Partnering with Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy to ensure timely access to the trial for eligible patients ~15,000 children are living with DMD in the U.S. April 07, 2026 -- Mesoblast Limited (Nasdaq:MESO; ASX:MSB), global leader in allogeneic cellular medicines for inflammatory diseases, today announced that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Investigational New Drug (IND) clearance to directly proceed for a registrational clinical trial evaluating Ryoncil® (rem

First-in-class TET2 activator targets DNA damage response in GBM and other cancers Strong preclinical efficacy, brain penetration, and safety pro clinical advancement Study led by world-leading glioblastoma investigators, including Dr. Roger Stupp Hemispherian AS, a clinical-stage oncology company developing novel small molecule therapeutics, today announced the initiation of a first-in-human Phase 1/2a clinical trial of GLIX1 in patients with recurrent and progressive glioblastoma (GBM) and ot

April 7, 2026 -- Phanes Therapeutics, Inc. (Phanes), a clinical stage biotech company focused on innovative drug discovery and development in oncology, announced today the initiation of the dose expansion phase in their clinical study evaluating spevatamig in combination with chemotherapy for the treatment of biliary tract cancer (BTC), following dose-limiting toxicity (DLT) clearance at two dose levels. Spevatamig is a first-in-class native IgG-like bispecific antibody (bsAb) targeting claudin

April 7, 2026 -- Global pharmaceutical leader Lupin Limited (Lupin) (BSE: 500257) (NSE: LUPIN) (REUTERS: LUPIN.BO) (BLOOMBERG: LPCIN) today announced that it has received approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration (U.S. FDA) for its Abbreviated New Drug Application for Dapagliflozin Tablets, 5 mg and 10 mg. The U.S. FDA has approved Lupin's Dapagliflozin Tablets, 5 mg and 10 mg, as bioequivalent to Farxiga® for the indications in the approved labeling. Lupin Limited is a globa

By reducing dissociation and sedation risk, ALA-3000 may eliminate the ≥2-hour post-dose monitoring requirement, reducing clinic operating costs, improving patient throughput, and supporting a more cost-effective and reimbursement-aligned treatment model. April 6, 2026 -- Alar Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Alar, TPEx:6785), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing long-acting injectables (LAIs), today announced the positive results from its phase 1 clinical study of ALA-3000, a

An investigational medicine that addresses the genetic root cause of BAG3 DCM, AFTX-201 is being evaluated as a treatment for BAG3 DCM in the UPBEAT trial in the U.S. and Canada AFTX-201 is designed using Affinia’s proprietary capsid engineered for efficient cardiac transduction at doses that are 5-10-fold lower than doses of gene therapies using conventional capsids Affinia Therapeutics (“Affinia”), an innovative gene therapy company with a pipeline of first-in-class and/or best-in-class adeno

Primary and Key Secondary Endpoints Met 77% of Patients Achieved Highly Statistically Significant Proptosis Response Study Showed Clinically Meaningful Reduction in Proptosis; Greater Than 3 mm April 6, 2026 -- Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN) today announced positive topline results from a Phase 3 trial of TEPEZZA (teprotumumab-trbw) administered by subcutaneous injection via an on-body injector (OBI) in participants with moderate-to-severe active Thyroid Eye Disease (TED). TEPEZZA OBI provides comparable

Potential first-in-class and selective equipotent dual inhibitor of KAT6/7 with single-digit to low teens nano-molar cellular potency in target engagement assays against KAT6 and KAT7, and ~350-to-2,000-fold selectivity over the KAT5 and KAT8 paralogs KAT6/7 dual inhibitor demonstrates greater monotherapy efficacy and durability than KAT6 selective inhibitors in preclinical CDX and PDX models Multiple combination opportunities with IDE574 and IDEAYA's proprietary pipeline Potential first-in-clas

Liechtenstein-based biotech company reports significant lifespan extension in C. elegans and advances toward preclinical development with CRO partners April 3, 2026 -- Virella Ltd, a European biotech company developing small-molecule SIRT6 activators, has filed a European Patent Application covering its proprietary compound series targeting the Sirtuin 6 enzyme. The filing marks a key milestone as the company advances toward preclinical studies with contract research partners.SIRT6 is an NAD+-d

Sweden-based biopharma Immedica revealed that lurbinectedin (Zepzelca) combined with atezolizumab has received a positive opinion from the European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) as first-line maintenance therapy for extensive-stage small cell lung cancer, moving the combination closer to becoming the first approved regimen to improve survival beyond checkpoint inhibitor monotherapy in this setting. The opinion is based on data from the Phase III IMfort