AstraZeneca is moving its oral, once-daily GLP-1 receptor agonist elecoglipron (AZD5004) into Phase III development for obesity and type 2 diabetes in the hopes of adding another drug to its growing portfolio of blockbusters. The company — alongside announcing its latest financial results on Tuesday — noted that it currently has 16 blockbuster medicines on its hands and is hoping to expand this to over 25 by the end of the decade. In 2024, when AstraZeneca set out its target of growing annual r

February 10, 2026. Sanofi today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Dynavax Technologies Corporation (Dynavax). The acquisition includes Dynavax’s adult hepatitis B vaccine HEPLISAV-B, which is currently marketed in the US and is differentiated by its two-dose regimen over one month. It also includes Dynavax’s shingles vaccine candidate (Z-1018), which is currently in phase 1/2 studies, and additional vaccine pipeline projects. This acquisition augments Sanofi’s presence in adult

Upstream Bio on Wednesday said its TSLP-targeting drug met its goal in a mid-stage trial in severe asthma, which is a step forward in its bid to challenge Dupixent and Tezspire down the line. The biotech’s verekitug, given at a 100 mg dose every three months, reduced the rate of yearly asthma flare-ups by 56% versus placebo in the study’s primary endpoint. The result was statistically significant, with a p-value of less than 0.0003. In the less frequent regimen, a 400 mg dose once every six mo

Feb. 11, 2026 -- Akeso, Inc. (9926.HK) is pleased to announce that the National Medical Products Administration has approved the initiation of Phase II clinical trials for AK139, a first-in-class IL-4Rα/ST2-targeting bispecific antibody, across seven indications. These indications include chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), severe bronchial asthma, chronic spontaneous urticaria, allergic rhinitis, chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps, moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis, and prur

Feb. 10, 2026 -- Insilico Medicine ("Insilico", 03696.HK), a clinical-stage biotechnology company driven by generative artificial intelligence (AI), China Medical System Holdings Limited ("CMS", 867.HK/8A8.SG), an open-platform innovative company linking pharmaceutical innovation and commercialization with strong product lifecycle management capability, today announced a series of AI‑empowered drug discovery collaborations across multiple projects in the fields of central nervous system and auto

Feb. 9, 2026 -- MerryLife Biomedical Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on neurodegenerative diseases, today announced positive Phase 1 results for TML-6, its investigational oral therapy for Alzheimer's disease (AD). The study demonstrated that TML-6 was generally well tolerated with a favorable safety profile, supporting its continued clinical development. TML-6 is designed to modulate the autolysosomal system and interconnected cellular pathways involved in protein clearanc

Financing led by Investissement Qu é bec with continued support from long-standing investors Plans include the acceleration of clinical development of breakthrough GPCR targeting treatments for patients MONTREAL and STRASBOURG, France and BOSTON, Feb. 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kainova Therapeutics (“the Company”), a key player for breakthrough treatments for patients in immuno-oncology and inflammation, today announced the successful first close of its Series B financing round totaling $32 mi

This FDA Acceptance is a Milestone for People Living with Narcolepsy Type 1 Who Need New and Different Treatment Options Oveporexton is an Orexin Agonist Designed to Restore Orexin Signaling and Address the Underlying Orexin Deficiency that Causes Narcolepsy Type 1 The Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) Target Action Date is the Third Quarter of this Calendar Year OSAKA, Japan & CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Takeda ( TSE:4502/NYSE:TAK ) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Admini

Feb. 10, 2026 -- The increased size of, and lesser blood supply to, a key brain structure in patients with Long COVID tracks with known blood markers of Alzheimer's disease and greater levels of dementia, a new study finds. Led by NYU Langone Health researchers, the study concerns the choroid plexus (CP), a network of blood vessels lined by cells that produce cerebrospinal fluid, which cushions the brain and forms a protective barrier between the fluid and the bloodstream. The CP regulates imm

Feb. 10, 2026 -- BaseLaunch, a platform partnering with scientists and entrepreneurs to launch, fund, and build early biotech ventures, announced today the pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has joined the Basel-based incubator, bringing the total number of leading pharma company partners to seven. Since its inception almost a decade ago, BaseLaunch has supported 27 biotech companies across various modalities and indications, with several of them having entered Phase II clinical trials. Adding Pfizer