Emalex Biosciences to use data from research led by Cincinnati Children's to seek FDA approval for ecopipam, the first drug designed to treat children with motor and vocal tics May 26, 2026 -- Continued use of a drug called ecopipam can cut the risk of relapse in half for children battling tics caused by Tourette syndrome (TS). That's the key finding published May 26, 2026, in JAMA Neurology describing the results of a recently completed phase III clinical trial of the first drug designed to h

Avanzanite will commercialise and distribute PYRUKYND in Europe under its exclusive agreement with Agios Avanzanite is committed to collaborating with local authorities in the EU to enable access to PYRUKYND for adult patients with thalassaemia Avanzanite Bioscience B.V., a rapidly growing commercial-stage European specialty pharmaceutical company focused on rare diseases, today reported that its partner, Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: AGIO), a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company h

Strengthening balance sheet on path to Nasdaq uplisting May 22, 2026 -- BioStem Technologies Inc. (OTC: BSEM), a leading regenerative medicine company focused on the development, manufacturing, and commercialization of perinatal tissue allograft products, today announced it has entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”) with its first institutional investor for the purchase and sale of 746,269 shares of common stock at a price of $3.35 per share for aggr

May 21, 2026 -- Sichuan Kelun-Biotech Biopharmaceutical Co., Ltd. ("Kelun-Biotech" or the "Company", 6990.HK) announced today that the Independent Data Monitoring Committee (IDMC) concluded that the Phase III clinical study (OptiTROP-Breast03) of the Company's trophoblast cell-surface antigen 2 (TROP2)-directed antibody drug conjugate (ADC) sacituzumab tirumotecan (sac-TMT, also known as SKB264/MK-2870)(佳泰莱®) versus investigator's choice of chemotherapy as first‑line treatment for unresectable l

Cancer immunotherapy company Liminatus Pharma has agreed to pay out shares worth $320 million to buy CAR-T biotech InnocsAI. In order to get its hands on InnocsAI’s pipeline of oncology therapies—which includes one candidate en route to the clinic—California-based Liminatus is stumping up 1.6 billion of its shares priced at 20 cents apiece, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing. As well as the shares, InnocsAI’s owners will receive a contingent value right to 20% of the proc

In TRIUMPH-1, participants on 12 mg retatrutide lost an average of 70.3 lbs (28.3%) over 80 weeks with 45.3% of participants achieving ≥30% weight loss, a level long associated with bariatric surgery Individuals with a baseline BMI ≥35 who participated in a study extension continued to lose weight, and achieved up to an average of 85.0 lbs (30.3%) weight loss at 104 weeks At the 4 mg dose, reached with only a single escalation step, participants lost an average of 47.2 lbs (19.0%) at 80 weeks wi

The positive opinion is supported by data from the Phase 3 M20-350 study evaluating the safety and efficacy of MAVIRET® in adults with acute hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. MAVIRET is a direct-acting antiviral (DAA) treatment currently approved in the European Union for chronic HCV infection in adults and children aged 3 years and older. Acute HCV infection is often asymptomatic, highlighting the importance of early diagnosis and treatment to help reduce transmission, long-term liver-related

Sartorius, a life sciences equipment and services company headquartered in Göttingen, Germany, has opened a new competence center in Freiburg, Germany, dedicated to the development and production of quality-critical materials for the cell and gene therapy market, including cytokines and growth factors. The facility covers approximately 18,000 square meters — roughly 194,000 square feet — and can accommodate up to 180 employees, according to the announcement. The site meets GMP quality standards

PYRUKYND is the only medicine approved in the EU for adults with transfusion-dependent and non-transfusion-dependent alpha- or beta-thalassemia Mitapivat is now approved for thalassemia in the U.S., Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and EU Avanzanite Bioscience B.V., a specialty pharmaceutical company, will continue to distribute and commercialize PYRUKYND in Europe May 22, 2026 -- Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: AGIO), a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on delivering

PharmaEssentia USA Corporation, a subsidiary of PharmaEssentia Corporation (TWSE: 6446), a global biopharmaceutical innovator based in Taiwan leveraging deep expertise and proven scientific principles to deliver new biologics in hematology and oncology, today announced five upcoming presentations at the 2026 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting and European Hematology Association (EHA) 2026 Congress. The ASCO annual meeting will be held May 29-June 2 in Chicago, and the EH