Neurological

More Rivalry With Ionis In A Potentially ‘Transformational’ Year For Arrowhead

 

The company hopes to prove its RNAi platform is the most versatile and potent in cardiometabolic therapies in 2026 – and win one over on its long-standing rival, Ionis.

Scrip Asks... What Does 2026 Hold For Biopharma? Part 4: R&D Innovation

 

Enthusiastic predictions from industry leaders for ongoing progress in obesity, oncology, immunology, neuroscience and more were supported by optimism for the potential of AI and other technological advances to enable breakthroughs in processes as well as pipelines.

Lilly Takes Incretins Beyond Metabolic Diseases Amid Broader Development Push

 

The drugmaker highlighted a wide array of development programs in its fourth quarter earnings, including moving tirzepatide into multiple inflammatory conditions.

AbbVie’s Deal Focus Is Not Just Early-Stage Assets

 
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With Skyrizi and Rinvoq expected to anchor growth this decade, AbbVie said it will look at big and small assets to help it deliver revenue growth during the 2030s.


EU Not The Land Of Plenty For Acadia After Rett Therapy Snub

 
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The CHMP has delivered a negative trend vote on the US firm's filing for Daybue.

Quince Therapeutics’ Fruit Spoils As Phase III A-T Study Falls To Ground

 

The company said the NEAT trial in ataxia telangiectasia did not meet the primary and key secondary endpoints.

Otsuka’s Centanafadine Edges Closer To US Nod Following Priority Review

 
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US priority review for Japanese firm's first-in-class ADHD drug could result in approval of a new option this year.

New Epidarex $145m Fund Is A Fillip For UK Biotech

 
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Fund IV exclusively targets company creation and early-stage investing across the UK and the US.


IntraBio’s Aqneursa Succeeds In A-T Study, Scores European Nod For NPC

 

The company plans to take Aqneursa to regulators in the US, Europe and elsewhere for ataxia-telangiectasia (A-T), which currently lacks any approved therapy.

New Data May Bolster J&J’s MDD Labeling For Caplyta

 
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Two months after adding major depressive disorder to Caplyta’s US label, Johnson & Johnson reported pooled data showing the drug can offer durable remission of symptoms.

J.P. Morgan: Teva Targets Long-Term Value Over Fast Uptake For Long-Acting Olanzapine

 
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Management says it is prepared to sacrifice early volume if pricing fails to reflect the drug’s role in moderate to severe schizophrenia.

Servier Reunites With Iktos For Latest AI-Based Discovery Pact

 
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Servier has deepened its AI-enabled collaborations with a deal potentially worth over €1bn with Iktos to accelerate small-molecule drug discovery for undisclosed targets in oncology and neurology.


Bright Minds’ BMB-101 Shows Promise In Absence Seizures And DEE  With Phase II Win

 

Bright Minds Biosciences is preparing to advance BMB-101 toward registrational trials and present additional analyses later this year.

FDA Is Bearer Of Bad Tidings For Sanofi’s Tolebrutinib

 
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The Paris-headquartered firm has been hit with a complete response letter for its oral BTK inhibitor, quite a shock given that it was not expecting to hear from the US agency on its application for the multiple sclerosis drug until early next year.

Nxera Knocked Back As Boehringer Bows Out Of Schizophrenia Pact

 
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The Japan-headquartered group is seeking a new partner for a Phase II-ready GPR52 agonist.

Sanofi Lands ADEL’s Tau-Targeting Alzheimer’s Contender In $1Bn Deal

 
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Despite recent setbacks in the field, big pharma still appears to have faith in the tau approach to Alzheimer's, as evidenced by Sanofi's new $1bn-plus deal with Korean venture ADEL for an early stage candidate.


Sanofi Upbeat Despite Latest Tolebrutinib Trials And Tribulations

 
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The French firm has been hit with a double whammy for its oral BTK inhibitor for multiple sclerosis but analysts at Jefferies say it is premature to write the drug off.

Amgen’s Uplizna Approved For Its Largest And Most Competitive Indication Yet

 
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The US FDA approved Uplizna (inebilizumab) for generalized myasthenia gravis, an increasingly crowded market. Amgen believes it can compete due to the CD19-targeting antibody’s durable efficacy with twice-yearly dosing.

AC Immune Perks Up On Positive Parkinson’s Data

 
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The Switzerland-based group’s alpha-synuclein-targeted immunotherapy shows promise in slowing progression of the degenerative brain condition.

Dyne Readies DMD Exon-Skipper For Filing, Could Be Competitive With Sarepta Drug

 
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Dyne’s data from a larger Phase I/II trial cohort showed much greater dystrophin production with z-rostudirsen (DYNE-251) than seen with Sarepta’s Exondys 51 and some functional gains.