Genmab CEO on the $8B Acquisition of Merus: Strategy Behind the ‘Very Fair’ Deal and Plans to Polish a Rough Diamond

Genmab; Merus; petosemtamab; acquisition; oncology; head and neck cancer; bispecific antibody; FDA Breakthrough Therapy; pipeline expansion; biotech; $8B deal; CEO perspective

MoonLake shares crash after mixed results in pivotal hidradenitis suppurativa studies

MoonLake Immunotherapeutics; Sonelokimab; hidradenitis suppurativa; Phase 3 trial; clinical trial results; biotech shares; placebo response; drug approval outlook; IL-17 inhibitors; Bimzelx; Cosentyx; drug market potential

Continuous Bioprocessing for Bispecific Antibodies: Innovations Accelerating Therapeutic Antibody Production (2024–2025)

continuous bioprocessing; bispecific antibodies; therapeutic antibody production; bioprocess innovation; high-throughput production; antibody engineering; scale-up; oncology therapeutics; protein purification; automation

GSK CEO Emma Walmsley Steps Down After 9 Years; Luke Miels to Succeed

Emma Walmsley; GSK; CEO transition; Luke Miels; leadership change; pharmaceutical industry; Haleon demerger; specialty medicines; vaccines; succession planning

FDA Rejects Scholar Rock’s SMA Drug Due to Catalent Indiana Manufacturing Issues

FDA; Scholar Rock; Apitegromab; SMA; Spinal Muscular Atrophy; Catalent Indiana; Complete Response Letter; Manufacturing issues; Drug approval

Fierce Biotech Fundraising Tracker ’25: Avenzo adds $60M Series B; Ollin debuts with $100M

Avenzo Therapeutics; Series B financing; Ollin Biosciences; biotech fundraising; oncology; ophthalmology; venture capital; pipeline development; bispecific antibody; clinical trials