ModernaA Phase III win for Moderna and Merck’s personalized mRNA cancer vaccine has reignited investor enthusiasm for mRNA — and put BioNTech back in the spotlight. But the data are more important than the stock rally: for the first time, a personalized mRNA cancer therapy has produced positive Phase III data in a major indication.
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Knowbio with Sweden.seSwedish rare-disease specialist Sobi is paying $75 million upfront for global commercial rights to Innate Pharma’s lacutamab, a first-in-class antibody targeting KIR3DL2 in cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. The deal gives Innate funding and a commercial partner for its next clinical step, while adding a late-stage oncology asset to Sobi’s rare-disease portfolio.
Ipsen confirmed to European Biotechnology that it has stopped developing the Phase 1/2a ERK inhibitor IPN01194 and will return worldwide rights to French biotech AGV Discovery.
Andre DallavalleSee-and-Treat Concept using Radioactive Smart Probes: Professor Rudolf Werner provides an overview of established and future indications in clinical practice, highlighting advances in theranostics and their growing impact on precision oncology.
Immatics has published a series of updates on its PRAME pipeline, using the American Society for Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting to share data on its lead candidate and next-generation program.
Adcendo has struck a Keytruda supply agreement with MSD, positioning the Danish biotech to study an antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) with the blockbuster checkpoint inhibitor.
Cytospire Therapeutics has raised a £61 million (€71 million) Series A round, positioning the British biotech to advance pan-gamma-delta T-cell engagers (TCEs) into cancer clinical trials.
Unsplash+CryptiVax-1001 is set to enter first-in-human testing in advanced high-grade serous ovarian cancer, a setting with few durable treatment options.
BioNTechMainz‑based biotech BioNTech has presented compelling Phase II data for its compound trastuzumab pamirtecan. The antibody–drug conjugate (ADC) was evaluated in patients with advanced uterine cancer who had previously undergone multiple lines of treatment.
Unsplash+Finnish clinical stage biotech TenBoron Oy has landed a €7.6m grant from the European Union’s Horizon Europe Health 2025 programme. The funding will propel its boron carrier platform for a novel targeted radiotherapy into larger clinical trials for cancers with few remaining treatment options.