News Rumour mill says Novartis may want to buy Avidity Novartis has made an offer to acquire RNA therapeutic specialist Avidity Biosciences, according to an unconfirmed report.
News Sanofi grabs Chinese rights to Arrowhead rare disease drug Sanofi has paid $130 million upfront for Chinese rights to an Arrowhead Pharma drug for rare disease familial chylomicronaemia syndrome.
R&D Q2 clinical trials round-up: April to June 2025 The second quarter of 2025 has seen a surge of clinical trial activity across the pharmaceutical and biotech landscape.
News Merck's SpringWorks takeover delivers a drug approval Merck gets another quick return on its $3.9bn SpringWorks takeover with EU approval of Ezmekly for tumours caused by neurofibromatosis type 1.
News AstraZeneca sifts for efficacy crumbs in amyloidosis trial AstraZeneca's light chain (AL) amyloidosis candidate anselamimab has failed a phase 3 readout, but showed efficacy in a patient subgroup.
News LEO bulks up with deal for Boehringer skin drug LEO Pharma has licensed a medicine for a rare form of psoriasis from Boehringer Ingelheim, plugging a gap in its near-term product portfolio.
R&D 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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