Wobble Genomics to Present Novel mRNA Sequencing Research at AACR 2026

On April 15, 2026 Wobble Genomics reported it will present new data at the AACR (Free AACR Whitepaper) Annual Meeting 2026, highlighting its approach to sequencing full-length mRNA from blood to support antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) therapy selection in breast cancer.

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Poster: Sequencing Full-Length mRNA in Whole Blood of Breast Cancer Patients for ADC Therapy Selection
Session: Liquid Biopsies: Circulating Nucleic Acids 3
Date: April 20, 2026 | 2:00–5:00 PM
Location: Poster Section 45 | Board #4 | Poster #3843

This research demonstrates the potential of liquid biopsy to enable more precise, non-invasive treatment selection, helping match patients to the most effective therapies while reducing reliance on invasive tissue biopsies.

"This work represents an important step toward making precision oncology more accessible and actionable through blood-based testing," said Richard Kuo, CEO of Wobble Genomics. "By capturing full-length mRNA directly from blood, we can generate richer biological insights to better inform therapy selection, particularly for complex treatments such as antibody-drug conjugates."

Wobble Genomics welcomes engagement with researchers, clinicians, and partners working at the forefront of translational science and therapeutic development during the conference.

(Press release, Wobble Genomics, APR 15, 2026, View Source [SID1234664412])

Sonire Therapeutics Closes $18 Million Series A Financing to Advance Breakthrough HIFU Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer, Expands U.S. Clinical Development

On April 15, 2026 Sonire Therapeutics, a U.S. based clinical-stage medical device company, reported $18M in Series A financing. The round was led by Santé Ventures with participation from Fast Track Initiative (FTI), Nomura SPARX Investment (Japan Growth Capital Investment Corporation), and SBI Investment, as well as other Japanese investors. The proceeds will accelerate clinical development, support U.S. regulatory progress following the company’s 2024 FDA Breakthrough Device Designation, and advance global commercialization efforts for its innovative non-invasive cancer treatment.

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Sonire’s proprietary High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) therapy system combines real-time imaging guidance with patented technologies, including a noise-cancellation system, cavitation bubble visualization, and a robot-assisted positioning platform, along with advanced capabilities such as rapid multi-focus scanning, to enable precise, effective thermal ablation of tumors. Unlike conventional ultrasound-guided HIFU systems, Sonire’s solution provides clear real-time visualization of the treatment site, requires no anesthesia, and can be performed on an outpatient basis in approximately 20 minutes. Additionally, this system requires only one physician to administer treatment, which lowers the cost and staff burden for hospitals.

"We are grateful for the strong support from our investors, which validates the transformative potential of our sonic technology," said Tohru Satoh, President and CEO of Sonire Therapeutics. "This funding enables us to complete our landmark SUNRISE-I randomized controlled trial in Japan, which will be the world’s first of its kind for HIFU in pancreatic cancer, while preparing for U.S. clinical and regulatory milestones. Our goal is to deliver a new standard of care that gives patients more time and better quality of life, without the burdens of invasive procedures or anesthesia."

Pancreatic cancer remains one of the most lethal diseases, with a 5-year survival rate of only 12%. Existing treatments are limited, and to date, there is the still high unmet medical needs due to a lack of established standard local therapy options. Sonire’s approach is designed to prolong overall survival when combined with chemotherapy while offering a safer, more patient-friendly alternative to surgery or radiation.

Foundational work from an academic-led study using a prototype HIFU system (MoonShot-2) demonstrated a 66% disease control rate in patients with advanced or refractory pancreatic and biliary tract cancers in a sonodynamic therapy (SDT) setting. These findings have informed the development of Sonire’s current system. The SUNRISE-I study (HIFU with chemotherapy vs. chemotherapy alone) is ongoing across seven leading Japanese hospitals with Sonire’s current system. The company holds 25 issued patents and 22 pending.

"Sonire has engineered a genuine leap forward in next generation HIFU by solving the core challenges of visualization, precision, and workflow that so far have limited the field," noted Dennis McWilliams, Managing Director for Santé. "Santé is excited to lead this round to expand Sonire’s corporate footprint to the United States and build upon their solid clinical foundation in Japan."

"Sonire’s differentiated approach is well positioned to bring meaningful benefit to patients globally. We look forward to continuing our support of the team as they advance U.S. clinical development" noted Koji Yasuda, Principal at Fast Track Initiative (FTI)

(Press release, SONIRE Therapeutics, APR 15, 2026, View Source [SID1234664413])

Nucleai and Sirona Dx Partner to Deliver an Integrated Spatial Proteomics Solution for Pharma Drug Development

On April 15, 2026 Nucleai, a leader in AI-powered spatial biology analytics, and Sirona Dx, a Technical CRO, specialized in spatial biology and single-cell services, reported a strategic partnership to deliver a fully integrated and scalable spatial proteomics solution for pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies.

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Spatial proteomics platforms are generating increasingly rich and complex tissue data, yet a significant portion of that data’s biological value remains unrealized. Critical insights, including novel spatial biomarkers, treatment response signatures, and patient stratification patterns, are often under extracted due to sub-optimal assay development and fragmentation across assay development, imaging, and analytics. As multiplex imaging technologies advance, the gap between data generation and actionable insight continues to widen, leaving substantial value unrealized.

This partnership introduces a premium, fully integrated offering for pharma sponsors, delivered as a single engagement unified across the entire workflow. Sirona Dx leads assay design, development, and validation to ensure high-quality image generation, while Nucleai delivers AI-powered spatial analytics from feature extraction through biomarker discovery and biological interpretation. Together, the companies provide a seamless end-to-end solution in which highest quality tissue data is connected directly to actionable biological insight.

"Until now, pharma teams haven’t had a seamless way to translate spatial proteomics data into actionable biological insight," said Avi Veidman, CEO of Nucleai. "Together with Sirona Dx, we’re delivering a single, integrated path from tissue data to meaningful biological insight — enabling more confident biomarker decisions and ultimately improving the probability of clinical success."

"Pharma sponsors are investing heavily in spatial biology and need solutions that match both the quality and complexity of their data," said Nasry Yassa, CEO of Sirona Dx. "Our partnership with Nucleai augments our capabilities to deliver fully integrated insight, providing a more seamless and effective model for supporting drug development programs."

The joint offering supports applications across oncology, immunology, and neuroscience, including biomarker discovery and validation, patient stratification, mechanism of action studies, and clinical trial biomarker programs.

The partnership, combining best-in-class experimental and analytical capabilities, is timed perfectly to meet growing demand from pharma sponsors for integrated spatial biology solutions.

(Press release, Nucleai, APR 15, 2026, View Source [SID1234664414])

Opna Bio Announces Fast Track Designation Granted to OPN-6602 for the Treatment of Multiple Myeloma

On April 15, 2026 Opna Bio, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of novel oncology therapeutics, reported that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track designation to OPN-6602, a dual EP300/CBP inhibitor, for the treatment of multiple myeloma (MM). The Fast Track designation applies to patients with relapsed/refractory MM who have received at least four prior lines of therapy.

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OPN-6602 is an oral, small molecule inhibitor of EP300 and CREB-binding protein (CBP) currently in a Phase 1 clinical trial evaluating safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics and preliminary clinical activity in patients with relapsed and/or refractory MM.

Multiple myeloma is a hematologic malignancy marked by the uncontrolled proliferation of plasma cells in the bone marrow, often leading to bone damage, kidney dysfunction and immune suppression. Despite therapeutic advances, most patients ultimately relapse or become refractory to available therapies, highlighting an unmet need for novel treatment options.

"Opna Bio has been a pioneer in the EP300/CBP inhibitor space and OPN-6602 was selected for its potency, selectivity, and optimized pharmacokinetic properties. We are encouraged by the progress of the study to date and look forward to reporting emerging clinical data at an upcoming scientific congress," said Reinaldo Diaz, chief executive officer of Opna Bio.

The FDA’s Fast Track designation is designed to facilitate development and expedite review of therapies addressing serious conditions with unmet need. It offers benefits including more frequent FDA interactions, potential eligibility for accelerated approval and priority review, and rolling NDA submission. OPN-6602 was previously granted Orphan Drug Designation by the FDA in January 2025.

(Press release, Opna Bio, APR 15, 2026, View Source [SID1234664415])

Revolution Medicines, Inc. Prices $2.0 Billion in Concurrent Upsized Offerings of Common Stock and Convertible Senior Notes

On April 15, 2026 Revolution Medicines, a late-stage clinical oncology company developing targeted therapies for patients with RAS-addicted cancers, reported the pricing of its concurrent public offerings of 10,563,381 shares of common stock, at a public offering price of $142.00 per share, for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $1.5 billion, and $500.0 million aggregate principal amount of 0.50% convertible senior notes due 2033 (the "notes"). The offering size of the common stock offering was increased from the previously announced offering size of $750.0 million and the offering size of the note offering was increased from the previously announced offering size of $250.0 million. The issuance and sale of the common stock and the notes are scheduled to settle on April 16, 2026 and April 17, 2026, respectively, subject to customary closing conditions. Revolution Medicines also granted the underwriters of the common stock offering a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 1,584,506 shares of common stock. The completion of the common stock offering will not be contingent on the completion of the note offering, and the completion of the note offering will not be contingent on the completion of the common stock offering.

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J.P. Morgan, TD Cowen and Guggenheim Securities are acting as book-running managers for the note offering and the common stock offering. LifeSci Capital is acting as lead manager for the note offering and the common stock offering.

The notes will be senior, unsecured obligations of Revolution Medicines and will accrue interest at a rate of 0.50% per annum, payable semi-annually in arrears on May 1 and November 1 of each year, beginning on November 1, 2026. The notes will mature on May 1, 2033, unless earlier repurchased, redeemed or converted. Before February 1, 2033, noteholders will have the right to convert their notes only upon the occurrence of certain events. From, and including, February 1, 2033, noteholders may convert their notes at any time at their election until the close of business on the second scheduled trading day immediately before the maturity date. Revolution Medicines will settle conversions by paying or delivering, as applicable, cash, shares of its common stock or a combination of cash and shares of its common stock, at Revolution Medicines’ election. The initial conversion rate is 5.0302 shares of common stock per $1,000 principal amount of notes, which represents an initial conversion price of approximately $198.80 per share of common stock. The initial conversion price represents a premium of approximately 40.0% over the public offering price per share of common stock in the common stock offering. The conversion rate and conversion price will be subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of certain events.

The notes will be redeemable, in whole or in part (subject to certain limitations), for cash at Revolution Medicines’ option at any time, and from time to time, on or after May 6, 2030 and on or before the 31st scheduled trading day immediately before the maturity date, but only if the last reported sale price per share of Revolution Medicines’ common stock exceeds 130% of the conversion price for a specified period of time and certain other conditions are satisfied. The redemption price will be equal to the principal amount of the notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date.

If a "fundamental change" (as defined in the indenture for the notes) occurs, then, subject to a limited exception, noteholders may require Revolution Medicines to repurchase their notes for cash. The repurchase price will be equal to the principal amount of the notes to be repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the fundamental change repurchase date.

Revolution Medicines estimates that the net proceeds from the common stock offering will be approximately $1,435.0 million (or approximately $1,650.4 million if the underwriters of the common stock offering fully exercise their option to purchase additional shares of common stock), after deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses. Revolution Medicines estimates that the net proceeds from the note offering will be approximately $486.8 million, after deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses. Revolution Medicines intends to use the net proceeds from the offerings for general corporate purposes, including research and development expenses, expenses relating to the potential commercialization of one or more of its product candidates, general and administrative expenses and capital expenditures.

The offerings are being made pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). Each offering will be made only by means of a prospectus supplement relating to that offering and an accompanying prospectus. An electronic copy of the preliminary prospectus supplement (and, when available, the final prospectus supplement) for each offering, together with the accompanying prospectus, is or will be available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, copies of these documents can be obtained by contacting: J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717 or by email at [email protected] and [email protected]; TD Securities (USA) LLC, c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717, or by email at [email protected]; and Guggenheim Securities, LLC, Attention: Equity Syndicate Department, 330 Madison Avenue, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10017, by telephone at (212) 518-9544, or by email at [email protected].

This press release does not constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, any securities referred to in this press release, nor will there be any sale of any such securities, in any state or other jurisdiction in which such offer, sale or solicitation would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such state or jurisdiction.

(Press release, Revolution Medicines, APR 15, 2026, View Source [SID1234664363])