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RiboX RXIM002 FDA clearance takes circular RNA in vivo CAR-T into autoimmune disease trials

RiboX Therapeutics has received clearance from the United States Food and Drug Administration to begin clinical testing of RXIM002, an experimental treatment designed to create temporary anti-CD19 CAR-T cells directly inside the body of a patient with autoimmune disease. The August 8, 2026 investigational new drug clearance allows RiboX Therapeutics to initiate the Phase 1

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Tudriqev approval after two FDA rejections turns an engineered herpes virus into a melanoma treatment

The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted accelerated approval to Replimune Group’s Tudriqev in combination with nivolumab for adults with unresectable advanced cutaneous melanoma that progressed during a programmed death receptor-1 blocking treatment. The August 6, 2026 decision gives oncologists a new option for a difficult stage of melanoma treatment, when tumours

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IPS HEART has another FDA designation for its heart cell therapy. The bigger test has not started yet

IPS HEART gains FDA rare pediatric designation for ISX9-CPC, but the iPSC heart therapy remains preclinical as human testing becomes the key hurdle.

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Medical Devices & Diagnostics

Vexev says dialysis staff can operate its robotic ultrasound system. A $6m raise now puts the FDA test in focus

Australian medical robotics company Vexev has raised $6 million to support FDA regulatory work, manufacturing scale-up and U.S. commercialization of VxWave after a multicenter study showed that dialysis-clinic staff could perform semi-autonomous vascular scans with the investigational system.

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Pharma & Biotech

How Takeda’s ORZEYFUL could change treatment of narcolepsy type 1

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited has secured United States Food and Drug Administration approval for ORZEYFUL, or oveporexton, the first oral orexin receptor 2 agonist authorised to treat narcolepsy type 1 as a complete disorder in adults. The approval introduces a new treatment mechanism, but the medicine will not become available until the Drug Enforcement Administration

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Dual weekly therapy delivers sustained growth gains in children with achondroplasia

Weekly navepegritide combination sustains growth through 78 weeks in achondroplasia. Read what the small COACH trial shows and cannot prove.

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Pharma & Biotech

Bezisterim Phase 2 data support anti-inflammatory approach in early Parkinson’s disease

Bezisterim improves motor, non-motor and inflammatory measures in a small Parkinson’s trial. Read what the data show and why doubts remain.

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Aravax’s peanut allergy treatment avoids whole allergens. FDA Fast Track status puts its biggest test in focus

Aravax has secured United States Food and Drug Administration Fast Track designation for PVX108, an investigational peptide immunotherapy designed to retrain peanut-specific immune responses without containing whole peanut proteins or allergen extracts. The regulatory milestone increases the importance of Phase 2 results expected later in 2026.

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LX2020 gains FDA RMAT status after early PKP2 heart gene therapy data

LX2020 gains FDA RMAT status after early PKP2 heart data. Read what the designation changes and why the evidence remains preliminary.

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Acrivon moves ACR-2316 into dose expansion across six solid tumor groups

ACR-2316 enters randomized expansion after early lung cancer responses. Read how Acrivon will compare two weekly doses across six tumor groups.

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