Global report - April 6, 2026
Flanders punches above its weight in European biotech
The Belgian region of Flanders has long been one of Europe’s most industrially dynamic regions. Its economy is anchored by advanced manufacturing, logistics, and a life science sector that consistently performs far above the region’s size.
Acquisition - April 1, 2026
Eli Lilly and Company to acquire Centessa Pharmaceuticals
Centessa is advancing a pipeline of orexin receptor 2 (OX2R) agonists designed to address the neurobiological system critical to the sleep-wake cycle to treat excessive daytime sleepiness and disorders of impaired wakefulness.
Acquisition - April 1, 2026
Biogen to acquire Apellis Pharmaceuticals
The two companies have entered into a definitive agreement under which Biogen has agreed to acquire all outstanding shares of Apellis for USD 41.00 per share in cash at closing, or approximately USD 5.6 billion.
Acquisition - March 30, 2026
Insilico Medicine and Lilly enter R&D collaboration
Insilico Medicine has announced a drug discovery collaboration with Eli Lilly and Company (Lilly) that uses Insilico’s AI engine to accelerate the discovery and development of novel therapeutics across multiple therapeutic areas.
Global report - March 30, 2026
Scientists Fighting Back
Many observers and most of the scientific community agree; the outlook for scientific research in the US has never been more uncertain.
Acquisition - February 9, 2026
Lilly to acquire Orna Therapeutics to advance cell therapies
Orna is advancing a new class of therapeutics utilizing engineered circular RNA paired with novel lipid nanoparticles to allow the patient's own body to generate cell therapies that can treat underlying disease.