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When large pharmaceutical companies deprioritize drug candidates, smaller developers may license or acquire them, but due diligence, deal structure, and trial planning determine whether a program can move forward.

Interim phase 1/2 data presented at Retina in Rio 2026 showed sustained visual improvements with Opus Genetics’ AAV8 gene therapy OPGx-LCA5 and improved retinal sensitivity with OPGx-BEST1 in inherited retinal diseases.

The FDA approved Roche's satralizumab (Enspryng), an IL-6 receptor-targeting monoclonal antibody, for adults with thyroid eye disease based on the Phase 3 SatraGO-1 and SatraGO-2 trials, giving patients the first at-home subcutaneous treatment option.

EST-201 and EST-101 target the genetic root cause of ADPKD, a disease affecting more than 8 million people worldwide, with trials starting 2027-2028.

Emily Heffernan of Arcadis explains how facility scale, equipment, containment, and quality testing differ across ex vivo cell therapy, viral vector, and mRNA-LNP manufacturing.

FDA expands Anktiva’s bladder cancer indication, Alvotech and Advanz submit a proposed Eylea 8 mg biosimilar in Europe, and Lilly reports new remission data for Omvoh in inflammatory bowel disease.

AVT29, a proposed aflibercept biosimilar to Eylea 8 mg, could extend retinal disease treatment intervals to 16 weeks, versus 8 weeks today.

The FDA expanded ImmunityBio’s Anktiva plus BCG to include patients with BCG-unresponsive non-muscle invasive bladder cancer with papillary-only tumors, extrapolating efficacy from the QUILT-3.032 carcinoma in situ cohort.