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XOMA Raises up to $140 Million in Non-Dilutive, Non-Recourse Financing from Funds Managed by Blue Owl Capital Backed by VABYSMO Royalties

Proceeds expected to be used for stock repurchases and additional royalty and milestone acquisitions

Neurogene Announces Closing of Merger with Neoleukin Therapeutics and Concurrent Private Placement of $95m

Neurogene focused on advancing Phase 1/2 trial for NGN-401, a differentiated clinical stage gene therapy to treat Rett syndrome using its EXACT technology; interim clinical data expected in 4Q24

GC Biopharma’s Alyglo secures FDA approval for primary humoral immunodeficiency

Manufactured from pooled human plasma from American donors, Alyglo is a liquid solution with 10% immunoglobulin G (100 mg/mL) for intravenous infusion

Biocon Biologics Concludes Integration of Acquired Biosimilars Business in ~120 countries

Most of these products have been developed by Biocon Biologics and are being manufactured at its world-class facilities in India and Malaysia

EMA’s CHMP recommends Takeda’s Hyqvia approval as maintenance therapy in CIDP patients

The recommendation will be considered by the European Commission in deciding whether to allow Hyqvia for CIDP to be marketed across the European Union

CymaBay files FDA NDA for Seladelpar to treat primary biliary cholangitis

CymaBay seeks approval for PBC management including pruritus in adults without cirrhosis or with compensated cirrhosis who are inadequate responders or intolerant to ursodeoxycholic acid

Illumina Announces Decision to Divest GRAIL

The divestiture will be executed through a third-party sale or capital markets transaction

Totus Medicines Announces Appointment of Nassim Usman as President & CEO and the Closing of a $66M Series B Funding

Proceeds from the Series B financing will be used to advance Totus’ clinical program, expand the pipeline, and evolve the platform

Google introduces MedLM generative AI models for healthcare industry

MedLM is now accessible to Google Cloud users in the US, with a designated general availability on the Vertex AI platform

Merck receives FDA approval for Welireg to treat adult RCC patients

The approval was based on the data from an open-label, randomised, active-controlled LITESPARK-005 clinical trial in which Welireg showed statistically significant and clinically meaningful results