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LEIDEN, Netherlands--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Azafaros, a private company building a portfolio to become a leader in lysosomal storage disorders (LSDs), focused on addressing neurological symptoms, today announced the publication of clinical data from its Phase 2 (RAINBOW) study in the peer reviewed journal, Molecular Genetics & Metabolism. The published manuscript reports efficacy, safety, pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic data which evaluated nizubaglustat in patients with genetically confirmed...

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Goldenrod Therapeutics, innovator in brain inflammation treatments for neurological conditions, completed initial close on $6.5 million Series Seed....

MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Summit Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: SMMT) today announced that it will participate in and present at the 47th Annual Goldman Sachs Global Healthcare Conference in Miami, Florida on Monday, June 8, 2026. Members of the Summit management team will participate in a fireside chat presentation at 10:00 AM ET, providing a corporate overview and update on recent progress, including the development of its innovative investigational bispecific antibody, ivonescimab. The presentatio...

FOSTER CITY, Calif. & MECHELEN, Belgium--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: GILD) and Lakefront Biotherapeutics NV (Euronext & Nasdaq: LKFT) today announced the successful completion of the previously announced acquisition of Ouro Medicines to advance T cell engager therapies for autoimmune diseases. The acquisition adds gamgertamig (OM336), a clinical-stage BCMAxCD3 T cell engager, to Gilead’s growing inflammation portfolio and will be the foundation of Lakefront’s clinical de...

LITTLETON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mevion Medical Systems, a global leader in compact proton therapy, today announced that the world’s first clinical proton therapy treatment delivered inside an existing conventional radiation therapy vault has been completed at Stanford Medicine Cancer Center. The treatment was delivered on the MEVION S250-FIT Proton Therapy System™. The milestone establishes a new category of proton therapy delivery: a compact single-room system that fits within existing radi...

PRINCETON, N.J. & TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc. and Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Otsuka) today announced that VOYXACT® (sibeprenlimab-szsi) preserved kidney function compared to placebo over 12 months in adults with primary IgA nephropathy (IgAN) at risk for disease progression. VOYXACT demonstrated an increase in mean change for the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) from baseline of +0.7 mL/min/1.73 m2 compared to a declin...

MANHASSET, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bridging the critical gap from lab bench to patient bedside, the Elmezzi Graduate School of Molecular Medicine at Northwell Health’s Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research celebrated its newest physician-scientist graduates trained to bringing scientific discovery into life-changing therapies. A commencement ceremony was held on May 21 at the Feinstein Institutes where Alexandra Bekiaridou, MD, PhD, and Russell Hollis, MD, PhD, received their PhD degrees, an...

TIANJIN, China--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CATARC Brand Technology (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "CATARC Brand Technology") successfully conducted the verification for TOP Intelligence smart anti-motion sickness. This verification strictly adhered to authoritative protocols and innovatively introduced a dual-dimensional verification system comprising a "bionic dummy for motion sickness" and "user human factors." It integrated the SGS vehicle-level low motion sickness Premium Performance...

TRUCKEE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vibrant Planet names Shannon Nash COO and CFO, bringing 30+ years of finance and ops experience to scale its wildfire risk mitigation platform....

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--IQVIA Holdings Inc. (“IQVIA”) (NYSE:IQV) today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, IQVIA Inc. (the “Issuer”), priced an offering of €950,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of senior notes due 2033 (the “Notes”). The proceeds from the Notes offering will be used to refinance certain of the Issuer’s existing indebtedness and to pay fees and expenses related to the Notes offering. The Notes will bear interest at a rate of 4.625% per annum a...