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AgomAb, SpyGlass, and Veradermics have all set the terms for their IPOs this week, looking to raise somewhere between around $150m and $200m.

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AstraZeneca deepens ties with China, pledging $15bn in investment and signing a big $18.5bn alliance with CSPC Pharma for obesity and diabetes drugs.

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Halozyme has expanded its portfolio of drug delivery technologies for a second time in a few months with the acquisition of Surf Bio for up to $400m.

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Gene-editing firm Seamless Therapeutics has attracted its first major pharma partner, Eli Lilly, with a $1.12bn alliance focused on hearing loss.

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Boehringer's TRPC6 inhibitor apecotrep, formerly developed for COVID-19, has shown efficacy in the rare kidney disease FSGS in a phase 2 trial.

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2025 was a challenging year for the UK biotech sector, but it ended the year with signs of "renewed confidence," says the BIA industry body.