Ontario's FAST program aims to speed up access to breakthrough cancer drugs for patients by almost a full year sooner.1 Itovebi offers a targeted treatment for advanced HR-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer with a PIK3CA mutation, following recurrence on or after completing adjuvant endocrine treatment. This mutation is found in approximately 40 per cent of HR-positive breast cancers and is generally associated with poor outcomes.2,3,4 Feb. 24, 2026 - Hoffmann-La Roche Limited (Roche Canada

Gilead Sciences has struck a deal to buy Arcellx for $7.8 billion to take full control of a CAR-T cell therapy that is on the cusp of approval. Arcellx partnered with Gilead to develop the BCMA-directed CAR-T anitocabtagene autoleucel (anito-cel) in 2022. Gilead invested in Arcellx as part of the agreement and, having invested again when amending the deal in 2023, owns 11.5% of the company. With Gilead on the hook for $530 million in milestones for anito-cel, analysts had speculated about a pot

Feb. 20, 2026 -- Brainstorm Cell Therapeutics Inc. (OTCQB: BCLI), a leading developer of adult stem cell therapies for neurodegenerative diseases, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement for a strategic private placement of $1 million. The financing was structured to reflect the company's current operational momentum and the underlying value of its NurOwn® platform. Premium Pricing: The common stock was priced at $0.60 per share, representing a significant premium to the $0.

Feb. 17, 2026 -- Beactica Therapeutics AB, a Swedish precision medicine company, today announced that it, together with leading glioblastoma researchers at KU Leuven, has been awarded a EUR 2.5 million grant by the European Innovation Council (EIC) to advance a precision immune therapy for glioblastoma, the most common and aggressive brain tumour which currently lacks effective treatment. In the project GLIOBREAK, Beactica and KU Leuven are joining forces to advance BEA-17, Beactica's wholly ow

Newron Pharmaceuticals S.p.A. (“Newron”, or the “Company”) (SIX: NWRN, XETRA: NP5), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of novel therapies for patients with diseases of the central and peripheral nervous system, today announced that it has entered into an agreement for the subscription of newly issued shares for proceeds of up to EUR 38 million with a group of existing and new shareholders from Europe and Asia, strengthening the Company’s financial position as it advances the

Immunic has announced an oversubscribed private placement of up to $400m, strengthening its move from an R&D-focused organisation into a commercial-stage entity. The placement was led by existing investor BVF Partners and joined by entities such as Avidity Partners, OrbiMed, Trails Edge Capital Partners, TCGX, Vivo Capital and other institutional investors. The company will also use the proceeds for completing its ongoing Phase III ENSURE studies of vidofludimus calcium in relapsing multiple s

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

Financing led by Investissement Qu é bec with continued support from long-standing investors Plans include the acceleration of clinical development of breakthrough GPCR targeting treatments for patients MONTREAL and STRASBOURG, France and BOSTON, Feb. 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kainova Therapeutics (“the Company”), a key player for breakthrough treatments for patients in immuno-oncology and inflammation, today announced the successful first close of its Series B financing round totaling $32 mi

Feb. 10, 2026 -- ArrayPatch Ltd, a biotech company developing innovative microneedle-based therapeutics, today announced the first close of its €3 million seed funding round, to advance its lead program ITZ-DerMap™, a novel therapeutic designed for the treatment of onychomycosis (nail fungus). €1.6 million of the round has now been secured, led by Lakeside Capital Ltd. Additional investors included Enterprise Ireland, The Boole Investment Syndicate and DeepIE Ventures. Sean Corkery, Director at

Over the last decade-plus, China has become a booming biopharma innovator thanks in part to a big boost from its government. Now the question is, can its neighbor to the south, India, make a similar advancement? Long known for manufacturing generics, vaccines and small-molecule drugs, India is attempting to shift its focus, with help from its government. The country will invest 100 billion rupees ($1.1 billion) over the next five years to increase research and production of biologics and bios