March 17, 2026 -- Apertura Gene Therapy, a biotechnology company developing next-generation AAV capsids for delivering genetic medicines, and Viralgen, a leading contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) specializing in recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV) gene therapies, today announced a strategic manufacturing collaboration to support gene therapy programs using Apertura's TfR1 CapX, a novel AAV capsid that targets human Transferrin Receptor 1 (hTfR1) to cross the blood-

March 17, 2026 -- Senhwa Biosciences, Inc. (TPEx: 6492), a clinical stage company focusing on development of first-in-class therapeutics for oncology, rare diseases, and infectious diseases, today announced that its first-in-class investigational drug Pidnarulex (CX-5461) has demonstrated a significant research breakthrough in the field of photodynamic therapy (PDT). The research findings have been selected for presentation at the 2026 Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Resea

March 17, 2026 – iDEL Therapeutics today announced the closing of a EUR 9 million seed financing, establishing its operations and leadership team. The company is pioneering a pipeline of cancer therapeutics that are delivered directly into the cytosol of tumor cells. iDEL’s new approach is compatible with both large and small molecules and aims to unlock historically undruggable intracellular targets and broaden therapeutic windows across cancer indications. The financing was led by BiomedVC wit

AVTOZMA® (tocilizumab-anoh) is among the first wave of tocilizumab biosimilars with both intravenous (IV) and subcutaneous (SC) formulations approved and commercially available in the United States The launch of AVTOZMA SC further diversifies Celltrion's immunology portfolio beyond TNF-alpha and IL-12/23 inhibitors providing a broader range of treatment solutions for immune-mediated inflammatory diseases March 16, 2026 -- Celltrion, Inc. today announced that AVTOZMA® (tocilizumab-anoh) subcuta

Sentynl will acquire full rights to the investigational drug candidate, Progerinin (SLC-D011), adding to its commercial portfolio of rare and ultra-rare disease products March 16, 2026-- Sentynl Therapeutics Inc. (" Sentynl"), a U.S.-based biopharmaceutical company and wholly-owned subsidiary of Zydus Lifesciences Limited (" Zydus"), announced that it is entering into an agreement with PRG S&T, a Korean company specializing in the development of medicine for rare genetic diseases, to license it

Strategy May Bolster Blood Cancer Therapy and Move HIV Research Closer to a Cure March 13, 2026 -- A research team led by Albert Einstein College of Medicine scientists has developed a new strategy to engineer immune cells that dramatically prolongs their effectiveness after being infused into patients to fight cancer and HIV, addressing a major limitation of current treatments. Their findings, published today in Science Advances, describe a manufacturing approach that, compared to the existing

If the sBLA is approved, expansion into psoriatic arthritis would build on the established clinical experience of ILUMYA as an IL-23 inhibitor for moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis; FDA decision expected by October 29, 2026 With 1 in 3 psoriasis patients developing psoriatic arthritis, Sun Pharma remains committed to better serving patients living with psoriatic disease March 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited (Reuters: SUN.BO, Bloomberg: SUNP IN, NSE: SUNPHARMA,

-Global Phase II open-label study in adult HAE patients ongoing, company on track for primary completion of study in the second half of 2026 March 16, 2026 -- Argo Biopharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Argo Biopharma), a clinical-stage small interfering RNA (siRNA) therapeutics company, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track Designation (FTD) to its novel siRNA therapy BW-20805, for the treatment of hereditary angioedema (HAE) . BW-20805 is an investigat

Data presented at EAU 2026 show an 89 percent complete response rate in intermediate-risk disease with durable responses observed over 18 months and tolerable safety profile Erda-iDRS has the potential to be the first targeted treatment for early–stage bladder cancer March 13, 2026 -- Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) today announced results from an open-label, multicenter Phase 1 study evaluating an investigational intravesical drug-releasing system with erdafitinib (Erda-iDRS) in patients with int

Bavarian Nordic has signed a manufacturing agreement with Serum Institute of India (SII), expanding its strategic partnership through a contract for its chikungunya vaccine (CHIKV VLP). The contract covers a full technology transfer for the vaccine manufacturing process from Bavarian Nordic to SII, aiming to increase production capacity and future supply for endemic low- and middle-income countries. The new arrangement builds upon the existing licence and manufacturing partnership between the