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VantAI and Halda Strike $1B+ AI-Driven Partnership on ‘Hold-and-Kill’ Drugs
VantAI; Halda Therapeutics; RIPTAC drugs; hold-and-kill; AI drug discovery; target-effector pairs; oncology; immunology; regulated induced proximity targeting chimeras; $1 billion deal
Bayer-allied NextRNA Therapeutics winds down operations after missing a milestone in their collaboration
NextRNA Therapeutics; Bayer; lncRNA; long non-coding RNA; oncology; biotech wind-down; missed milestone; Massachusetts biotech; seed and Series A funding; Dana-Farber; Carl Novina; 2025 biotech shutdowns
Minghui Raises $131M to Advance PD-1xVEGF Bispecific Antibody Program
Minghui; Chinese biotech; PD-1xVEGF bispecific; fundraising; pre-IPO; ADC trials; JAK inhibitor; oncology; clinical development
XtalPi and DoveTree Announce Landmark $6 Billion AI-Powered Drug Discovery Collaboration
XtalPi; DoveTree Medicines; AI drug discovery; robotics; pharmaceutical R&D; Gregory Verdine; oncology; immunology; neurology; metabolic diseases; collaboration; upfront payment; milestone payments; royalties
Y-mAbs Therapeutics Acquired by SERB Pharmaceuticals in $412 Million Buyout Following Strategic Review
Y-mAbs Therapeutics; SERB Pharmaceuticals; buyout; Danyelza; rare oncology; merger; pharmaceutical acquisition; strategic review; all-cash tender offer
Clinical Roundup: Cardiff, VYNE and NewAmsterdam Report Key Trial Results in Multiple Disease Areas
Cardiff Oncology; VYNE; NewAmsterdam Pharma; clinical trial updates; onvansertib; metastatic colorectal cancer; Alzheimer’s disease; BROADWAY trial; oncology; statistically significant results
GSK Strengthens COPD Offering via $12 Billion Multi-Program Deal with China’s Hengrui Pharma
GSK; Hengrui Pharma; COPD; biobucks; PDE3/4 inhibitor; HRS-9821; Nucala; immunology; oncology; licensing deal
FDA Delays Blenrep Decision, Challenging GSK’s Multiple Myeloma Comeback Plans
FDA delay; Blenrep; GSK; multiple myeloma; regulatory hurdles; ocular toxicity; PDUFA; oncology; relapsed/refractory
AbbVie Acquires Rights to Ichnos Glenmark’s Lead Myeloma Antibody (ISB 2001) in $1.93 Billion Deal
AbbVie; Ichnos Glenmark; ISB 2001; trispecific antibody; multiple myeloma; biotech deal; CD3; BCMA; CD38; Phase 1 clinical trial; global licensing; oncology
NUCLIDIUM Sees Copper Isotopes as Future of Radiopharmaceuticals, Raises CHF 79M to Advance Clinical Development
NUCLIDIUM; copper isotopes; radiopharmaceuticals; Series B financing; Cu-NuriPro; NuriPro; TraceNET; oncology; theranostics; metastatic prostate cancer; neuroendocrine tumors; breast cancer; cancer diagnostics; cancer therapeutics