The quiet revolution in heart disease: How siRNA is becoming cardiology’s most powerful new weapon
The quiet revolution in heart disease: How siRNA is becoming cardiology’s most powerful new weapon
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology and Life Sciences
The quiet revolution in heart disease: How siRNA is becoming cardiology’s most powerful new weapon
An 80 million share rights offering authorized in Turku signals a company racing against its own runway
BioPharma Credit gets a bigger slice — and a $3M fee — as UroGen bets big on ZUSDURI
CEO of Leica Microsystems, a Danaher company — one of the few life sciences representatives in a room otherwise dominated by automotive and industrial giants.
In the past few months, the corporate world has seen a surge in workforce reductions that are explicitly tied to artificial intelligence (AI) and automation — not just general cost-cutting. The biggest recent example comes from fintech firm Block Inc., which announced plans to cut over 4,000 jobs — roughly 40 % of its workforce — as AI tools reshape how it builds and runs its business, according to multiple news reports. What about pharma?
A wave of oncology M&A, targeted mid-cap acquisitions, and cautious earnings guidance suggests pharma is entering a new capital discipline cycle. Here’s what investors should watch.
UK-based Hikma Pharmaceuticals posted higher annual revenue and strong performance in its injectables segment, but investors reacted negatively to its outlook, sending shares to a three-year low.
GlaxoSmithKline has entered into an agreement to acquire Canadian clinical-stage biotech 35Pharma Inc. for $950 million in cash, expanding its respiratory and cardiovascular pipeline, according to regulatory filings and the company’s announcement.
Gilead Sciences has agreed to acquire cancer therapy developer Arcellx Inc. in a transaction valued at up to $7.8 billion, deepening its footprint in cell therapy for blood cancers
Over the past decade, antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) have emerged as a high-impact class of cancer therapies, blending the selectivity of antibodies with the potency of cytotoxic payloads. But as the modality matures, a structural tension is becoming clear: should innovation focus on chemical escalation of payloads and linkers, or on biological precision of target engagement?