News Abcuro raises $200m to take muscle disease drug to market Abcuro has raised $200m in financing that should allow it to complete a pivotal trial of ulviprubart for rare disease inclusion body myositis (IBM).
News Novartis builds in cardiovascular with $3.1bn Anthos buy Novartis has agreed to buy Anthos from private equity firm Blackstone for $3.1 billion, taking Factor XI inhibitor abelacimab back in-house.
News Merck confirms its interest in buying SpringWorks Merck KGaA has acknowledged that it is in talks to buy US cancer SpringWorks, but cautioned there is no guarantee a deal will be forthcoming.
News Boehringer drug scores in another pulmonary fibrosis trial Boehringer Ingelheim has a second positive trial under its belt for nerandomilast in pulmonary fibrosis, setting up regulatory filings.
News Judge orders block on Trump's NIH funding cuts A US judge has imposed a temporary injunction in 22 US states on the Trump administration's sweeping cuts to NIH funding of medical research.
News Pliant slumps on decision to pause lung disease drug trial Shares in Pliant plunged after the US biotech revealed that a safety signal led it to pause a trial of its idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis drug.
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