Germany's Merck KGaA paid $237 million upfront for rights to Debiopharm's head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) therapy xevinapant last year, in a deal valued at more than $1 billio
On the strength of phase 2 data, the FDA has awarded coveted breakthrough status to Pfizer's vaccine against Group B Streptococcus (GBS), given to expectant mothers to prevent inva
A malaria vaccine developed by members of the University of Oxford team behind the AstraZeneca COVID-19 jab has been hailed as a possible game-changer in the fight against the deadly parasi
Despite setbacks for projects trying to harness the power of the cytokine interleukin-2 (IL-2) as a cancer therapy, there are still plenty of players on the field – and Roche has just joine
Pleco Therapeutics has closed a first-round financing, raising just over €17 million that it says will fund the development of its lead therapy for acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) through to
Shares in PolyPid have been under pressure after the Israeli biotech reported its antibiotic for surgical site infections failed a phase 3 trial, although there may still be a way forward f