Chiesi Group is taking KalVista Pharmaceuticals under its wing, paying $1.9 billion for the biotech’s oral therapy Ekterly to treat severe swelling episodes caused by the rare genetic disorder hereditary angioedema. Chiesi Group is acquiring KalVista Pharmaceuticals and its hereditary angioedema treatment Ekterly, which secured FDA approval last summer and has since enjoyed a highly successful launch. taly-based Chiesi’s rare disease group spearheaded the deal, paying the Massachusetts biotec

Caris AI Insights are proprietary and only available to Caris Life Sciences customers April 29, 2026 -- Caris Life Sciences® (NASDAQ: CAI), a leading, patient-centric, next-generation AI TechBio company and precision medicine pioneer, announced the development and peer-reviewed validation of a new predictive signature to inform therapy selection in glioblastoma (GBM) patients. The study, published in Neuro-Oncology Advances, describes the development and evaluation of the model in a cohort of

April 29, 2026 -- Tacalyx, a leader in the discovery and development of cancer therapies directed at Tumour Associated Carbohydrate Antigens (TACAs), announces the selection of its first clinical candidate, TCX-201, which is being advanced toward clinical development with the goal of filing a clinical trial application (CTA) in 2027. In support of this progress, the company has secured €11 million in a first closing of its seed extension round from its existing international investor syndicate,

April 29, 2026 -- HUTCHMED (China) Limited (“HUTCHMED”) (Nasdaq/AIM:HCM; HKEX:13) today announces that the New Drug Application (“NDA”) for sovleplenib for the treatment of adult patients with warm antibody autoimmune hemolytic anemia (“wAIHA”) who have had an insufficient response to at least one previous glucocorticoid treatment has been accepted for review and granted priority review by the China National Medical Products Administration (“NMPA”). Sovleplenib is a novel, selective, oral inhibi

Expands global intellectual property coverage in markets with greater late-stage breast cancer diagnoses and higher triple-negative breast cancer incidence rates New patent will provide IP protection of Breast Cancer Vaccine in Mexico into 2040 April 29, 2026 -- Anixa Biosciences, Inc. ("Anixa" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: ANIX), a biotechnology company focused on the treatment and prevention of cancer, today announced that the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (IMPI) has issued Patent Num

April 29, 2026 -- Energenesis Biomedical Co., Ltd. (TWSE: 6657), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on cellular energy restoration therapeutics, today announced it will present clinical application experience of its investigational drug candidate ENERGI-F703DFU at the European Wound Management Association (EWMA) 2026 Annual Conference, to be held May 5-7, 2026, in Bremen, Germany. The presentation, titled "ENERGI-F703DFU Gel: A Novel Topical Drug for the Treatment of Diabetic Foo

Dual Designations Affirm Significant Unmet Need; Multi-Year Phase 1 Data Published in the New England Journal of Medicine Underpin Advancement to Phase 2 April 29, 2026 -- Expression Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing a curative autologous stem cell therapy for hemophilia A, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track Designation and Rare Pediatric Disease Designation to its investigational therapy. The dual desi

ERAPs (ERAP1 and ERAP2) are emerging therapeutic targets associated with multiple autoimmune diseases. Genomics will assemble the largest available genetic resource to evaluate how ERAP variants influence an individual's risk of developing multiple autoimmune diseases. Insights will be used to strengthen Greywolf Therapeutics' autoimmune disease pipeline. April 29, 2026 -- Genomics, a science-led techbio company using large-scale genetic information to accelerate drug discovery and development

Following positive Phase IIa results for oral Rentosertib in GENESIS-IPF with good tolerability, a favorable PK profile, and dose-dependent efficacy improvements, the inhalation solution has received IND clearance from the CDE. The inhalation solution is designed for targeted lung delivery to achieve rapid onset and high local bioavailability at lower doses, while reducing systemic exposure and related side effects. Rentosertib inhalation solution is the 13th program from Insilico's AI-driven pi

Population modelling study published in Kidney International Reports Analysis of over 1.2 million genomes from five international databases predicts a substantial, previously underdiagnosed adult NPHS2-FSGS population Approximately 77% of cases in the US are predicted to involve two different NPHS2 variants (compound heterozygosity), most commonly R229Q paired with A284V. A284V is particularly prevalent in mixed-ancestry populations This modelling is supported by real world cohorts taken from cl