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BioNTech sticks with cancer vaccine despite trial miss

BioNTech's vaccine for head and neck cancer has failed a clinical trial, but it will wait for more data before deciding the programme's fate.

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Roche adds another obesity drug with $1.16bn Rona deal

Roche has added to its weight-loss drug pipeline again, turning to China's Rona Therapeutics for an RNAi candidate targeting ALK7.

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Bambusa, Aspen, and Tang added to IPO pipeline

2026's sizeable haul of IPOs shows no signs of letting up, with three more biotechs – Bambusa, Aspen, and blank cheque firm Tang – joining the queue.

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Syndax shares fall as lung fibrosis drug fails trial

Syndax shares lost 17% of their value pre-market after the company said it abandoned development of axatilimab for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

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Females with autoimmune disease 'less likely to be believed'

Women and girls with autoimmune diseases are more likely to have their condition misdiagnosed as psychiatric or psychosomatic than males, study finds.

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Brent Saunders ejects from Bausch + Lomb once again

Brent Saunders' second stint as chief executive of eye care company Bausch + Lomb has come to an end.

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