Merck’s plan to introduce a subcutaneous formulation of Keytruda in Germany has been halted after a Munich court issued a preliminary injunction siding with Halozyme’s patent infringement claims.
A high-momentum day across neuroscience as fresh investment, mechanistic innovation, and late-stage readouts tighten the path from discovery to impact.
The past week delivered a coordinated sequence of moves that, taken together, quietly reset expectations for how global systems will price, approve, pay for, and ultimately adopt innovation in 2026. What distinguished this week was not the volume of news but its consistency: across borders and agencies, decision-makers leaned into a shared posture, broadened access … Read more
Innovent Biologics closed out the year with one of its most consequential access wins to date, securing National Reimbursement Drug List (NRDL) inclusion for seven innovative medicines spanning oncology, immunology, metabolism, and rare disease. The breadth of updates underscores how the company’s maturing R&D engine, lifecycle management strategy, and pricing discipline are converging to generate … Read more
Germany has cleared the way for pharmacy-level substitution of prescribed biologics with lower-cost biosimilars starting in 2026.
The U.S. and U.K. have reached an agreement in principle that lifts U.K. net prices for new innovative medicines by 25 percent, caps VPAG repayments at 15 percent from 2026 onward, and exempts U.K.-origin pharmaceutical and medical goods from Section 232 tariffs.
The neurology sector moved on several fronts today, with developments spanning Alzheimer’s diagnostics, mitochondrial-targeted drug programs, neuromodulation evidence standards, glioblastoma immunotherapy, spine portfolio restructuring, and new work on surrogate markers in neurodegeneration. Taken together, the updates reflect a field shifting toward earlier disease interception, biomarker-driven precision, and evidence packages that anticipate payer scrutiny. Alzheimer’s continues … Read more
CMS has issued its final payment determination for Pillar Biosciences’ oncoReveal CDx, confirming a crosswalk-based national rate of $1,352.09, service beginning January 1, 2026. The decision, which aligns with CMS’ preliminary ruling from August, marks a meaningful advance for Medicare beneficiaries and reinforces oncoReveal CDx’s position as a front-line, multi-cancer NGS testing kit in the … Read more
Today’s neurology cycle delivered four high-impact developments: Mirum’s Phase 2 start in Fragile X, FDA Breakthrough Therapy Designation for SPI-1005 in Meniere’s disease, the U.S. launch of KYMBEE for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, and Circular Genomics’ $15M Series A to advance circRNA-based Alzheimer’s detection.
Omeros has finalized the handoff of its clinical-stage MASP-3 monoclonal antibody zaltenibart (OMS906) to Novo Nordisk, closing a transaction that delivers immediate liquidity, removes near-term financing overhangs, and validates a complement-pathway mechanism increasingly viewed as one of the next competitive frontiers in immunology. The deal, first signed in mid-October, brings Omeros $240 million at closing … Read more