Novartis
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
Biotech interest shifting from obesity ‘halo’ to other areas like oncology and blood cancers
obesity drugs; biotech pivot; investment trends; Novartis; leukemia; obesity halo; sector rotation; autoimmune; oncology
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
Novartis Announces Plans to Lay Off 550 Workers at Swiss Factory
Novartis; layoffs; Switzerland; Stein facility; pharmaceutical manufacturing; restructuring; Schweizerhalle investment
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
ASH 2025: Breakthroughs in In Vivo CAR-T Data from Kelonia; Phase 3 Wins for Lilly, J&J, and Novartis
ASH 2025; in vivo CAR-T; Kelonia Therapeutics; KLN-1010; multiple myeloma; Johnson & Johnson; Lilly; Novartis; CAR-T therapy; Phase 3 trials
Novartis Raises Sales Targets for Key Cancer Drugs, Tweaks Yearly Growth Guidance
Novartis; Kisqali; Scemblix; Pluvicto; sales guidance; peak sales forecast; cancer drugs; breast cancer; leukemia; pharmaceutical industry
Novartis CEO on $12B Avidity Deal: ‘Could Have Been Twice as Big’
Novartis; Avidity Biosciences; Vas Narasimhan; merger; acquisition; biotech; RNA therapeutics; $12 billion deal; neuromuscular diseases; SpinCo; financial outlook; growth strategy
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