Simulations Plus has announced strategic partnership programmes with three pharmaceutical businesses to advance AI-enabled modelling in drug development. The partnerships aim to apply AI within scientifically validated modelling workflows and define scalable, next-generation approaches throughout the drug development life cycle. The programmes will use Simulations Plus software platforms, including ADMET Predictor, GastroPlus, Thales, and MonolixSuite. By working closely with these pharmaceut

FDA grants Orphan Drug Designation to SignaBlok's first-in-class, new mechanism-based TREM-1 peptide inhibitor to treat retinopathy of prematurity 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

Data highlights efficacy and safety of risankizumab in psoriatic disease, including high impact areas in psoriasis and long-term treatment of psoriatic arthritis Data includes real-world evidence of minimal disease activity and clinical long-term safety outcomes of upadacitinib in atopic dermatitis, as well as investigational Phase 3 data for vitiligo and alopecia areata March 27, 2026 -- AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) today announced new research across its dermatology portfolio to be presented at the 20

While not reaching statistical significance, there was a slowing of disease progression relative to placebo, as measured by IBMFRS, in the overall patient population at the lower dose of ulviprubart, with a 50% slowing of disease progression relative to placebo across both doses in a pre-specified subgroup of patients with less severe disease Ulviprubart demonstrated a favorable safety and tolerability pro with placebo in the study Study validates ulviprubart’s mechanism of targeted depletion

Beam Therapeutics reported updated clinical data from its ongoing Phase I/II trial of BEAM-302, a lipid-nanoparticle-delivered base editing therapy under development for alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency. According to the firm’s press release, a single 60 mg dose raised levels of the protective protein alpha-1 antitrypsin (AAT) above the threshold associated with lung protection in all patients. Mean levels reached 16.1 µM and were sustained across five to twelve months of follow-up, supporting sel

– 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 US FDA has approved Opdivo in combination with doxorubicin, vinblastine and dacarbazine (AVD) to treat patients 12 years and older with previously untreated stage 3 or 4 cHL. In the EU, approval has been granted by the European Commission (EC) for Opdivo in combination with brentuximab vedotin to treat patients between five and 30 years of age with relapsed or refractory cHL who have already received one prior line of therapy. SWOG 1826, a phase 3 study on which the US FDA based its approv

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