Licensing deals

AstraZeneca Invests in Cellectis for Therapy Push

AstraZeneca Buys 22% of Cellectis in Bold Cell, Gene Therapy Venture

Anika Sharma

AstraZeneca is making a significant move to collaborate with Cellectis, despite Cellectis discontinuing its multiple myeloma CAR-T program just five ...

Prelude Shifts Focus, Cuts Phase 1 Drugs in New Deal

Prelude Focuses on SMARCA in AbCellera Deal and Trims Its Portfolio by Dropping Two Phase 1 Candidates

Anika Sharma

Prelude Therapeutics is undergoing a strategic shift, significantly streamlining its clinical pipeline to focus on the promising potential of its ...

Elektrofi gets $20M from Lilly for drug deal

Elektrofi lands $20M from Eli Lilly for subcutaneous drug partnership

Anika Sharma

Eli Lilly is collaborating with Elektrofi, a drug delivery specialist, to explore the potential of Elektrofi’s microparticle formulation technology in ...

Merck-Daiichi $22B deal for cancer ADCs

Merck and Daiichi join forces to develop novel cancer drugs in $22B deal

Anika Sharma

In a strategic move, Merck & Co. has solidified its position in the thriving field of antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) through ...

Basilea acquires antifungal from Eisai

Basilea buys clinical-stage antifungal from Eisai, advances its anti-infective strategy

Anika Sharma

Basilea Pharmaceutica is making a strategic move to bolster its anti-infective pipeline, this time with a $2 million investment in ...

Roche and Monte Rosa team up for molecular glue

Roche partners with Monte Rosa to develop molecular glue drugs for cancer

Anika Sharma

In a dynamic move, Roche has forged its second major agreement in the realm of molecular glue technology, this time ...

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Sotio inks $740M deal with Synaffix for ADC technology after lead drug setback

Anika Sharma

In a strategic move following the recent setback in its IL-15 asset trials, Sotio Biotech has embarked on an ambitious ...

Evommune abandons EVO101, a topical IRAK4 inhibitor, for atopic dermatitis

Evommune abandons EVO101, a topical IRAK4 inhibitor, for atopic dermatitis

Anika Sharma

Evommune, a California-based biotech company, has made the strategic decision to discontinue its sole clinical-stage asset, EVO101, following a thorough ...

Takeda licenses AcuraStem’s antisense drug for ALS targeting PIKFYVE

Takeda licenses AcuraStem’s antisense drug for ALS targeting PIKFYVE

Anika Sharma

As scientific research continues to underscore the potential of targeting the PIKFYVE enzyme in the quest to combat amyotrophic lateral ...

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Vertex partners with Septerna to develop GPCR-targeting drugs for rare diseases

Anika Sharma

Septerna, a biotech company, has secured an additional $47.5 million in funding through a licensing agreement with Vertex, a prominent ...