BioAge Labs today announced a multi-year research collaboration with Swiss pharma giant Novartis, with the news pushing the US biotech’s shares up 6.1% to $4.35 by early afternoon. 18 December 2024
Marking its second deal this month alone, Novo Nordisk has entered into a multi-year collaboration with Massachusetts, USA-based Photys Therapeutics to develop novel proximity-based therapeutics for a cardiometabolic disease target. 18 December 2024
Cara Therapeutics and Tvardi Therapeutics have announced a definitive agreement to merge, creating a new entity under the Tvardi name. 18 December 2024
SiteOne Therapeutics has announced the completion of a $100 million series C financing, led by Novo Holdings, with participation from OrbiMed, Wellington Management, Mission BioCapital, and others. 18 December 2024
Flagship Pioneering-founded genome engineering biotech Tessera Therapeutics today announced an investment of up to $50 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to develop curative, globally accessible in vivo genetic therapies for sickle cell disease. 18 December 2024
San Francisco-based Indapta Therapeutics, a privately held start-up developing next-generation cell therapies, has raised $22.5 million in a new financing round. The firm raised over $50 million in series A funding in 2022. 18 December 2024
French CNS specialist Theranexus saw its shares leap more than 34% to 0.65 euros as it revealed a license and supply agreement with Exeltis to commercialize TX01, its novel formulation of a compound already approved in the indication for the treatment of rare neurological diseases. 18 December 2024
US antivirals giant Gilead Sciences today revealed it has entered into a strategic collaboration to discover and develop novel, small molecule therapies across multiple targets with Californian biotech Terray Therapeutics. 17 December 2024
Swedish biotech company Inify Laboratories has raised approximately 135 million kroner ($12.3 million) through a private placement, supporting a planned expansion into the UK. 16 December 2024
Dewpoint Therapeutics and ConcertAI have announced the first phase of their translational oncology partnership, aligned around the former company's latest drug candidate, DPTX3186. 16 December 2024
Bicycle Therapeutics, a UK-headquartered pharma company developing a new class of therapeutics based on its proprietary bicyclic peptide technology, closed a third lower on Friday. 16 December 2024
In a filing with the US financial regulator, German mRNA specialist BioNTech has noted the lifting of a partial clinical hold on its PRESERVE-003 trial. 16 December 2024
VectorY Therapeutics, a Netherlands-based biotech focused on neurodegenerative diseases, has appointed Jim Scibetta as chief executive officer. 16 December 2024
Sino-American biotech BeiGene has announced it has entered into a global licensing agreement with China’s CSPC Zhongqi Pharmaceutical Technology for SYH2039, a novel methionine adenosyltransferase 2A (MAT2A)-inhibitor being explored for solid tumors. 13 December 2024
US biotech Corcept Therapeutics has reported positive results from the Phase IV CATALYST study of Korlym (mifepristone) in people with hypercortisolism and difficult-to-control type 2 diabetes. 13 December 2024
Nine months out from landing an additional $35 million in seed funding, Relation has more news – a big pharma collaboration. The group has announced a $45 million upfront deal, including a $15 million equity investment with UK pharma group GSK. 13 December 2024
UK-based Tenpoint Therapeutics and Seattle’s Visus Therapeutics have announced the completion of their merger to create an entirely new chapter in ophthalmic therapeutic medicines aimed at rejuvenating the aging eye. 12 December 2024
AI-driven biotech BenevolentAI has announced sweeping changes aimed at refocusing its operations and extending its financial runway into 2027. 12 December 2024
USA-based Elevation Oncology, an innovative oncology company focused on the discovery and development of selective cancer therapies, has entered into a licensing agreement with Synaffix, part of Swiss out-sourcing major Lonza. 12 December 2024
Kicking of the JP Morgan Healthcare conference this morning, Johnson & Johnson announced a definitive agreement to acquire Ambrx Biopharma. 8 January 2024
Swiss pharma giant Novartis has entered an agreement to acquire Dutch firm Calypso Biotech, a developer of Interleukin15 (IL-15) targeted therapies. 8 January 2024
Two Finnish companies, Orion Corporation and Glykos Finland Oy, have entered into a research collaboration and licensing agreement related to the development of antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) to treat solid tumors. 8 January 2024
Paris, France-based cardiology specialist Corteria Pharmaceuticals has announced the appointment of Dr Mark Pruzanski, as chairman of its board of directors. 6 January 2024
Mersana Therapeutics today announced business updates, its expected milestones and its upcoming presentation at the 42nd Annual JP Morgan Healthcare Conference. 5 January 2024
Swiss pharma giant Roche has entered into a third licensing deal this week alone, signing an agreement with Cambridge, USA-based biotech MOMA Therapeutics. 5 January 2024
China and USA-based Allorion Therapeutics has announced a second licensing deal within a few days, this time entering an exclusive agreement with US clinical-state biotech Avenzo Therapeutics. 5 January 2024
US pharma major AbbVie and Umoja Biopharma have entered into two exclusive option and license agreements to develop multiple in-situ generated CAR-T cell therapy candidates in oncology using Umoja's proprietary VivoVec platform. 5 January 2024
French rare disease company Innate Pharma has received good news from the US Food and Drug Administration, with a partial clinical hold being lifted from its lacutamab program. 5 January 2024
Dutch clinical-stage biotech NewAmsterdam Pharma yesterday provided an update on its clinical development programs and outlined its strategic priorities for 2024. 5 January 2024
Californian rare disease company Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical has received a positive reimbursement decision from the UK’s health technology assessor, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). 5 January 2024
Boston, USA-based biotech start-up Kojin Therapeutics has announced the appointment of Harvey Berger as its new chairman, president and chief executive (CEO). 5 January 2024
A significant collaboration agreement has been reached between Belgian biotech Galapagos and private Californian company BridGene Biosciences. 4 January 2024
US pharma company Esperion Therapeutics on Wednesday announced a $125 million deal with Japanese drugmaker Daiichi Sankyo’s European subsidiary (DSE) to resolve Esperion's demand for $300 million from the company over Esperion's cholesterol reduction drugs. 4 January 2024
US clinical-stage biotech start-up QurAlis has announced the opening of its European Union (EU) headquarters in Leiden, the Netherlands. 4 January 2024
French immuno-oncology company Innate Pharma today announced that it has strengthened its leadership and corporate governance with the appointment of two new executive board members. 4 January 2024
Adding to the growing list pf big pharma licensing and M&A deals in the attractive area of antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) drugs, China-headquartered MediLink Therapeutics has entered into a worldwide collaboration and license accord with Swiss pharma giant Roche. 3 January 2024
US clinical-stage immunotherapy specialist ImmunityBio yesterday announced an up to $320 million royalty financing and equity investment in the company by Oberland Capital. 3 January 2024