CHMP Rejects Sanofi’s Rezurock Over Clinical Data Issues, Recommends Approval of BTK Inhibitor Wayrilz

Sanofi; CHMP; EMA; Rezurock; Wayrilz; Belumosudil; Rilzabrutinib; chronic graft-versus-host disease; cGVHD; immune thrombocytopenia; ITP; regulatory approval; clinical data

Bristol Myers Squibb Enters In Vivo CAR-T Field with $1.5B Acquisition of Orbital Therapeutics

Bristol Myers Squibb; Orbital Therapeutics; in vivo CAR T-cell therapy; autoimmune diseases; RNA medicines; OTX-201; cell therapy; acquisition; LNP delivery; circular RNA; immune system reprogramming

NanoPhoria Secures €83.5M Series A for Heart Failure Therapy; AstraZeneca and Algen Ink Up to $555M AI Drug Discovery Pact

NanoPhoria; Series A; heart failure; NP-MP1; nano-in-micro delivery; AstraZeneca; Algen Biotechnologies; AI drug discovery; immunology; CRISPR; gene modulation; deal value

Meeting on the Mesa 2025 Arrives Amid Mixed Signals for Cell and Gene Therapy Sector

Cell and gene therapy; Meeting on the Mesa; Commercialization; Clinical trials; Advanced therapies; Industry partnerships; Regulatory challenges; Phoenix Arizona; mRNA; Gene editing; Alternative payment models

Rezon Bio Launches Two State-of-the-Art CDMO Facilities for Biologics in Europe

Rezon Bio; biologics; CDMO; contract manufacturing; Gdańsk; Warsaw-Duchnice; Europe; digital innovation; GMP manufacturing; biosimilars; EMA; FDA

Ionis Heads to FDA as Antisense Therapy Aces Pivotal Study in Rare Neurological Disease

Ionis Pharmaceuticals; zilganersen; antisense oligonucleotide; Alexander disease; pivotal Phase I–III study; FDA Fast Track designation; rare neurological disease; expanded access program; walk speed improvement; Orphan Drug designation

Novartis Again Partners with Argo Biopharma in $5.2B+ RNAi Cardiovascular Deal

Novartis; Argo Biopharma; RNA interference (RNAi); siRNA; cardiovascular pipeline; ANGPTL3; dyslipidemia; biotech collaboration; drug development; milestone payments

Ionis Builds Case for Wider Tryngolza Use in Severe Lipid Disorders Following Positive Phase 3 Results

Ionis Pharmaceuticals; Tryngolza; olezarsen; severe hypertriglyceridemia; lipid disorder; Phase 3 trial; familial chylomicronemia syndrome; acute pancreatitis; FDA; drug indication expansion