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

Feb. 10, 2026 -- ArrayPatch Ltd, a biotech company developing innovative microneedle-based therapeutics, today announced the first close of its €3 million seed funding round, to advance its lead program ITZ-DerMap™, a novel therapeutic designed for the treatment of onychomycosis (nail fungus). €1.6 million of the round has now been secured, led by Lakeside Capital Ltd. Additional investors included Enterprise Ireland, The Boole Investment Syndicate and DeepIE Ventures. Sean Corkery, Director at

Feb. 10, 2026 -- Gyala Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing innovative cell therapies for hematologic malignancies, today announced the initiation of a Phase I/IIa clinical trial of GYA01 following authorization from the Spanish Agency of Medicines and Medical Devices (AEMPS). The study will evaluate GYA01, a first-in-class CAR-T cell therapy targeting the CD84 protein, in patients with relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia (AML) or T-cell acute lymphoblastic

Patent Covers Acclaim-3 Clinical Trial Combining REQORSA Gene Therapy with Genentech, Inc.'s Tecentriq® Company Adds Additional Acclaim-3 Clinical Trial Site Feb. 10, 2026 -- Genprex, Inc. ("Genprex" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: GNPX), a clinical-stage gene therapy company focused on developing life-changing therapies for patients with cancer and diabetes, today announced that IP Australia, the Australian government agency responsible for administering Australia's intellectual property rights sys

Feb. 4, 2026 -- Global pharma major Lupin Limited (Lupin) (BSE: 500257) (NSE: LUPIN) (REUTERS: LUPIN.BO) (BLOOMBERG: LPCIN) today announced the launch of Topiramate Extended-Release Capsules, 25 mg, 50 mg, 100 mg, and 200 mg, in the United States, following the approval for its Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) from the U.S. FDA. Topiramate Extended-Release Capsules are bioequivalent to the reference listed drug (RLD), Trokendi XR® Extended-Release Capsules of Supernus Pharmaceuticals, In

Feb. 04, 2026 -- Zevra Therapeutics, Inc. (NasdaqGS: ZVRA) (Zevra, or the Company), a commercial-stage company focused on providing therapies for people living with rare disease, today announced the presentation of four posters highlighting positive new data on MIPLYFFA® (arimoclomol) for the treatment of Niemann-Pick Disease Type C (NPC) at the 22nd Annual WORLDSymposium™. “These data highlight MIPLYFFA’s potential to meaningfully stabilize disease progression across a broad spectrum of NPC p

Brepocitinib 45 mg significantly improved cutaneous sarcoidosis disease activity, achieving a 22.3-point improvement in mean CSAMI-A at Week 16 versus a 0.7-point improvement in placebo (Δ 21.6 PAll brepocitinib 45 mg patients achieved a clinically meaningful response, with 100% demonstrating at least a 10-point improvement on CSAMI-A On the Investigator’s Global Assessment (IGA), 69% percent of brepocitinib 45 mg patients compared to 0% of placebo patients achieved the gold standard two-point i