News

News

MannKind and Rose Pharma Inc Enter Licensing and Collaboration Agreement to Develop an Inhaled Rapid-Acting, Short-Duration GLP-1 for Weight Management

MannKind Corporation (Nasdaq: MNKD), a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing innovative, patient-centric therapies for chronic diseases, and Rose Pharma Inc. (Rose Pharma) today announced that they have entered into a worldwide licensing and collaboration agreement to develop ROSE-010 Technosphere for weight management. ROSE-010 is an investigational, rapid-acting glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist that will be formulated using MannKind’s proprietary Technosphere dry-powder inhalation technology.

9/9/2026

Royalty Pharma announces update on Novartis’ Phase 3 topline results for pelacarsen

Royalty Pharma plc (Nasdaq: RPRX) today announced an update on Novartis’ Phase 3 results from the HORIZON outcomes trial for pelacarsen, an antisense oligonucleotide studied in patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular (CV) disease and elevated lipoprotein(a), or Lp(a).

9/4/2026

Royalty Pharma and Zealand Pharma enter into rusfertide funding agreement for $100 million

Royalty Pharma plc (Nasdaq: RPRX) today announced an agreement for $100 million in funding to Zealand Pharma in exchange for Zealand Pharma’s economics related to rusfertide (PTG-300), a potential first-in-class therapy for polycythemia vera, a rare and chronic blood disorder.

8/12/2026

ADC Therapeutics Announces Completion of Enrollment in LOTIS-7 Phase 1b ZYNLONTA® Combination Trial

ADC Therapeutics SA (NYSE: ADCT), a commercial-stage global leader and pioneer in the field of antibody drug conjugates (ADCs), today announced the completion of enrollment in the LOTIS-7 Phase 1b open-label clinical trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of ZYNLONTA® (loncastuximab tesirine-lpyl) in combination with the bispecific antibody glofitamab (COLUMVI®) in patients with relapsed or refractory (r/r) diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (r/r DLBCL).

6/30/2026

Cristcot Presented Poster and Select Oral Presentation for Implementing Endocrine Principles to Assess Safety and Compliance within a Clinical Trial at ENDO 2026

Cristcot, a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company advancing targeted therapies for gastrointestinal diseases, today announced that the Company presented its poster with a select oral presentation assessing HPA integrity at the Endocrine Society’s ENDO 2026 Conference on June 14, 2026, in Chicago, Illinois. The ENDO Conference brings together leading clinicians, researchers, and industry experts with a focus on emerging therapies and innovation.

6/27/2026

VERIGRAFT and BBG Advanced Therapies collaborate on P-TEV U.S. readiness

The collaboration marks an important step in VERIGRAFT’s preparations for future clinical development activities in the United States and supports the company’s broader strategy to advance P-TEV, its personalized tissue-engineered vein.

6/24/2026

Europe Recognizes Nature-Based Plant Improvement, Opening a New Pathway for Cibus

Cibus, Inc. (Nasdaq: CBUS) today welcomed a landmark decision by the European Union. For the first time, crops improved without adding foreign DNA will be treated like conventionally bred crops, not like transgenic GMOs.

6/17/2026

Kyntra Bio Presents New Roxadustat Data on Improvements in Transfusion Independence Regardless of Ring Sideroblast Status in Patients with Anemia due to Lower-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes

Kyntra Bio (Nasdaq: KYNB) today announced additional data from the Phase 3 MATTERHORN trial showing improvements in transfusion independence in patients with anemia associated with lower-risk myelodysplastic syndromes (LR-MDS) treated with roxadustat will be presented as a poster at the European Hematology Association (EHA) Congress 2026, taking place June 11-14, 2026 in Stockholm, Sweden.

6/11/2026

Cibus Names Agricultural Biotechnology Leader Craig Wichner as Chief Executive Officer to Accelerate Growth and Value Creation

Cibus, Inc. (Nasdaq: CBUS) (the “Company” or “Cibus”), a leading agricultural technology company that develops and licenses plant traits to seed companies, today announced key leadership changes pursuant to the Company’s previously announced succession planning strategy. As part of this plan, Craig Wichner, a board member since November 2025, has been appointed as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer.

6/8/2026

VERIGRAFT and TFS HealthScience partner on pivotal Phase II/III trial of personalized tissue-engineered vein for chronic venous insufficiency

VERIGRAFT, a Swedish clinical-stage biotechnology company developing personalized, fully biological therapies, and TFS HealthScience, a full-service global contract research organization (CRO), today announced their collaboration on the pivotal Phase II/III trial of VERIGRAFT’s P-TEV (personalized tissue-engineered vein) in patients with chronic venous insufficiency (CVI).

5/28/2026

VERIGRAFT Receives CTA Approval for Phase II/III Study of P-TEV

VERIGRAFT has received Clinical Trial Application (CTA) approval for its Phase II/III study evaluating P-TEV in patients with chronic venous insufficiency (CVI).

5/13/2026

Cristcot Announces FDA Acceptance of NDA for Next-Generation Hydrocortisone Acetate (ngHCA) for Treatment of Ulcerative Colitis (UC) of the Rectum

Cristcot, a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company advancing targeted therapies for gastrointestinal diseases, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted the Company’s New Drug Application (NDA) under section 505(b)(2) of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act for its next-generation hydrocortisone acetate (ngHCA) 90-milligram suppository administered using Cristcot’s patented, FDA-approved Sephure® suppository applicator. The FDA has set a PDUFA target date in October 2026. If approved, ngHCA would be the first and only FDA-approved hydrocortisone acetate (HCA) suppository.

4/21/2026

P-TEV Clinical Trial Results: VERIGRAFT Completes Phase I/II

VERIGRAFT has completed its first clinical trial with P-TEV — a personalized tissue therapy for patients with severe chronic venous insufficiency (CVI). The P-TEV clinical trial results mark a major step forward in the clinical development of personalized tissue therapies for vascular disease. The study took place in Spain and represents the first time VERIGRAFT’s technology has been tested in humans.

10/29/2025

Presenting Phase 2a Results of ROSE-010 at Obesity Week 2025

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — October 24, 2025 — Rose Pharma Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing ROSE-010, a rapid-onset, short-duration GLP-1 therapy targeting both weight management and acute IBS pain, today announced that Chief Executive Officer Enda Kenny, PhD will present data from its recent clinical trial in weight management at ObesityWeek® 2025 (sponsored by The Obesity Society) on Tuesday, November 4, 2025 at 7:30 p.m. ET in Atlanta, GA.

10/27/2025

Rose Pharma Featured in The Obesity Bulletin - Rose Pharma Unveils Rose-010: First GLP-1 Therapy Focused on Weight Loss Maintenance

Rose Pharma Featured in The Obesity Bulletin - Rose Pharma Unveils Rose-010: First GLP-1 Therapy Focused on Weight Loss Maintenance

5/16/2025

ADC Therapeutics Announces Presentation of LOTIS-7 Clinical Trial Data at the European Hematology Association 2025 Congress (EHA2025) and the 18th International Conference on Malignant Lymphoma (ICML)

ADC Therapeutics SA (NYSE: ADCT), a commercial-stage global leader and pioneer in the field of antibody drug conjugates (ADCs), today announced data presentations from the LOTIS-7 Phase 1b clinical trial evaluating ZYNLONTA (loncastuximab tesirine-lpyl) in combination with glofitamab in patients with relapsed/refractory (r/r) diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL).

5/14/2025

Royalty Pharma Announces Transformative Step in Company’s Evolution with Acquisition of its External Manager and $3 Billion Share Repurchase Program

Royalty Pharma plc (Nasdaq: RPRX) today announced two major steps to enhance shareholder value.

1/10/2025

Cristcot Announces Positive Phase 3 Results for Novel Hydrocortisone Acetate Suppository Administered with the Sephure® Suppository Applicator for the Treatment of Ulcerative Colitis of the Rectum

Cristcot, a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company advancing innovative therapies for gastrointestinal diseases, today announced positive topline results from its pivotal Phase 3 cessa clinical trial evaluating its novel hydrocortisone acetate (HCA) suppository administered with the Sephure® suppository applicator in patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) of the rectum.

1/9/2025

ADC Therapeutics Announces Positive Initial Data from LOTIS-7 Clinical Trial Evaluating ZYNLONTA® in Combination with Bispecific Antibody in Patients with Relapsed/Refractory Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma

ADC Therapeutics SA (NYSE: ADCT), a commercial-stage global leader and pioneer in the field of antibody drug conjugates (ADCs), today announced positive initial data from the LOTIS-7 Phase 1b open-label clinical trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of ZYNLONTA® in combination with the bispecific antibody glofitamab (COLUMVI™) in patients with relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (r/r DLBCL).

12/11/2024

Cibus and Biographica Announce Collaboration Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to Advance Disease Resistance in Canola and Oilseed Rape

Cibus, Inc. (Nasdaq: CBUS), a leading agricultural technology company that develops and licenses plant traits to seed companies for royalties, and Biographica, a UK-based leader in AI and graph machine learning for gene discovery, are pleased to announce a collaborative pilot project focused on advancing disease resistance in oilseed rape and Canola.

11/19/2024