March 13, 2026 -- On March 12, Unixell Biotech achieved a significant milestone as UX-GIP001, its iPSC-derived allogeneic cell therapy targeting focal epilepsy, secured Investigational New Drug (IND) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This breakthrough marks UX-GIP001 as the first iPSC-derived allogeneic epilepsy cell therapy approved in the U.S. and simultaneously establishes it as China's pioneering cell therapy for epilepsy to advance into the clinical stage. Epileps

— Advancing the Discovery of Novel Therapies and Building an Integrated Drug Discovery Platform by Combining PPI Science with AI — March 12, 2026 -- PRISM BioLab Co., Ltd. ("PRISM") and Receptor.AI Inc. today announced that they have entered into a drug discovery collaboration agreement (the "Collaboration") to develop an integrated, AI-navigated, physics-guided platform for the discovery of orally available small molecules targeting intracellular protein–protein interactions (PPIs), membrane p

Investment led by T&J Meyer Family Foundation, joined by Varia Ventures, NW Angel Fund and other non-institutional investors Financing advances Combat’s HIVEC® HEAT FDA registration trial to change standard of care in BCG unresponsive NMIBC Future financings to progress patented hyperthermic technology aimed at improving chemotherapy therapeutic efficacy, tolerability and treatment outcomes for advanced bladder and peritoneal cancers Combat Medical (Combat), a medical device company optimisin

- Designation Underscores the Significant Unmet Medical Need as AMXT 1501 Advances in Two Active National Clinical Trials — Including a Pediatric Study Now Enrolling Children with DIPG March 12, 2026 -- Aminex Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing a novel metabolic-targeted therapy to treat adult and pediatric cancers, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Orphan Drug Designation (ODD) to AMXT 1501 in combination

The approval is based on positive results from two phase 3 trials (POETYK PsA-1 and POETYK PsA-2), both showing that the drug improves disease activity. Al Reba, senior vice president, Cardiovascular & Immunology Commercialization, Bristol Myers Squibb, said: “This latest approval of Sotyktu confirms its important role in managing both skin and joint symptoms of psoriatic disease and is a key milestone as we continue to explore its development in diseases that have limited or no treatment optio

Regenxbio Inc., a Maryland-based gene therapy company, announced new interim data from the Phase I/II AFFINITY DUCHENNE trial of RGX-202 in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. The data, presented at the Muscular Dystrophy Association Clinical and Scientific Conference, showed that participants receiving the pivotal dose exceeded external controls across functional measures at one year, according to the company. The AFFINITY DUCHENNE trial is a Phase I/II study evaluating RGX-202 as a gen

Thursday March 12, 2026 – Omios Biologics, a biotechnology company revolutionizing cancer treatment through next-generation oncolytic virus immunotherapies and systemic gene delivery platforms, today announced the signing of a Material Transfer Agreement with the Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope. Under the agreement, City of Hope, one of the largest and most advanced cancer research and treatment organizations in the United States, will conduct advanced studies to further characteri

— Fast Track Designation facilitates development and expedites regulatory review of therapies addressing serious conditions with significant unmet medical need — — QRX003 lotion (4%) currently being evaluated in two late-stage whole-body clinical trials for treatment of Netherton Syndrome — — Fast Track Designation follows Pediatric Rare Disease and Orphan Drug Designation previously granted by the FDA and Orphan Drug Designation granted by the European Medicines Agency for QRX003 in Netherton S

A new synthesis finds that common epilepsies are driven by thousands of tiny-effect genetic variants, most still undetected. March 10, 2026 --- An insightful mini-review published in Genomic Psychiatry synthesizes the rapidly expanding landscape of molecular genetic research on common epilepsies, assembling evidence from genome-wide association studies (large-scale genetic scans across the human genome), whole-exome sequencing projects, and advanced statistical modeling to illuminate the polyge

Multi-target therapeutic aims to treat all key and interconnected problems of atopic dermatitis March 11, 2026 -- Alphyn, a clinical-stage dermatology company developing the first Multi-Target Therapeutics® drug platform, announced today that it has completed enrollment in its CLEAR-AD1 Phase 2b clinical trial of Zabalafin Hydrogel, a first-in-class topical therapeutic for the treatment of mild and moderate atopic dermatitis (AD) derived from the company's proprietary Multi-Target Therapeutic D