Jan. 22, 2026 -- Anteris Technologies Global Corp. (Anteris or the Company) (NASDAQ: AVR, ASX: AVR) a global structural heart company committed to designing, developing, and commercializing cutting-edge medical devices to restore healthy heart function, announced today it has completed a $90 million strategic investment from Medtronic, plc (Galway, Ireland) (NASDAQ: MDT) (Medtronic), the world’s largest medical technology company. The investment closed immediately following Anteris’ underwritten

Genezen, a gene therapy contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) headquartered in Indianapolis, and Atsena Therapeutics, a clinical-stage gene therapy company based in Durham, North Carolina, announced a manufacturing partnership to support the clinical development and potential commercialization of Atsena’s adeno-associated virus gene therapy programs. Under the agreement, Genezen will provide viral vector manufacturing services to support Atsena’s existing AAV platform for b

Jan. 23, 2026 -- BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: BCRX) today announced that it has completed its acquisition of Astria Therapeutics, Inc., initially announced on October 14, 2025. The transaction strengthens its position as a leader in hereditary angioedema (HAE) and enhances the company’s long-term growth trajectory. BioCryst adds navenibart, a late-stage, long-acting plasma kallikrein inhibitor currently in Phase 3 clinical development, to its HAE portfolio. The potential to be the f

Corxel will use the fundraising proceeds to advance the oral GLP-1 therapy CX11 through mid-stage development in the U.S., as well as prepare for its Phase III studies. Corxel Pharmaceuticals has brought in $287 million from its series D1 fundraising push, giving it enough money to advance its oral GLP-1 drug CX11, among other pipeline candidates. In particular, Corxel, which has offices in New Jersey, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Beijing, will use the proceeds to complete Phase II testing for CX11

Sanofi's amlitelimab confirms its potential in atopic dermatitis In the SHORE phase 3 study, amlitelimab in combination with topical therapies met all primary and key secondary endpoints at Week 24 with efficacy progressively increasing throughout the treatment period with some patients improving as early as Week 2 In the COAST 2 phase 3 study, amlitelimab demonstrated statistically significant efficacy on vIGA-AD 0/1, the primary endpoint as assessed for the US and US reference countries, and

Statistically-significant reduction in the relative change from baseline in 24-hour objective cough frequency observed across all dose groups of nalbuphine ER at Week 6 with statistically-significant cough reduction as early as Week 2, the first time point measured Over 60% of nalbuphine ER-treated patients achieved at least a 50% reduction in 24-hour cough frequency at Week 6 vs baseline Patient-reported outcome measure of cough frequency was consistent with reduction observed with objective

Jan. 22, 2026 -- Protara Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: TARA), a clinical-stage company developing transformative therapies for the treatment of cancer and rare diseases, today announced that updated interim data from the cohort of BCG-Unresponsive non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) patients in the ongoing Phase 2 ADVANCED-2 trial of TARA-002 will be featured at the upcoming American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Genitourinary (GU) Cancers Symposium, taking place from February 26, 20

Curant Rare today announced a strategic collaboration with Cencora, a global pharmaceutical solutions organization, that aims to provide pharmaceutical companies developing rare disease therapies with an integrated solution to support the commercialization of their products. “The goal of this collaboration is to transform the way Rare and Orphan therapies are introduced to market, ensuring they reach the patients who need them most.” -Patrick Dunham, CEO and Co-Founder of Curant Health Rare di

Rznomics, a biopharmaceutical company specializing in RNA-based gene therapies (CEO Seong-wook Lee), announced today that its lead anti-cancer candidate, RZ-001, has been selected as a clinical-stage project for the “2025 1st National New Drug Development Project” by the Korea Drug Development Fund (KDDF). The National New Drug Development Project is a pan-governmental R&D initiative aimed at strengthening the global competitiveness of the Korean pharmaceutical and biotech industries. Following

The Austin, TX-based biotech told Endpoints News it plans to submit an application to the FDA in April that would seek approval for its drug, Aqneursa. Known generically as N-acetyl-L-leucine, Aqneursa was first approved in 2024 to treat neurological symptoms related to another rare disease called Niemann-Pick disease type C. There are currently no approved treatments specifically for ataxia-telangiectasia. Seventy-three patients with the disorder were enrolled as part of the Phase 3 trial, an