Novartis antibody ianalumab helps prolong control of rare blood disorder ITP

Novartis; ianalumab; primary immune thrombocytopenia; ITP; rare blood disorder; antibody; VAYHIT2 trial; time to treatment failure; disease control; ASH 2025; Promacta; eltrombopag

Novartis and Relation Therapeutics form AI-driven, multi-program atopic disease collaboration

Novartis; Relation Therapeutics; AI-powered drug discovery; Lab-in-the-Loop; atopic diseases; immuno-dermatology; multi-program collaboration; asthma; allergies; eczema; allergic rhinitis; $55 million upfront; $1.7 billion milestones; functional cell atlases

Whitehawk Therapeutics Appoints Margaret Dugan as Chief Medical Officer

Whitehawk Therapeutics; Margaret Dugan; Chief Medical Officer; CMO; oncology; ADC; drug development; clinical trials; Novartis; Dracen Pharmaceuticals; Schrödinger

FDA Approves Novartis’ Itvisma: Expanding Gene Therapy to Older Spinal Muscular Atrophy Patients

Novartis; FDA approval; Itvisma; Zolgensma; Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA); Gene Therapy; Older Children; Adults; Intrathecal Formulation

Novartis to Acquire RNA Drugmaker Avidity Biosciences in $12 Billion Deal

Novartis; Avidity Biosciences; acquisition; RNA therapeutics; neuromuscular diseases; Duchenne muscular dystrophy; myotonic dystrophy type 1; facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy; AOC platform; SpinCo; biotech; xRNA strategy; 2026 closing