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Zymeworks Announces Leadership Appointments and Transitions on January 12, 2026
Zymeworks; leadership appointments; board changes; Brian Cherry; Mark Hollywood; Sabeen Mekan; corporate strategy
CRISPR Pioneers Jennifer Doudna and Fyodor Urnov Launch Aurora Therapeutics for Custom CRISPR Therapies
Aurora Therapeutics; CRISPR; gene editing; personalized therapies; Jennifer Doudna; Fyodor Urnov; rare diseases; Menlo Ventures
Pulse Biosciences, Inc. Appoints Maria Sainz to Board of Directors Effective January 9, 2026
Pulse Biosciences; Maria Sainz; Board Appointment; nPulse; Healthcare Technology; Medtech
Speculation builds about a multibillion-dollar takeout of Revolution Medicines
Revolution Medicines; RVMD; Merck; AbbVie; takeover talks; acquisition rumors; buyout speculation; Financial Times report; Wall Street Journal; J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference; multibillion-dollar deal; oncology; RAS-driven cancers; daraxonrasib
Lilly Bulks Up Inflammatory Pipeline With $1.2B Ventyx Buy, InduPro Cancer Pact
Eli Lilly; Lilly; Ventyx Biosciences; InduPro; inflammatory diseases; oncology; NLRP3 inhibitors; tamuzimod; VTX2735; VTX3232; VTX958; autoimmune; obesity; cardiometabolic; neuroinflammation; M&A; biotech deal; cancer immunotherapy
Enliven’s Phase 1b ELVN‑001 leukemia pill shows competitive efficacy vs. Novartis and Terns CML TKIs
Enliven Therapeutics; ELVN-001; Phase 1b; chronic myeloid leukemia; CML; BCR-ABL1 inhibitor; major molecular response; MMR; deep molecular response; DMR; asciminib; Novartis; Terns Pharmaceuticals; TERN-701; T315I; ENABLE trial; CML pill; tyrosine kinase inhibitor; TKI; best-in-class
Obesity biotech Alveus raises ~$160M Series A to advance MariTide‑like GLP‑1/GIPR drug and amylin pipeline
Alveus Therapeutics; obesity biotech; $160 million Series A; ALV-100; MariTide-like; GLP-1 receptor agonist; GIPR antagonist; amylin; ALV-200; obesity drugs; metabolic diseases; Sanofi Capital; New Rhein Healthcare Investors; Andera Partners; Omega Funds
AstraZeneca appoints Rick R. Suarez to lead U.S. BioPharmaceuticals business and $50B investment drive
AstraZeneca; Rick R. Suarez; US President; Head of US BioPharmaceuticals Business Unit; $50 billion US investment; Virginia manufacturing facility; US operations; biopharmaceuticals; revenue goal 2030; Wilmington Delaware
Independent expert group to review HPV vaccine evidence after US recommendation change
HPV vaccine; Vaccine Integrity Project; independent review; CDC recommendation change; single-dose schedule; ACIP disbanded; CIDRAP; Robert F. Kennedy Jr.; US childhood immunization schedule; Gardasil
Just – Evotec Biologics Receives Gates Foundation Grant for AI-Driven Optimization of Monoclonal Antibody Developability
Evotec SE; Gates Foundation; grant; J.MD; J.DESIGN platform; AI-driven optimization; monoclonal antibodies; biotherapeutics; developability; manufacturability; stability; immunogenicity; pharmacokinetics; titer; cost of goods; global health; affordable access; low- and middle-income countries; RSV; malaria; HIV