The American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists appointed former president Patrick J. Sinko as chief science officer to lead its scientific strategy, programming, and peer-reviewed journals.

Gilead agrees to acquire PepStar’s oral IL-23R peptide program for $1.275 billion, Zymeworks licenses its DLL3-targeted trispecific T-cell engager ZW209 to Roche, and the US Treasury proposes adding biotechnology to its outbound investment restrictions.

FNIH CEO Dr Julie Gerberding will open the October 25-28 meeting with a talk on using AI, adaptive trials, and alternative methods in drug development.

Insilica's Dr Thomas Luechtefeld argues process traceability, not benchmark accuracy alone, determines whether AI toxicology decisions can be trusted.

Roche gains exclusive global rights to ZW209, a DLL3×CD3×CD28 trispecific T-cell engager designed for CD28 co-stimulation. A phase 1 study in small cell lung cancer and other neuroendocrine tumors is underway.

A Treasury proposed rule would restrict certain US investments in biotechnology in China and other countries of concern, raising questions about how cross-border licensing and joint venture deals will be treated.

Rohit Tripathi, vice president of industry strategy, consumer packaged goods, and manufacturing at RELEX Solutions, explains where cold-chain planning still breaks down and why biopharma supply chain leaders should use AI to act on data sooner, with humans making the final call.

The FDA grants accelerated approval to Ultomiris for IgA nephropathy, Alcon acquires Neurotech and its MacTel cell therapy for $550 million, and BioNTech and Bristol Myers Squibb add Trodelvy to a phase 3 trial in triple-negative breast cancer.