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Tambotatug pelitecan (Tam-Peli), a B7-H3-targeted antibody-drug conjugate, is the second of at least three B7-H3-targeted ADCs to post positive late-stage data in relapsed small-cell lung cancer this year.

Four cell therapy developers have pulled back from ex vivo manufacturing in the past month — ArsenalBio, TScan Therapeutics, and Cellectis all pivoted to in vivo approaches, while Bristol Myers Squibb terminated its manufacturing partnership with automation specialist Cellares after determining its platform couldn't meet requirements for commercial Breyanzi production, triggering layoffs.

Phio's PH-762 posted a 70% response rate in skin cancer, supporting its FDA briefing package for a planned phase 2b trial.

Cellectis is pivoting to in vivo gene editing to advancing its .HEAL-101 and .HEAL-201 candidates for lipid disorders while exiting its CAR T programs.

The BioPharm Brief covers Resolution Therapeutics’ completed enrollment of RTX001 in the EMERALD trial, Samsung Biologics’ $262 million manufacturing deal, and CordenPharma’s $80 million investment to expand sterile injectable capacity.

Samsung Biologics signed a $262 million contract manufacturing agreement with an undisclosed European pharmaceutical company, extending production commitments through 2033 and lifting the CDMO's cumulative contract value past $21.9 billion.

With 15 patients now dosed in its pivotal EMERALD trial, Resolution will build on the 70% 4-year transplant-free survival seen with RTX001 in earlier data.

CordenPharma is expanding its Caponago, Italy site with a €80 million multi-year investment and new aseptic fill-finish lines, aiming to reach 500 million sterile injectable units of annual capacity to meet rising demand across peptide, biologic, LNP, and oligonucleotide-based drug products.

Lundbeck's asedebart, which blocks ACTH signaling at its source, has won FDA orphan status for endogenous Cushingsyndrome.

Single-partner platforms promise to replace fragmented prescription hubs with one connected, data-driven journey for manufacturers and patients alike.

The BioPharm Brief highlights Biora Therapeutics’ first human trial of its BioJet oral delivery system, FDA priority review of Roche’s satralizumab for MOGAD, and Encoded Therapeutics’ $275 million financing for its Dravet syndrome gene therapy ETX101.

Solstice Oncology launched with a $225 million Series A financing to advance porustobart, a second-generation, Fc-enhanced CTLA-4 antibody licensed from Harbour BioMed, into neoadjuvant Phase 2 testing for microsatellite-stable colon cancer.

Biora's BioJet capsule aims to deliver adalimumab without a needle, entering human testing after hitting 51.3% preclinical bioavailability.