Biotech News Brief

Biotech news for Thursday, July 9, 2026, ranked by our 5-dimension investment framework — regulatory, technology, commercial, manufacturing, and narrative.

Jul 9, 4:33 AM EDT

Biggest stock movers Thursday: AZN, AP, and more

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primeimages Stock futures edged up Thursday morning as markets showed resilience despite a spike in energy prices following President Donald Trump's declaration that the brief ceasefire with Iran is “over.” Here are some of Thursday's biggest stock movers: Big…

Jul 7, 12:55 PM EDT

Vera gains after FDA nod for kidney disease therapy

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Shares of Vera Therapeutics ( VERA ) jumped on Tuesday after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the company’s kidney disease therapy, atacicept, under its accelerated pathway. According to the FDA, the once-weekly injectable branded as Trutakna wil…

Jul 7, 12:38 PM EDT

AbbVie, Genmab granted EU label expansion for Tepkinly in follicular lymphoma

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The European Commission has authorized a label expansion for Tepkinly, a blood cancer therapy jointly developed by AbbVie ( ABBV ) and Genmab ( GMAB ) as part of a combination regimen for patients with follicular lymphoma. Accordingly, the bispecific antibody…

Jul 7, 12:14 PM EDT

Forum Markets records June SI of 25.67%, highest among micro and small-cap firms

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Bitcoin ( BTC-USD ) price slumped in June, going as low as $58K. For the entire month, U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs recorded $4.5B in net outflows, marking their worst month since their launch in January 2024, according to SoSoValue. The June outflows

Jul 7, 11:41 AM EDT

Kailera falls after late-stage trial data for oral GLP-1 candidate

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Shares of Kailera Therapeutics ( KLRA ) slipped more than 10% on Tuesday after the Waltham, Massachusetts-based biotech reported topline data from two late-stage trials conducted in China for its oral GLP-1 candidate HRS-7535 (KAI-7535). The Phase 3 HARBOR-1 t…

Jul 7, 9:18 AM EDT

Revolution Medicines wins EU fast track review for cancer drug

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koto_feja/E+ via Getty Images The EU drug regulator, the European Medicines Agency, on Tuesday announced plans to accelerate the review of daraxonrasib, a highly anticipated pancreatic cancer drug from Revolution Medicines (RMED). The EMA said that its human m…