Orbis Medicines has raised €90m ($94m) in Series A funding to advance the development of its next-generation orally dosable macrocycle drugs.

The decision follows a positive recommendation received from the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) in November 2024.

The US FDA has granted ODD to NMD Pharma’s oral lead development programme, NMD670, designed to treat Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT).

The heart failure market is expected to grow at a 9.6% CAGR from $13.5bn in 2022 to $33.7bn in 2032 in the 7MM.

Amgen’s bispecific T-cell engager (BiTE) led to an ORR of 41% in patients with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer.

The Abu Dhabi Stem Cells Center (ADSCC) has developed clinical-grade induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) that meet GMP protocols.

XB-010 is under clinical development by Exelixis and currently in Phase I for Triple-Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC).

TCA-101 is under clinical development by TCR Cure Biopharma Technology and currently in Phase II for Endometrial Cancer.

NA-731 is under clinical development by Biomed Industries and currently in Phase I for Traumatic Brain Injury.

MRT-6160 is under clinical development by Monte Rosa Therapeutics and currently in Phase I for Multiple Sclerosis.

Alphaf-001 is under clinical development by Alpha Fusion and currently in Phase I for Follicular Thyroid Cancer.

QL-401 is under clinical development by QLSF Biotherapeutics and currently in Phase I for Relapsed Acute Myeloid Leukemia.