DEBRA Research and Topadur Pharma have announced a collaboration to explore a new treatment approach for dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (DEB). DEB is one of the more severe forms of EB, characterised by extremely fragile skin and progressive, debilitating complications. The programme will evaluate Topadur’s clinical-stage compound TOP-N53 together with additional selected small molecules from its proprietary DualTOP platform. The compounds will be investigated in in vitro and in vivo models ad

The Phase III AIRWARD™ trial was published today on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT07907991).1 AIRWARD will evaluate the efficacy and safety of verducatib, an investigational oral therapy for COPD.1 The Phase III trial will enroll adults with symptomatic COPD who continue to experience exacerbations and have blood eosinophil counts below 300 cells/µL.1 Boehringer Ingelheim today announced the registration of the Phase III AIRWARD™ trial evaluating its investigational oral therapy verducatib as a treatm

In adults with type 2 diabetes, retatrutide lowered A1C by an average of 2.2% vs. 1.8% with Ozempic 2 mg at 80 weeks Participants taking retatrutide lost an average of 44 lbs to 47 lbs (20% to 21%) vs. 21 lbs (9%) with Ozempic 2 mg at 80 weeks TRANSCEND-T2D-2 marks the sixth Phase 3 trial in which retatrutide has delivered powerful efficacy, reinforcing its potential to transform cardiometabolic care Oct 28, 2026 -- Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY), the maker of Mounjaro (tirzepatide) and Foun

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan drug designation to Octant’s OCT-980, an investigational oral small molecule, to treat retinitis pigmentosa (RP). The regulatory status specifically includes rhodopsin-associated autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa (RHO-adRP), the indication for which the candidate is presently being evaluated. Orphan status is granted to support the development of therapies for rare diseases and conditions. This designation offers financial and re

New Cleveland Clinic research published in Cancer Cell shows that people with glioblastoma have more active platelets, which are cells involved in blood clotting. Platelets also communicate with other cells and can influence immune activity. The overactive platelets in people with glioblastoma slow the activity of cancer-fighting T cells, which can contribute to tumor growth and cancer progression. Researchers from the lab of Justin Lathia, PhD, continue to investigate the unknowns around sex d

Nxera has exercised its option to license lucerastat for Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and selected other Asia Pacific markets (excluding China), paying Idorsia CHF 7 million upfront and contributing to the global Phase 3 program. Lucerastat is an investigational oral therapy for Fabry disease with more than 400 patient-years of clinical experience, adding a late-stage rare disease asset to Nxera's portfolio in Japan and Asia Pacific. Idorsia today initiated FAB-KLEAR, a pivotal Phase 3 study, as

Initial award funds process development, manufacturing, and clinical evaluation of a single-dose vaccine candidate through strategic partnerships with Hilleman Laboratories, SK bioscience, and IDT Biologika October 28, 2026 / Today IAVI, a global nonprofit biomedical research organization, together with partners Hilleman Laboratories, SK bioscience, and IDT Biologika announced that IAVI has been awarded US $36 million of a contract valued up to US $99 million from the Administration for Strateg

Company also announces appointment of Stanford mitochondrial disease expert to its Scientific and Clinical Advisory Board and launch of two new pipeline programs Adjuvia Therapeutics, a biotechnology company developing novel therapeutics to treat mitochondrial dysfunction and disease, today announced that the first participant has been dosed in its Phase 1 clinical trial of ATI-105, its lead investigational therapeutic candidate for Friedreich’s ataxia (FA). The milestone follows the U.S. Food

Oct. 29, 2026 -- Shanghai Junshi Biosciences Co., Ltd (Junshi Biosciences, HKEX: 1877; SSE: 688180), a leading innovation-driven biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery, development, and commercialization of novel therapies, announced that the first patient dosing has been completed in a multi-center, randomized, controlled, and open-label phase 3 clinical study evaluating the efficacy and safety of the company’s product, recombinant humanized anti-PD-1/VEGF bispecific antibody (cod

AdipoPharma Advances PATAS into Phase 1b Clinical Trial in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes First participants with Type 2 diabetes dosed in multiple ascending dose (MAD) study evaluating AdipoPharma’s first-in-class insulin sensitizer Advancement follows successful completion of the single ascending dose (SAD) phase, where PATAS was well tolerated with no serious adverse events Oct. 27, 2026 -- AdipoPharma, a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing therapies that target adipocyte dysfunc