Moderna and Merck’s mRNA-4157 combo shows durable benefit in resected high-risk melanoma

Moderna and Merck’s mRNA-4157 combo shows durable benefit in resected high-risk melanoma

Moderna, Inc. and Merck have reported five-year follow-up results from the Phase 2b KEYNOTE-942 study evaluating intismeran autogene (mRNA-4157 or V940), an investigational individualized mRNA-based neoantigen therapy, in combination with pembrolizumab (KEYTRUDA) in patients with resected high-risk stage III or IV melanoma. The combination demonstrated a 49 percent reduction in the risk of recurrence or […]

Illumina’s Billion Cell Atlas marks inflection point for AI-enabled drug discovery in 2026

Illumina’s Billion Cell Atlas marks inflection point for AI-enabled drug discovery in 2026

Illumina, Inc. has launched the Billion Cell Atlas, a large-scale genetic perturbation dataset designed to serve as foundational infrastructure for artificial intelligence-enabled drug discovery. Announced alongside strategic collaborations with AstraZeneca, Merck, and Eli Lilly and Company, the platform leverages CRISPR-based genome editing and single-cell RNA sequencing across more than 200 disease-relevant cell lines. This marks […]

Merck’s WINREVAIR clears major EU hurdle with CHMP backing for WHO FC IV patients

Merck’s WINREVAIR clears major EU hurdle with CHMP backing for WHO FC IV patients

Merck has received a positive opinion from the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency recommending an expanded indication for WINREVAIR (sotatercept) in combination with other therapies for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) in adults across WHO Functional Classes II, III, and IV. The update follows pivotal […]