Hibsago (bepirovirsen) approved in Japan as first and only functional cure for chronic hepatitis B
First global approval for Hibsago
First global approval for Hibsago
HENDERSON, Nev. --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 21, 2026-- Zura Bio Limited (Nasdaq: ZURA) (“Zura” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing novel and differentiated medicines to meaningfully improve the lives of patients with serious and debilitating autoimmune and inflammatory
SAN CARLOS, Calif., Aug. 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: IOVA) ("Iovance" or the “Company”), a biotechnology company focused on innovating, developing, and delivering novel polyclonal tumor infiltrating lymphocyte (“TIL”) therapies for patients with cancer, today
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Belite Bio, Inc (NASDAQ: BLTE) (“Belite Bio ® ” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage drug development company focused on advancing novel therapeutics targeting degenerative retinal diseases that have significant unmet medical needs, today announced that
BRANFORD, Conn., Aug. 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Azitra, Inc. (" Azitra " or the "Company") (NYSE American: AZTR), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing innovative therapies for precision dermatology and high value cosmetic proteins and peptides, today announced that it has
New facility in Hillsboro, Oregon for the assembly of injectable medicines and delivery devices will further advance end-to-end U.S. drug manufacturing capabilities. Approximately $750 million investment will double the size of the existing facility and is expected to create an additional 250 specialised manufacturing jobs....
Pivotal Phase 3 clinical trial of SGT-610 (patidegib gel, 2%) for Gorlin syndrome remains ongoing, with top-line results on track for anticipated readout in late November 2026 Sol-Gel has initiated a proof-of-concept study in High-frequency BCC (HF-BCC) Sol-Gel initiated a study evaluating topical
SAN DIEGO and SUZHOU, China, Aug. 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Adagene Inc. (Nasdaq: ADAG) a platform-driven, clinical-stage biotechnology company transforming the discovery and development of novel antibody-based therapies, today announced that senior management will participate in three upcoming
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, August 20, 2026 - Evaxion A/S (NASDAQ: EVAX) (“Evaxion”), a clinical-stage TechBio company developing novel vaccines with its pioneering AI-Immunology™ platform, provides business update and announces second quarter 2026 financial results.
BURLINGTON, Mass., Aug. 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Fractyl Health, Inc. (Nasdaq: GUTS) (the Company or Fractyl), a clinical stage metabolic therapeutics company focused on pioneering novel approaches to treat obesity and type 2 diabetes (T2D), today announced that it will host a virtual
Collaboration grants UroGen a research license and exclusive options to license and develop up to three oncology products utilizing IntraGel's proprietary SRGel platform Agreement also includes an exclusive option to acquire worldwide rights to TumoCure, an investigational therapy for advanced head
Executing NovaBridge’s strategy to identify differentiated science, develop it efficiently and create long-term value for patients and shareholders Appointed Srishti Gupta, MD, MPP, as Chief Executive Officer, to strengthen strategic oversight, governance, and capital allocation across the Company
CARLSBAD, Calif. --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 20, 2026-- Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: IONS) today announced that new data in the management of severe hypertriglyceridemia (sHTG) will be presented at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress 2026, taking place August 28 – 31 in Munich.
AC Immune Announces Positive Preliminary Phase 1 Data for NLRP3 Inhibitor ACI-19764 ACI-19764 is an orally available inhibitor of the NLRP3 inflammasome Preliminary data showed ACI-19764 was safe and well tolerated across single and multiple ascending dose cohorts with confirmed CSF penetration
Pumitamig plus B7H3-targeting elfetabart drozuntecan delivers the first data in lung cancer for any PD-(L)1xVEGF bispecific immunomodulator combined with an antibody-drug conjugate, underscoring BioNTech’s leadership in novel-novel combination treatment strategies Updated overall survival data for
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 19, 2026-- Amylyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMLX) (“Amylyx” or the “Company”) today announced the pricing of an upsized underwritten public offering of 14,090,000 shares of its common stock at a public offering price of $35.50 per share.
MELBOURNE, Australia and INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Telix Pharmaceuticals Limited (ASX: TLX, NASDAQ: TLX, "Telix") today announces its financial results for the period ended June 30, 2026. H1 2026 key results Group performance 1: Double-digit revenue growth and gross margin
Revenue for the first half of 2026 increased 29% year-over-year to US$44.5 million (RMB302.2 million), primarily attributable to increased product sales. Expanded executive leadership with appointments of Dr. Faical Miyara as Chief Business Officer and Mr.
GENGLYCOS is the first gene therapy approval, and fifth FDA approval overall, for the company Approval provides a long-awaited first-ever option to reduce the burden of care associated with GSDIa Ultragenyx received a Priority Review Voucher upon approval Ultragenyx to host conference call on
HIGH POINT, N.C., Aug. 19, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- vTv Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: VTVT), a late-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of cadisegliatin, a novel, potential first-in-class oral adjunctive therapy to insulin being investigated for the treatment of type 1 diabetes
TARRYTOWN, N.Y., Aug. 19, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: REGN) will webcast management participation as follows: 2026 Wells Fargo Healthcare Conference at 8:45 a.m. ET on Wednesday, September 9, 2026 Morgan Stanley 24 th Annual Global Healthcare Conference at
WOBURN, Mass., Aug. 19, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Replimune Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: REPL), a commercial stage biotechnology company pioneering the development of novel oncolytic immunotherapies, today announced the grant of inducement equity awards to Michelle DiNapoli, the Company’s Chief Commercial
Company remains sharply focused on its ongoing global development program for crofelemer for rare intestinal failure (IF) diseases; as announced, presentation at ESPGHAN 2026 described additional groundbreaking results of evaluation of crofelemer as adjunctive oral therapy for the treatment of
FOP is an ultra-rare genetic disorder characterized by rogue bone formation that infiltrates muscles, tendons, ligaments and other connective tissues, resulting in significant disability Approval based on results from the OPTIMA trial demonstrating a 90% or greater reduction in new HO lesions at
Presentation will feature results from the planned interim analysis of the Phase 3 REZILIENT3 trial, which met its primary endpoint of progression-free survival in first line EGFR exon 20 insertion mutation NSCLC PRINCETON, N.J., CAMBRIDGE, Mass., August 19, 2026 — Taiho Oncology, Inc.
- Complementary peptide-mapping methods increased coverage of the active botulinum neurotoxin primary sequence from approximately 93% to 98%, with 100% amino acid identity across all regions analyzed - Preliminary analysis demonstrates preservation of the critical disulfide bond architecture
WILMETTE, Ill., Aug. 19, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Monopar Therapeutics Inc. (“Monopar” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: MNPR), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative treatments for patients with unmet medical needs, today announced the appointment of Jeffrey D....
– Phase 3 results highlight benefits of ATEV for patients at higher risk of fistula failure, including all women and men with obesity and diabetes – – Publication provides peer-reviewed validation for V007 Phase 3 data, and complements recent release of Phase 3 V012 data showing ATEV outperformed
First and only combination regimen to demonstrate statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvements in RFS and DMFS compared to KEYTRUDA alone for these patients in the adjuvant melanoma setting The Companies plan to present data at an upcoming international medical meeting and will engage with regulators on filing submissions for intismeran...
19 August 2026 Transaction by Person Discharging Managerial Responsibilities AstraZeneca PLC (the Company) announced that, on 17 August 2026, an award of the Company's ordinary shares of $0.25 each (Ordinary Shares) vested to the Company's Chief Financial Officer, Dr Aradhana Sarin, under the AstraZeneca Performance Share Plan (the AZPSP)....
Basel, August 19, 2026 – Novartis will present data from 10 abstracts across its cardiovascular portfolio at the 2026 European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress, reinforcing its leadership in addressing cardiovascular risk....
WALTHAM, Mass., Aug. 18, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Zenas BioPharma, Inc. (“Zenas” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: ZBIO), a clinical-stage global biopharmaceutical company committed to being a leader in the development and commercialization of transformative therapies for patients living with autoimmune
Follows recent European patent grant and coverage in multiple international markets as Silo continues to strengthen licensed IP portfolio for lead therapeutic program SARASOTA, FLA., Aug. 18, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Silo Pharma (Nasdaq: SILO) (“Silo” or “the Company&#x...
FOSTER CITY, Calif., Aug. 18, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Geron Corporation (Nasdaq: GERN), a commercial stage biopharmaceutical company, today reported that, effective August 17, 2026, it granted stock options to purchase an aggregate of 311,250 shares of common stock to six newly hired employees as
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 18, 2026-- Amylyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMLX) (“Amylyx” or the “Company”) today announced that it has commenced an underwritten public offering of $350.0 million of shares of its common stock. In addition, Amylyx intends to grant the underwriters a
Company plans to file its Earnings Report on August 19, 2026 on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2026 SAN FRANCISCO, CA / ACCESS Newswire / August 18, 2026 / Jaguar Health, Inc. ( NASDAQ:JAGX) today announced that the company will conduct an investor webcast on Wednesday, August 19, 2026 at
AKTX-101 demonstrated robust anti-tumor activity across multiple clinically relevant urothelial cancer preclinical models Data supports the potential of Akari’s novel PH1 RNA spliceosome-modulating payload to overcome payload-specific resistance Results strengthen the rationale for a differentiated
Dr. Camisasca joins Entera with 30 years of global pharmaceutical research and clinical development experience including roles at Sumitomo Pharma, Takeda, and Novartis Appointment further strengthens Entera’s clinical execution team and late-stage development capabilities ahead of planned EB613
– Jeromy Brink, MD, Mayo Clinic–trained vascular surgeon in Phoenix, is the first surgeon in Arizona to implant Symvess, the first and only FDA-approved bioengineered human blood vessel – – Symvess is available off-the-shelf in the operating room, sparing surgeons the time required to harvest a