in retatrutide, its next-gen obesity drug, and the GLP-1 metabolic platform thesis.
Bristol Myers Squibb myeloma drug doubles progression-free survival in pivotal SUCCESSOR-2 trial
Bristol Myers Squibb's mezigdomide doubled myeloma progression-free survival to 18 months and cut progression or death risk 52% in Phase 3, key to its patent-cliff plan.
Why AnaptysBio’s new CFO hire may matter more than a routine biotech appointment
AnaptysBio is no longer a classic biotech pipeline bet. Christopher Murphy’s CFO appointment tests whether ANAB can execute as a royalty vehicle.
NHS adopts 60-second Keytruda jab as Merck races to convert 14,000 UK patients before biosimilars hit
Merck's Keytruda patent expires in 2028. The NHS just gave it a 60-second injection to lock in patients before biosimilars arrive. The race is on.
Tango Therapeutics (NASDAQ: TNGX) jumps 11% into May 11 earnings and pivotal pancreatic cancer data
Tango Therapeutics is up 22-fold from $1.04 in twelve months. The May 11 earnings print decides whether vopimetostat justifies the run or breaks it.