By Editor , 5 October 2026
CSL, Alentis Ink $1.55B Deal for Rare Kidney, Liver Drug

Melbourne – October 4, 2026 -- CSL and Alentis Therapeutics have signed an exclusive global collaboration to develop and commercialize lixudebart, a potential first-in-class therapy targeting claudin-1 for rare kidney and liver diseases, with CSL paying Alentis US$355 million upfront and up to US$1.2 billion in commercial milestones.

By Editor , 17 September 2026

Maidenhead, United Kingdom – September 16, 2026 -- CSL Seqirus has published pivotal Phase 3 results for its MF59-adjuvanted, cell-based, higher-dose quadrivalent influenza vaccine (aQIVc) in The Lancet Infectious Diseases, reporting superiority over an adjuvanted egg-based comparator across all four influenza strains and age groups tested in a 7,699-participant trial.