News Novartis halts CAR-T trials after patient deaths Novartis stops eight trials of CAR-T rap-cel in autoimmune diseases after three deaths, with BMS also halting studies of zola-cel as a precaution.
News Acquisitive Lilly offers $2.88bn for Merida Bio Lilly has continued its lengthy streak of acquisitions in 2026 with a $2.88 billion agreement to buy immunology and inflammation specialist Merida.
News Spyre deprioritises arthritis drug after Phase 2 results Spyre Therapeutics’ hopes for its anti-TL1A antibody SPY072 in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have hit a bump in the road.
News J&J takes $2.58bn option to buy in vivo CAR-T firm Sail Johnson & Johnson has bid for a slice of the in vivo CAR-T category, signing an alliance with Sail Bio that could evolve into a $2.58bn takeover.
News Argenx pens $2.2bn deal to buy autoimmune biotech Forte Netherlands- and Belgium-based argenx has agreed to buy US biotech Forte Bio for up to $2.2bn, bolstering its autoimmune disease pipeline.
News Otsuka's Voyxact faces rival as FDA okays Vera IgAN drug Vera Therapeutics has won FDA approval for Trutakna, a BAFF/APRIL inhibitor for IgAN that will compete with Otsuka's recently-launched Voyxact.
News CHMP backs Novo's haemophilia A drug Frehemgo Novo has moved a step closer to EU approval of its long-acting haemophilia A therapy, Frehemgo, which could be a future blockbuster.
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