Neuroscience

Orzeyful is the first orexin agonist cleared by the FDA, and is the first narcolepsy therapy that addresses the full host of disease symptoms. It is “likely to reshape the treatment paradigm” for the condition, Jefferies told investors.
In this episode of Denatured, you’ll hear from Hans Eriksson, chief medical officer at FundaMental Pharma and Steve Levine, chief patient officer at Compass Pathways. We explore why treatment-resistant depression remains so difficult to address, and how new approaches—from rapid-acting antidepressants to psychedelic therapy—may reshape the treatment paradigm.
BioSpace NextGen honorees made up one-third of the U.S. biotechs that have publicly debuted in 2026. Most are looking for biopharma professionals to join their teams.
IPO
Latigo Biotherapeutics is looking to raise up to $285.2 million for a non-opioid analgesic, while BlossomHill Therapeutics is eyeing up to $129.1 million in proceeds for its oncology pipeline.
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Supernus Pharmaceuticals and Indivior Pharmaceuticals are outlining a combined expected $2.2 billion in annual revenue, plus $125 million in cost savings that will include “natural redundancies.”
The Phase 3 failure of AstraZeneca and Ionis Pharmaceuticals’ antisense therapy in transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy last month left the space reeling—and readjusting. BioSpace looks at five contenders and where they currently stand.
AbbVie investors’ sky-high expectations led to a 4% share decline on Friday as the company reported more modest consensus beats than expected.
UniQure is ready to put its Huntington’s disease gene therapy through an advisory committee meeting—even as the broader rare disease space has been put on edge by recent FDA scrutiny of assets by Replimune and Capricor.
Strong quarterly results are prompting Bristol Myers Squibb to lift its 2026 outlook, though the company is facing another delay for key Cobenfy Alzheimer’s data and a pushed-back readout for milvexian.
Biotechs that announced series B financing this year and are looking for employees as they grow include one that received over $100 million and another that has a partnership with a Big Pharma company.
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