News Blackstone closes record $6.3bn life sciences fund Blackstone has closed its latest fund – the $6.3bn BXLS VI – saying it is the largest ever private fund for the life sciences sector.
News Obesity-focused biotech Kailera joins IPO queue in US Kailera Therapeutics has filed for an IPO, hoping to whet investor appetites with its pipeline of drug candidates for weight loss.
News One in four diabetics has undiagnosed heart failure; study A study has found that undiagnosed heart failure can be detected in people with high-risk diabetes using a simple, GP-led care pathway.
News Amgen's BiTE for lung cancer backed for EU approval Amgen's fast-growing bispecific T-cell engager Imdylltra should be cleared as a second-line therapy for small cell lung cancer, said the CHMP.
News Otsuka grows in neuroplastogens with $1.225bn Transcend buy Otsuka has agreed to acquire Transcend Therapeutics and its MDMA-based neuroplastogen drug candidate for PTSD, heading for phase 3 trials.
News Lilly puts up to $2.75bn into Insilico alliance Insilico has once again added to its roster of big pharma partners, signing a deal with Eli Lilly that includes a $115m upfront payment.
News GBL joins CVC in €10.7bn takeover bid for Recordati A consortium of investors has made a €10.7bn offer to take Italian pharma Recordati private, but some analysts are sceptical the deal will go through.
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