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Executive Moves

Orlando Oliveira joins Santhera as CEO

Santhera Pharmaceuticals (SIX: SANN) has appointed Orlando Oliveira as chief executive officer (CEO), succeeding Dario Eklund, effective July 15, 2026. With more than 25 years of global experience across specialty...

April 27, 2026

Markets

Stifel starts Immunic at buy; PT $2.50

Stifel initiated coverage of Immunic (NASDAQ: IMUX) with a “buy” rating and price target of $2.50. The stock closed at $1.11 on April 15. Immunic is a biotechnology company developing vidofludimus calcium (VidoCa) for...

April 16, 2026

Developments

Meta-analysis of 17 studies shows no clinically meaningful benefit from anti-amyloid Alzheimer’s drugs

According to the authors of a new Cochrane systemic review which examined data from 17 clinical trials with a total of 20,342 participants, the effect of amyloid‐beta‐targeting monoclonal antibodies on cognitive...

April 16, 2026

Markets

Rodman & Renshaw starts TuHURA at buy; PT $7

Rodman & Renshaw initiated coverage of TuHURA Biosciences (NASDAQ:HURA) with a “buy” rating and price target of $7.00. The stock closed at $3.15 on April 14th. TuHURA is currently undertaking a Phase 3 trial for its...

April 15, 2026

Executive Moves

Dr. Ingrid Müller joins Evotec as COO

Evotec (NASDAQ: EVO; Frankfurt Prime Standard: EVT) has appointed Dr. Ingrid Müller as Chief Operating Officer (COO), effective May 1, 2026. Dr. Müller brings to the role more than 20 years of international leadership...

April 15, 2026

Developments

FDA grants Arbutus fast track designation for imdusiran in cHBV

Arbutus Biopharma (NASDAQ: ABUS) has announced that the FDA has granted fast track designation for imdusiran for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B (cHBV). Imdusiran is an RNAi therapeutic specifically designed to...

April 15, 2026

Developments

Stereotaxis to acquire Robocath

Stereotaxis (NYSE: STXS) has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire closely held Robocath, a venture-backed innovator of robotic techniques for interventional cardiology and...

April 15, 2026

Developments

MHRA clears Poolbeg for cancer immunotherapy trial

Poolbeg Pharma (AIM: POLB; OTC: POLBF; FRA: POLBF) has announced that the UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has granted the company clinical trial authorization for its TOPICAL trial with...

April 15, 2026

Executive Moves

Prelude appoints Dr. Charles Morris as CMO

Prelude Therapeutics (NASDAQ: PRLD) has appointed Dr. Charles Morris as chief medical officer (CMO), effective April 20, 2026. Dr. Morris is a medical oncologist with more than 30 years of oncology drug development...

April 15, 2026

Markets

Piper starts Adagio at overweight; PT $3

Piper Sandler initiated coverage of Adagio Medical Holdings (NASDAQ: ADGM) with an “overweight” rating and price target of $3.00. The stock closed at $1.33 on April 13th. Adagio is a pre-commercial medtech company that...

April 14, 2026

Developments

SIR highlights Profound’s CAPTAIN study results showing faster recovery with TULSA v robotic prostate surgery

The Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) has highlighted the results of Profound Medical’s (NASDAQ: PROF; TSX: PRN) randomized post-market CAPTAIN trial demonstrating that men with localized, intermediate-risk...

April 14, 2026

Developments

Nature Medicine publishes Actuate’s data from trial of elraglusib + chemo in mPC

Actuate Therapeutics (NASDAQ: ACTU) has announced the publication of new data in Nature Medicine from its Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating elraglusib in combination with the gemcitabine-Nab-paclitaxel (GnP)...

April 14, 2026

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