Gilead is buying the global rights to an oral cancer drug from Genhouse Bio, a China-based biotech that filed for an IPO on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange last month. The California drugmaker is dishing out $80 million upfront for GH31, a MAT2A-targeted synthetic lethality drug for select solid tumors. MAT2A plays a role in metabolic regulation and can be overexpressed in cancer cells. Genhouse could get up to $1.45 billion in biobucks, the company announced Friday on WeChat. A Gilead spokesperson

Novel intravenous anti-inflammatory candidate advances to Phase I evaluation to assess safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics. WILMINGTON, NC, UNITED STATES, February 11, 2026 / EINPresswire.com / -- Isosceles Pharmaceuticals today announced that its patented investigational candidate, IPI201, has been accepted to proceed into a Phase I first-in-human clinical trial, marking a milestone in the company’s development pipeline. The study is expected to initiate first patient, first dose in Apri

Neurent Medical, a company that has created a minimally invasive solution to treat chronic rhinitis, has raised $74 million in an oversubscribed Series C round. The Galway, Ireland-based company said it will use the funding to drive commercial expansion, broaden clinical evidence, and advance its product and indication pipeline. Neurent has developed Neuromark. The product uses a proprietary Impedance Controlled Radiofrequency technology targets the overactive posterior nasal nerves (PNN) that d

Study to be conducted by PharmaLegacy, a leading Contract Research Organization February 11, 2026 -- Vidac Pharma Holding Plc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing first-in-class therapies targeting the HK2/VDAC metabolic checkpoint, today announced the initiation of an in vivo pre-clinical program in psoriasis, marking the first formal evaluation of its proprietary technology platform outside oncology. The study will be conducted by PharmaLegacy, a highly reputable Contract

Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) target action date set for September 28, 2026 If approved, Ameluz® would be the first and only PDT photosensitizer indicated for the treatment of superficial Basal Cell Carcinoma (sBCC) in the US BCC is the most common skin cancer in the US with 3.6 million cases diagnosed annually1 Feb. 11, 2026 -- Biofrontera Inc. (Nasdaq: BFRI) (“Biofrontera” or the “Company”), a biopharmaceutical company specializing in the commercialization and development of photod

First dose at HOAG Health in FAPI-PRO trial for Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma A parallel trial focused on gastroesophageal cancers, FAPI-GO, dosed its first patient December 2025 Feb. 11, 2026 -- SOFIE Biosciences, an established U.S. manufacturer and developer of radiopharmaceuticals, today announced that the first patient has been dosed in the second of its two Phase 3 clinical trials evaluating [18F]FAPI-74, a fluorine-18 labeled radiopharmaceutical targeting Fibroblast Activation Protein

Feb. 11, 2026 -- Suzhou Ribo Life Science Co., Ltd. (HKEX: 06938) ("Ribo") and its subsidiary Ribocure Pharmaceuticals AB ("Ribocure") today announced that they have entered into an exclusive worldwide licensing agreement with Madrigal Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDGL) ("Madrigal") for six pre-clinical small interfering RNA (siRNA) programs for the treatment of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH). The collaboration will utilize Ribo's validated liver targeting siRNA GalST

• World’s first clinical study of a fully standardised, multi-alkaloid DMT–harmala formulation designed for regulated medical use • Acute effect scores on MEQ-30 and 5D-ASC exceeded those reported in prior psilocybin and LSD studies using these standardised measures • Psychedelic effects were strongly associated with persisting psychological benefits, including enhanced wellbeing and more positive life attitudes. • Results support advancement of Neurala’s proprietary second-generation product ca

AstraZeneca is moving its oral, once-daily GLP-1 receptor agonist elecoglipron (AZD5004) into Phase III development for obesity and type 2 diabetes in the hopes of adding another drug to its growing portfolio of blockbusters. The company — alongside announcing its latest financial results on Tuesday — noted that it currently has 16 blockbuster medicines on its hands and is hoping to expand this to over 25 by the end of the decade. In 2024, when AstraZeneca set out its target of growing annual r

February 10, 2026. Sanofi today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Dynavax Technologies Corporation (Dynavax). The acquisition includes Dynavax’s adult hepatitis B vaccine HEPLISAV-B, which is currently marketed in the US and is differentiated by its two-dose regimen over one month. It also includes Dynavax’s shingles vaccine candidate (Z-1018), which is currently in phase 1/2 studies, and additional vaccine pipeline projects. This acquisition augments Sanofi’s presence in adult