
In January 2026 biotech firms secured record capital, with Parabilis Medicines leading private rounds at $305 million and Aktis Oncology topping public offerings at $365.4 million. Private fundraising totaled $2.986 billion across 31 rounds, while public markets raised $1.67 billion from nine offerings. Oncology and immunology companies each attracted roughly $645 million in public funds, underscoring balanced investor interest across therapeutic fronts. The data highlights a robust financing environment that outpaces December’s figures and signals strong pipeline confidence.

A slate of nine biotech firms is accelerating the race to treat obesity, each advancing GLP‑1, GIP or novel oral formulations toward market approval. Early‑stage data from companies such as Zealand Pharma, Viking Therapeutics and Structure Therapeutics report weight‑loss results...

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear Amarin Pharma’s claim that Hikma Pharmaceuticals’ skinny‑label generic of Vascepa induces infringement of Amarin’s patented cardiovascular indication. The dispute centers on whether generic marketing that references the branded drug’s market size can...

Johnson & Johnson entered 2026 aiming for $100‑$101 billion in sales after a 9.1 % Q4 revenue rise to $24.6 billion. The company is banking on its oncology portfolio—particularly Darzalex, Tecvayli, Carvykti and emerging lung‑cancer combos—to offset the imminent loss of exclusivity for...

Dr. Clare Wareing, founder and CEO of Cumulus Oncology, discussed the company’s risk‑adjusted preclinical pipeline aimed at high‑unmet‑need cancers. Cumulus employs a platform‑agnostic, precision‑medicine strategy that prioritizes patient subgroups to improve development success. The interview highlighted the supportive Scottish biotech...

Italy’s biotech sector, though less visible, hosts several companies poised for global impact in 2026. AAVantgarde Bio secured a $141 million Series B to launch dual‑AAV gene therapies for Stargardt disease and Usher syndrome, while Genenta Science rebranded as Saentra Forge to broaden...

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has unveiled a DNA‑based platform that adds deoxythymidine (dT) overhangs to the 5′ end of the antisense strand of siRNAs. This modification dramatically improves guide‑strand loading into the RNA‑induced silencing complex, delivering...

The FDA is poised to approve Dupixent for allergic fungal rhinosinusitis, marking its ninth indication and expanding treatment options for adults and children over five. Phase‑3 data showed a 50% reduction in nasal congestion and a 60.8% shrinkage of nasal...

Tim Opler, Managing Director at Stifel’s Global Healthcare Group, released his December 2025 Biopharma Market Update outlining five macro‑trends that will shape the industry over the next ten years. He highlights an accelerating M&A wave, the emergence of multi‑trillion‑dollar therapeutic markets...

Hepatitis B infects about 254 million people and caused 1.1 million deaths in 2022, with chronic infection leading to cirrhosis and liver cancer. Researchers are pursuing a “functional cure”—sustained undetectable HBV DNA and loss of HBsAg—through novel antivirals, antisense oligonucleotides, and therapeutic...

Leadership quality now rivals scientific innovation as a key driver of venture‑capital success in biotech. A new "milestone leadership" framework proposes using dynamic scorecards to match executive competencies with each development stage, from pre‑clinical discovery to commercial launch. Companies that...

The J.P. Morgan Healthcare Summit in San Francisco highlighted a surge in radiopharmaceutical development, positioning precision radiation therapy as a key growth area in oncology. AI‑driven molecular profiling is accelerating biomarker discovery and drug design, while the GLP‑1 market expands with...

Labiotech‑EU hosted a special podcast where journalists Jules Adam, Roohi Peter and Willow Shah‑Neville each highlighted five biotech firms they expect to shape 2026, creating a curated list of 15 companies. The selections span gene‑therapy, immunology, neuroscience and platform technologies, featuring names such...

AbbVie’s historic reliance on Humira has been upended by a 54.5% U.S. revenue drop as biosimilars entered in 2023, prompting a strategic pivot toward its next‑generation immunology drugs Skyrizi and Rinvoq. The company projects combined revenue of over $31 billion from...

The Netherlands hosts a dense biotech ecosystem anchored by hubs such as Leiden Bio Science Park, which supports over 400 firms and 25,000 jobs. Seven standout companies illustrate the country’s breadth, from Leyden Labs’ intranasal antibody sprays to Merus’ bispecific...

Merck KGaA’s corporate venture arm, M Ventures, opened 2026 with Managing Director Hakan Goker outlining its 2025 successes and 2026 priorities. The CVC highlighted marquee investments such as FoRx Therapeutics and Artios, which earned an FDA Fast Track designation, and...

Swiss biotech TECregen announced a CHF 10 million ($12.5 million) seed round led by Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund and appointed Bo Rode Hansen as chairman of its board. The company is developing “thymopoietics,” engineered biologics designed to rejuvenate thymic epithelial cells and restore thymus‑driven naive...

Swiss biotech TECregen announced a CHF 10 million ($12.56 million) seed round, led by Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund, to develop thymus‑regenerating biologics. The funding will support the company’s engineered “thymopoietics” platform aimed at rejuvenating thymic epithelial cells.

The article revisits three recent biotech breakthroughs that felt like miracles: base‑edited CAR‑T cells (BE‑CAR7) delivering remission for relapsed T‑ALL, ex vivo gene‑corrected skin grafts curing severe junctional epidermolysis bullosa, and prenatal enzyme replacement therapy mitigating infantile Pompe disease. Each case...

The U.S. FDA has disclosed a draft overhaul that would tighten vaccine approval standards, requiring developers to submit expanded safety and efficacy data and potentially subject annual flu shots to large‑scale trials. Simultaneously, the CDC withdrew its universal hepatitis B vaccination...

Johnson & Johnson showcased a robust hematology pipeline at the ASH 2025 meeting, unveiling more than 60 new abstracts. The company highlighted real‑world evidence from thousands of patients, underscoring the efficacy of its CAR‑T, bispecific and gene‑editing therapies. Notably, the...

In 2025 the immunology and inflammation sector saw eight blockbuster partnerships, each worth between $1.7 billion and $4 billion. Deals ranged from AstraZeneca’s $175 million upfront, $4.4 billion‑potential collaboration with Harbour BioMed to Vor Bio’s surprising $4 billion licensing of telitacicept despite a massive wind‑down....

2025 marked a phase shift in biotech as metabolic health, AI, and radiopharmaceuticals moved from hype to mainstream impact. GLP‑1 and related incretin drugs expanded into broader cardiometabolic indications, with over 40 candidates in development and major licensing deals reshaping...
BIO‑Europe’s Startup Spotlight, the premier European biopharma pitch competition, announced its 2025 champion, German spin‑out Fusix Biotech, which secured the trophy in Vienna with its InFUSE chimeric oncolytic virus platform. The contest selects eight early‑stage companies—fewer than 25 employees and...

Labiotech’s 2026 "biotechs to watch" list spotlights fifteen companies across gene therapy, cell therapy, base editing, radiopharma and metabolic disease, each with pivotal clinical or regulatory milestones slated for the coming year. Highlights include AAVantgarde’s $141 million Series B and proof‑of‑concept trials...

The article curates fifteen holiday gift ideas tailored for biotechnology enthusiasts, ranging from playful items like the Viral board game to advanced tools such as portable DNA sequencers. It highlights novelty products—including glow‑in‑the‑dark mushrooms, DNA‑shaped cookie cutters, and personalized DNA...

Boehringer Ingelheim has launched the first new pulmonary‑fibrosis medicine in more than a decade, an oral PDE4B inhibitor that secured FDA approval and will be rolled out globally. The company also introduced eLung, an AI‑driven imaging tool that spots microscopic...