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3 December 2024 US antiviral giant Gilead Sciences has entered into an exclusive option and license agreement with Germany’s Tubulis to discover and develop an antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) against a solid tumor target.
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Japanese drugmaker Ono Pharmaceutical has entered into a drug discovery collaboration agreement with privately-held Canadian firm Congruence Therapeutics. 4 December 2024
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Dutch privately held Amarna Therapeutics, which specializes in transformative gene therapies, has entered into a strategic collaboration with Sweden-based NorthX Biologics, a leading biologics manufacturing partner. 4 December 2024
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The UK’s Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has granted marketing authorization for Anzupgo (delgocitinib) cream for the treatment of adult patients with moderate to severe chronic hand eczema (CHE), for whom topical corticosteroids are inadequate or inappropriate, from Danish dermatology specialist LEO Pharma. 4 December 2024
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Danish drug developer Antag Therapeutics, which is pioneering novel treatments for obesity, today announced the closing of an 80 million euros ($83.8 million) Series A financing. 4 December 2024
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Maze Therapeutics, a California-based biotech, has raised $115 million in a series D financing round co-led by Frazier Life Sciences and Deep Track Capital. 4 December 2024
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Roivant Sciences portfolio company Kinevant Sciences today revealed its Phase II study failed to show treatment benefit in patients with chronic active pulmonary sarcoidosis. 3 December 2024
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Japanese pharma major Takeda has agreed an exclusive licensing agreement with US pharma Keros Therapeutics to further develop, manufacture and commercialize elritercept worldwide outside of mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau. 3 December 2024
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US privately-held biotech COUR Pharmaceuticals has entered into a strategic collaboration and licensing agreement with Roche subsidiary Genentech for the development and commercialization of COUR’s proprietary tolerogenic nanoparticle treatments for an autoimmune disease. 3 December 2024
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US antiviral giant Gilead Sciences has entered into an exclusive option and license agreement with Germany’s Tubulis to discover and develop an antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) against a solid tumor target. 3 December 2024
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Suzhou’s Atom Therapeutics, has inked a deal with China Medical System (CMS) to commercialize lingdolinurad (ABP-671) in China, Hong Kong, and Macao. 3 December 2024
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California’s XOMA Royalty Corporation has announced that it now owns an economic interest in seralutinib, a Phase III asset being studied in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), through its $20 million acquisition of Pulmokine, a privately-held company. 3 December 2024
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The China-based subsidiary of French pharma major Sanofi revealed it has signed a memorandum of cooperation with Beijing Municipal Bureau of Economy and Information Technology and Beijing Economic and Technological Development Zone today to invest approximately 1 billion euros ($1.05 billion) to establish a new manufacturing base. 3 December 2024
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US biopharma Olema Pharmaceuticals has announced a clinical trial collaboration and supply agreement with Swiss pharma giant Novartis in frontline metastatic breast cancer. 3 December 2024
Biotechnology
Nouscom, a clinical stage immuno-oncology company developing off-the-shelf and personalized neoantigen cancer immunotherapies, has announced the appointment of Eckhard Niemeier as its chief business officer (CBO). 3 December 2024
Biotechnology
Licensing agreement deal value for innovative T-cell receptor (TCR) immunotherapy drugs surged in 2024, with European biopharmaceutical companies reporting a 325% surge ($921 million) from 2023 to 2024 year-to-date (YTD), compared to a 90.5% rise ($256 million) in the USA. 3 December 2024
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China's National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has granted conditional approval for a combination therapy of Elunate (fruquintinib) and Tyvyt (sintilimab). 3 December 2024
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The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H), an agency established in 2022 in the USA, has launched a new Advancing Clinical Trial Readiness (ACTR) initiative. 3 December 2024
Biotechnology
Nearly seven years after its founding, Senti Biosciences has announced promising results from its Phase I trial for SENTI-202. 3 December 2024
Biotechnology
New results from the RESOLUTION trial demonstrate the efficacy of Vyepti (eptinezumab) on top of patient education for patients severely impacted by migraine. 3 December 2024
Biotechnology
French immunotherapy company OSE Immunotherapeutics announced that it has strengthened the company’s leadership and executive team with two new appointments. 3 December 2024
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Pharmaceutical
Japanese drugmaker Ono Pharmaceutical has entered into a drug discovery collaboration agreement with privately-held Canadian firm Congruence Therapeutics. 4 December 2024
Biotechnology
Dutch privately held Amarna Therapeutics, which specializes in transformative gene therapies, has entered into a strategic collaboration with Sweden-based NorthX Biologics, a leading biologics manufacturing partner. 4 December 2024
Pharmaceutical
The UK’s Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has granted marketing authorization for Anzupgo (delgocitinib) cream for the treatment of adult patients with moderate to severe chronic hand eczema (CHE), for whom topical corticosteroids are inadequate or inappropriate, from Danish dermatology specialist LEO Pharma. 4 December 2024
Pharmaceutical
Danish drug developer Antag Therapeutics, which is pioneering novel treatments for obesity, today announced the closing of an 80 million euros ($83.8 million) Series A financing. 4 December 2024
Pharmaceutical
Maze Therapeutics, a California-based biotech, has raised $115 million in a series D financing round co-led by Frazier Life Sciences and Deep Track Capital. 4 December 2024
Biotechnology
Roivant Sciences portfolio company Kinevant Sciences today revealed its Phase II study failed to show treatment benefit in patients with chronic active pulmonary sarcoidosis. 3 December 2024
Pharmaceutical
Japanese pharma major Takeda has agreed an exclusive licensing agreement with US pharma Keros Therapeutics to further develop, manufacture and commercialize elritercept worldwide outside of mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau. 3 December 2024
Pharmaceutical
US privately-held biotech COUR Pharmaceuticals has entered into a strategic collaboration and licensing agreement with Roche subsidiary Genentech for the development and commercialization of COUR’s proprietary tolerogenic nanoparticle treatments for an autoimmune disease. 3 December 2024
Biotechnology
US antiviral giant Gilead Sciences has entered into an exclusive option and license agreement with Germany’s Tubulis to discover and develop an antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) against a solid tumor target. 3 December 2024
Pharmaceutical
Suzhou’s Atom Therapeutics, has inked a deal with China Medical System (CMS) to commercialize lingdolinurad (ABP-671) in China, Hong Kong, and Macao. 3 December 2024
Biotechnology
California’s XOMA Royalty Corporation has announced that it now owns an economic interest in seralutinib, a Phase III asset being studied in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), through its $20 million acquisition of Pulmokine, a privately-held company. 3 December 2024
Pharmaceutical
The China-based subsidiary of French pharma major Sanofi revealed it has signed a memorandum of cooperation with Beijing Municipal Bureau of Economy and Information Technology and Beijing Economic and Technological Development Zone today to invest approximately 1 billion euros ($1.05 billion) to establish a new manufacturing base. 3 December 2024
Pharmaceutical
US biopharma Olema Pharmaceuticals has announced a clinical trial collaboration and supply agreement with Swiss pharma giant Novartis in frontline metastatic breast cancer. 3 December 2024
Biotechnology
Nouscom, a clinical stage immuno-oncology company developing off-the-shelf and personalized neoantigen cancer immunotherapies, has announced the appointment of Eckhard Niemeier as its chief business officer (CBO). 3 December 2024
Biotechnology
Licensing agreement deal value for innovative T-cell receptor (TCR) immunotherapy drugs surged in 2024, with European biopharmaceutical companies reporting a 325% surge ($921 million) from 2023 to 2024 year-to-date (YTD), compared to a 90.5% rise ($256 million) in the USA. 3 December 2024
Biotechnology
China's National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has granted conditional approval for a combination therapy of Elunate (fruquintinib) and Tyvyt (sintilimab). 3 December 2024
Pharmaceutical
The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H), an agency established in 2022 in the USA, has launched a new Advancing Clinical Trial Readiness (ACTR) initiative. 3 December 2024
Biotechnology
Nearly seven years after its founding, Senti Biosciences has announced promising results from its Phase I trial for SENTI-202. 3 December 2024
Biotechnology
New results from the RESOLUTION trial demonstrate the efficacy of Vyepti (eptinezumab) on top of patient education for patients severely impacted by migraine. 3 December 2024
Biotechnology
French immunotherapy company OSE Immunotherapeutics announced that it has strengthened the company’s leadership and executive team with two new appointments. 3 December 2024
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