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Novo Nordisk reports that CagriSema outperformed tirzepatide with 12.4% weight loss versus 9.1% in a phase 3 trial in adults with type 2 diabetes.

Laru-zova helped 31% of high-dose patients gain 15+ letters of vision, representing the first pivotal trial to succeed in treating XLRP.

Telix will acquire ITM for $1.65 billion, gaining a phase 3-validated therapy that cut GEP-NET progression risk versus everolimus.

mAbxience and Sandoz are targeting a $5.7 billion market with a proposed emicizumab biosimilar for hemophilia A.

Fayuvi scored 23.5 points higher than untreated peers on cognitive testing, backing the first-ever approval for a Sanfilippo syndrome A gene therapy.

Dualitas will screen over 300,000 bispecific combinations for Roche, backing a deal worth up to $1 billion in immunology research.

FDA's consumer safety officer, Jason Chancey, detailed real inspection findings, such as taped gaskets and delayed retesting, behind sterile facility deficiencies.

Inebilizumab (Uplizna) cut MG-ADL scores by 1.9 points versus placebo, supporting its approval in Japan for myasthenia gravis.

Regulatory approvals, trial data, and major licensing deals in 2026 are accelerating subcutaneous biologics, cutting patient burden and reshaping biopharma strategy.

In this exclusive podcast, Bo Watkins (SVP, Sales & Business Management) and Pat Adams (VP, Expansion Operations) of Simtra BioPharma Solutions discuss the company's major manufacturing expansion in Bloomington, Indiana. The conversation covers the new Building H facility and the Park Campus development, and how these investments are designed to expand US sterile injectable and high-potency manufacturing capacity. They also detail the practical benefits for customers, the digital capabilities supporting the buildout, and what the expansion means for Simtra's Bloomington workforce and community.

Insilico's Longevity Vaccines use circular mRNA to arm T cells against aging's earliest culprit cells, starting with immune rejuvenation.

GSK's new trispecific TCE targets 2 tumor antigens plus T cells, aiming to improve on the tolerability of current myeloma therapies.

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.

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.

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.

Satralizumab cut MOGAD relapse risk 68% in a phase 3 trial, positioning it as the first potential treatment for this rare disease.

Encoded Therapeutics closed a $275 million Series F financing to fund pivotal and expansion studies of ETX101, an AAV9-mediated gene regulation therapy for SCN1A-positive Dravet syndrome, alongside commercial-scale buildout of the company's in-house GMP manufacturing.

Ersodetug missed its phase 3 primary endpoint in congenital HI, but FDA is reviewing CGM data showing 50%+ hypoglycemia reductions.