Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure
FDA Announces Flexible Manufacturing Approach for Cell and Gene Therapies on January 11, 2026
FDA; cell and gene therapies; CGT; manufacturing flexibility; CMC requirements; Marty Makary
Eikon Therapeutics Files for IPO Amid Biotech Rally Test
Eikon Therapeutics; IPO filing; biotech rally; cancer drugs; Nasdaq EIKN
Novartis Announces Fourth US Radioligand Therapy Facility in Winter Park, Florida
Novartis; radioligand therapy; Florida; Winter Park; manufacturing facility; cancer treatment
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
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
Relation and Deerfield form NewCos to develop drugs from AI-discovered targets
Relation; Deerfield Management; strategic collaboration; NewCo; AI drug discovery; Lab-in-the-Loop platform; novel therapeutics; immunology; metabolic disease; bone disease; drug targets; royalties
Rakuten Medical Raises $100 Million in Oversubscribed Series F for Photoimmunotherapy Platform
Rakuten Medical; Series F; $100M; photoimmunotherapy; cancer therapy; Alluminox; regulatory approval
FDA Memo Claims COVID Vaccine Linked to 10 Child Deaths, Faces Expert Skepticism and Criticism
FDA memo; COVID vaccine; child deaths; Vinay Prasad; VAERS; vaccine safety
Bayer Receives Breakthrough Therapy Designation in US and China for Sevabertinib in First-Line HER2-Mutant NSCLC
Bayer; sevabertinib; Breakthrough Therapy Designation; HER2-mutant NSCLC; FDA; China CDE; first-line treatment
Spotlight On: Five key oncology stories to watch in 2026
oncology 2026; cancer research trends; FDA oncology decisions 2026; antibody-drug conjugates; radiopharmaceuticals; liquid biopsy; mRNA cancer vaccines; AI in oncology; cell therapies CAR-T TIL TCR; precision oncology