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Sanofi has discontinued the Phase 3 MOBILIZE trial of riliprubart in treatment-refractory chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy after an interim analysis found the study was unlikely to demonstrate sufficient efficacy. No new safety concerns were identified, and the company is evaluating the future of other ongoing riliprubart studies.

In this episode, Ron Lanton draws on insights from the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference to explain how healthcare investment is shifting from backing novel ideas to funding organizations that can scale, survive regulatory and reimbursement pressure, and embed technology into the operational infrastructure of care delivery.

This week's BioPharm Brief highlights City Therapeutics' efforts to advance its RNAi pipeline with a new financing round, positive Phase 3 data for survodutide in obesity and MASLD, and Lilly's oral GLP-1 Foundayo outperforming oral semaglutide in a landmark head-to-head type 2 diabetes trial.

Eli Lilly reported Phase 3 data showing its oral GLP-1 receptor agonist Foundayo (orforglipron) achieved greater reductions in A1C and body weight than oral semaglutide in the first head-to-head trial of two oral GLP-1 therapies for type 2 diabetes.

City Therapeutics has secured $99.5 million in Series B financing to advance its next-generation RNA interference platform and pipeline, including its Phase 1 Factor XI-targeting candidate for thromboembolic diseases and a planned clinical-stage program for Stargardt disease.

Phase 3 data from Boehringer Ingelheim’s SYNCHRONIZE-1 and SYNCHRONIZE-MASLD trials meet their primary endpoints, with glucagon/GLP-1 dual agonism showing targeted metabolic fat reduction beyond body weight loss at 76 and 48 weeks.

Sanofi secured European approval for a subcutaneous formulation of Sarclisa in multiple myeloma, Pfizer expanded HYMPAVZI's FDA-approved use in hemophilia, and Johnson & Johnson agreed to acquire Firefly Bio to strengthen its KRAS-focused oncology pipeline.

Johnson & Johnson has agreed to acquire Firefly Bio in a $1 billion cash deal, gaining access to the company's Firelink degrader antibody conjugate platform for KRAS-driven cancers. The acquisition strengthens J&J's oncology pipeline and reflects continued industry interest in targeted protein degradation approaches for difficult-to-treat solid tumors.

The FDA has expanded the indication for Pfizer's Hympavzi to include pediatric patients ages 6 to 11 years and people with hemophilia A or B who have inhibitors. The approval makes Hympavzi the first subcutaneous non-factor therapy available for children ages 6 to 11 years with hemophilia B.

AI-driven protein design, continuous-learning R&D platforms, mechanistic PK/PD modeling, and automated analytical workflows are now foundational tools reshaping how biopharmaceuticals are discovered, characterized, and delivered.

In this episode of The BioPharm Brief, we cover the FDA approval of Lupin's interchangeable ranibizumab biosimilar Ranluspec, a new iPSC cell therapy manufacturing partnership between Made Scientific and Pluristyx, and emerging research on TIGIT as a potential immunotherapy target in pancreatic cancer.

A Journal of Pancreatology review underscores renewed interest in TIGIT, but clinical evidence remains mixed across solid tumors.

The FDA has approved Lupin’s Ranluspec, an interchangeable biosimilar to Lucentis, for wet AMD, diabetic eye disease, and other retinal conditions.