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MSD taps Quotient for IBD drug targets in $2.2bn deal

MSD is paying $20m upfront to activate an alliance with Flagship's Quotient Therapeutics to find new targets in inflammatory bowel disease.

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Gilead buys autoimmune disease biotech Ouro for $2.2bn

Gilead has agreed to buy Ouro and its T-cell engagers for autoimmune diseases in a $2.2bn deal that may also revive its alliance with Galapagos.

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Interview at BIO-Europe 2026 with Robert Jacks

BIO-Europe Spring 2026: In conversation with Robert Jacks

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Sanofi pays $180m for rights to Kali autoimmune drug

Sanofi has licensed rights to Kali's trispecific T-cell engager KT501, in trials for rheumatoid arthritis, in a deal valued at nearly $1.2bn.

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Pfizer, Valneva shrug off phase 3 Lyme disease vaccine miss

Missing the primary endpoint in a phase 3 trial will not stop Pfizer from submitting Valneva-partnered Lyme disease vaccine for approval.

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Kate helps Astellas double up on XLMTM gene therapy

Astellas’ gene therapy for rare disease X-linked myotubular myopathy (XLMTM) has been hampered by safety concerns, so its decision to license an alternative from start-up

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UK pharma struggling to recruit digital talent, says ABPI

The life sciences industry in the UK is embracing digitalisation, but that is creating a demand for workers with artificial intelligence and data skills that is outstrippi

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Synthetic control arms in clinical trials: Making it happen

Across the industry, pharma companies are turning to AI and real-world data to address many of the challenges of running clinical trials.

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How synthetic control arms are changing clinical trials

Clinical trials are involved, expensive, and have been done largely the same way for decades but with today’s technology all that can change. With drawn-out timelines and billions

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MSD taps Quotient for IBD drug targets in $2.2bn deal

MSD is paying $20m upfront to activate an alliance with Flagship's Quotient Therapeutics to find new targets in inflammatory bowel disease.

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Gilead buys autoimmune disease biotech Ouro for $2.2bn

Gilead has agreed to buy Ouro and its T-cell engagers for autoimmune diseases in a $2.2bn deal that may also revive its alliance with Galapagos.

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Touring Chiesi's vision for the future at the new Biotech Ce...

Following an invite to fly into Parma, Italy to witness first-hand the press launch of the considerable structure – black-painted and as yet under construction, gigantic cranes and all – th

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Vir awarded $1 billion multi-year BARDA influenza contract

The US Government’s Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) has made an

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BIO-Europe Spring 2026: In conversation with Robert Jacks

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Supporting the ageing process, pharmaceutically

Longevity is not a consumer trend, but a pipeline strategy p...

Longevity is being framed as a consumer movement when, in reality, it is a pharmaceutical pipeline challenge.

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pharmaphorum podcast Episode 250, Rob DiCicco, Transcelerate

Making AI work where it matters, with Rob DiCicco

Rob DiCicco, vice president of portfolio management at Transcelerate Biopharma Inc, discusses barriers and the breakthroughs in making AI work.

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The GLP-1 Reckoning

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Designing obesity trials around real lives: How patient cent...

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Beyond obesity: How GLP-1s are changing the game for hundred...

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Exploring the future: Opportunities and challenges in cell a...

Rare disease treatment poses distinct challenges for physicians, patients, caregivers, and pharma companies.

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Beyond clinical: Boosting recruitment and retention with SDO...

The success of clinical trials hinges on a complex array of factors, many of which extend beyond traditional clinical care.

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evolution of clinical research in the UK

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The evolution of clinical research: Embracing new delivery m...

The UK is welcoming a new era of clinical trial delivery, evolving beyond the traditional site-centric approach to also embrace remote, decentralised, virtual, and hybrid trials and enablin

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pharmaphorum podcast Episode 249, Michelle Werner, Alltrna

Treating genetic disease at scale with tRNA, with Michelle W...

Michelle Werner, Director of Alltrna, discusses her company’s approach of leveraging transfer RNA (tRNA) to shift the paradigm in genetic medicine.

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pharmaphorum podcast Episode 248, Andrew Mackinnon, Medable

AI in clinical development & ‘white space’, with Andrew Mack...

Andrew Mackinnon, senior vice president and executive general manager at Medable, discusses leveraging AI to transform & accelerate development.

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JPM2026 wrap-up with Nicole Raleigh and Jonah Comstock

On JPM2026 and healthcare investment today, with Jonah Comst...

Editor-in-chief Jonah Comstock sat down with pharmaphorum web editor Nicole Raleigh to discuss JPM2026.

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BIO-Europe Spring 2026: In conversation with Robert Jacks

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Treating the chronic diseases GLP-1s miss, with Laurent Auda...

Prive Bio CEO Laurent Audaly spoke with pharmaphorum during the JP Morgan Healthcare conference, discussing GLP-1s in the cardiometabolic space.

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The long-delayed promise of the microbiome, with Sam Possemi...

Sam Possemiers, CEO of MRM Health, believes that the microbiome space is finally coming into maturity.

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A New Framework to Engineer Breakthrough Value for Medicines

A new white paper from Lumanity – ‘A New Framework to Engineer Breakthrough Value for Medicines: Value Inflection Points Across the Development Path’.

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