CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Generation Bio Co. (Nasdaq: GBIO), a biotechnology company working to change what’s possible for people living with T cell-driven autoimmune diseases, today announced that it will implement a 1-for-10 reverse stock split of the issued shares of the Company’s common stock (“Reverse Stock Split”), effective at 5:00 pm Eastern Time on July 21, 2025. The Reverse Stock Split was approved by the Company’s stockholders at the Company’s Annual Meetin

MALVERN, PA, USA I July 18, 2025 I Ocugen, Inc. (Ocugen or the Company) (NASDAQ: OCGN), a pioneering biotechnology leader in gene therapies for blindness diseases, today announced that the first patient has been dosed in its Phase 2/3 GARDian3 clinical trial for OCU410ST (AAV5- hRORA )—a modifier gene therapy candidate being developed for all Stargardt disease ( ABCA4- associated retinopathies). “Dosing the first patient is an especially significant milestone and brings us closer to our goal of

In connection with HekaBio’s recently announced strategic investment in NKGen, the partnership will expedite the regulatory, manufacturing, and commercial development of NKGen’s autologous NK cell therapy, troculeucel, in Japan. Under Japan’s Regenerative Medicine guidelines, cell therapies enjoy a regulatory environment with multiple paths for expedited commercialization. Troculeucel is well positioned to be the first-in-class forerunner for the treatment of several intractable neurodegenerativ

PRINCETON, NJ, USA I July 18, 2025 I Bristol Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY) today announced the Phase 3 INDEPENDENCE trial evaluating Reblozyl ® (luspatercept-aamt) with concomitant janus kinase inhibitor (JAKi) therapy in adult patients with myelofibrosis-associated anemia receiving red blood cell (RBC) transfusions did not meet its primary endpoint of RBC transfusion independence during any consecutive 12-week period, starting within the first 24 weeks of treatment, compared to placebo (p=0.0674). P

July 17, 2025 I TRIFOUR is an exploratory open label randomized Phase 1b/2 clinical study conducted by the Spanish Breast Cancer Group (GEICAM). The objective is to evaluate early signals of efficacy of Cantargia’s IL1RAP antibody nadunolimab in TNBC, with unconfirmed ORR as primary endpoint. The ORR was 40% in the Ph2 study in the nadunolimab plus GC treated patients. As reference, the ORR in the GC group was 43%. Subgroup analyses of the data are ongoing. The tolerability of the combination wa

BRISBANE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CareDx, Inc. (Nasdaq: CDNA) – The Transplant Company™ – a leading precision medicine company focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of clinically differentiated, high-value healthcare solutions for transplant patients and caregivers – announced the release of a proposed draft Local Coverage Determination (LCD) related to molecular testing for solid organ allograft rejection. There is no change in current coverage and the draft LCD is open

PITTSBURGH, July 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Viatris Inc. (Nasdaq: VTRS), a global healthcare company, today announced that a randomized, double-masked, vehicle-controlled, Phase 3 study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of pimecrolimus 0.3% (MR-139) ophthalmic ointment in subjects with blepharitis, did not meet its primary endpoint of complete resolution of debris after six weeks of twice daily dosing. Viatris Chief R&D Officer Philippe Martin said, "Given that the study did not meet its objecti

Plus, news about DiaMedica Therapeutics, Cantargia and Quetzal Therapeutics: Bristol Myers Squibb suffers late-stage miss in anemia: Patients with myelofibrosis-associated anemia taking Reblozyl were no more able than those on placebo to go three months without a red blood cell transfusion in a Phase 3 trial. There was a numerical and clinically meaningful improvement in transfusion independence favoring the product, which is intended to boost levels of a patient’s native red blood cells, BMS sa

Bengaluru: GSK shares fell more than 6% on Friday to the bottom of Britain's blue-chip index after a U.S. FDA advisory panel recommended against approving its blood cancer drug Blenrep , citing earlier concerns over side effects. The British drugmaker was trying to revive the drug, which was pulled from U.S. markets in 2022 after failing a late-stage study. Its shares fell as much as 7% to 1,315 pence by 0807 GMT, compared with a 0.2% rise in the FTSE 100 index. GSK's renewed application is base

Viatris said Friday its treatment candidate for a common form of eye inflammation failed a late-stage trial, casting uncertainty on the program’s future. The biotech’s pimecrolimus 0.3% ointment did not meet the Phase 3 primary endpoint of “complete resolution of debris” at six weeks versus vehicle, according to a release . The trial enrolled 477 patients with blepharitis, a condition that involves inflammation at the edges of the eyelids. Blepharitis causes swelling, itching and crusting of the