Bio News
Licensing agreements between Chinese biotechs and U.S. and European pharmaceutical companies have surpassed 100 since 2025. AstraZeneca, AbbVie and Roche each paid at least $550 million in upfront payments in the first quarter of 2026 to secure oncology and obesity drug candidates. Eli Lilly announced 12 mergers and acquisitions this year, completing four times as many deals as competitors Gilead, GSK and Novartis.
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biobookmedia@biobook.co.krAspen Neuroscience and Bambusa Plan U.S. IPOs; Developers of Parkinson’s and Bispecific Antibody Therapies
St. Jude Identifies Cell Marker for High-Risk Neuroblastoma
University of Texas at Austin Develops Flexible Electrode for Recording Brain Waves for a Month Without Shaving Hair
Revolution Medicines Shares Fall 6.3% on Concerns About RASONK’s KRAS Subgroup
GSK Adopts Chai Discovery AI Model After Wet-Lab Validation
Teva Wins FDA Approval for Long-Acting Olanzapine Beltruzza for Schizophrenia
Peptone nears end of two-year Lilly technology evaluation…follow-on deal could be pivotal
HLB Pharmaceutical Completes 60.8 Billion Won Rights Offering, Bets on New Hyangnam Plant as Management Participation Grows
Song Young-sook sells 86 billion won stake; buyer is daughter’s one-person company — Is a second round of Hanmi control battle looming?
