– Expands Otsuka portfolio in psychiatric and neurological fields and aims to accelerate development of Transcend's portfolio, including the TSND-201 program for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) – March 27, 2026 -- Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Otsuka) and Transcend Therapeutics, Inc. (Transcend) announce that the two companies entered into an agreement today, under which Otsuka, through its wholly owned subsidiary Otsuka America, Inc., will fully acquire Transcend. The acquisition is e

The Belgian drugmaker plans to hire about 330 people at a facility that will use advanced manufacturing technologies including AI, robotics and automation to meet rising demand for key products. This will be UCB’s first biologics manufacturing facility in the U.S. UCB is investing $2 billion to build its first biologics manufacturing facility in the U.S., putting down roots in Georgia to support products including the psoriasis drug Bimzelx. Belgium-based UCB unveiled plans to build a biologic

Novartis announced plans to invest more than 3.3 billion yuan (nearly $480 million) to expand its research, production, and operations footprint in China, with a focus on advancing pharmaceutical innovation and radioligand therapy (RLT). According to the announcement , the investment includes the expansion of manufacturing and R&D infrastructure. In Changping, Beijing, the company is upgrading its production site with planned investments of about 1.5 billion yuan (approximately $ 220 million) t

March 26, 2026 -- Insilico Medicine ("Insilico", 3696.HK), a clinical-stage generative artificial intelligence (AI)-driven biotechnology company, and Tenacia Biotechnology (Hong Kong) Co., Limited ("Tenacia"), a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to developing innovative therapeutics for patients with underserved neurological disorders, today announced that, building on the productive collaboration over the past year, the two parties will further expand and deepen AI-driven R&D

Partnership brings reliable access to a critical cancer therapy isotope to one of the world's largest and fastest-growing oncology markets March 26, 2026 -- SHINE Technologies, LLC today announced a supply agreement with C-Ray Therapeutics (Chengdu, China), a global radiopharmaceutical CRDMO, establishing C-Ray as SHINE's exclusive distribution partner for non-carrier-added lutetium-177 (n.c.a. Lu-177) across mainland China, excluding certain pre-existing SHINE partnerships. Under the agreemen

BGM0504 shown to be generally well tolerated Overall safety, pk, and efficacy profile supports once-daily oral dosing March 25, 2026 -- BrightGene Bio-Medical Technology Co., Ltd. (SSE: 688166, "BrightGene" or "the Company") today announced positive topline results from Phase 1 clinical studies of BGM0504, an investigational oral GLP-1/GIP dual receptor agonist, in adult participants in China and the United States, including healthy volunteers and individuals with overweight or obesity. Across

GLIX1, a TET2 activator, is a first-in-class, oral, small molecule targeting DNA damage response in glioblastoma and other cancers GLIX1 has demonstrated potent anti-tumor activity in multiple GBM models, excellent blood-brain barrier penetration and a favorable safety profile in preclinical toxicology studies Study is being conducted by world-leading glioblastoma investigators, led by Dr. Roger Stupp March 26, 2026 -- BioLineRx Ltd. (NASDAQ: BLRX) (TASE: BLRX), a clinical development stage bio

Application submitted for manufacturing and marketing approval of ripretinib in Japan for the indication of “gastrointestinal stromal tumor that has progressed following cancer chemotherapy” Ripretinib has significantly prolonged the primary endpoint of progression-free survival compared to placebo in the INVICTUS study Already approved in the United States and Europe; recognized as a highly necessary medicine by the government review committee addressing drug loss in Japan Ono Pharmaceutical C

PARG is a next-generation DDR target with significant potential in PARP inhibitor-resistant cancers Preclinical data show high potency across multiple solid tumor cell lines and in vivo models, including those resistant to PARP inhibitors Presentation also includes molecular structure and discovery data Initial data from an open-label Phase 1 study of FORX-428 in patients with advanced solid tumors expected mid-2026 March 26, 2026 – FoRx Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotechnology company de

March 26, 2026 – SignaBlok, Inc., a preclinical stage biotechnology company pioneering novel, first-in-class peptide therapies for multiple inflammation-associated diseases, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Orphan Drug Designation to the Company’s TREM-1 peptide inhibitor for the treatment of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). “Orphan Drug Designation for ROP represents a significant milestone in the development of our TREM-1 therapy for the treatment