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Blackstone (NYSE:BX) today announced the launch of the Blackstone Life Sciences (“Blackstone”) portfolio company Uniquity Bio, a clinical-stage drug development company focused on immunology and inflammation.

Blackstone announced a new collaboration with Moderna, Inc. through a development and commercialization funding agreement where funds managed by Blackstone Life Sciences will provide up to $750 million to fund Moderna’s influenza program.

Armed with a $300 million commitment from Blackstone Life Sciences and a former Merck monoclonal antibody, Uniquity Bio is starting Phase II clinical trials in asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Moderna has entered into a development and commercialization funding agreement with asset management firm Blackstone Life Sciences to help advance its pipeline of flu vaccine candidates.

Blackstone and Bain Capital are said to be among the final bidders for the Japanese company’s Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma, sources told Reuters Friday.

Sutro Biopharma, Inc. and Blackstone, announced the companies have entered into a royalty financing collaboration agreement where funds managed by Blackstone Life Sciences will provide $140 million upfront.

Amicus Therapeutics today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement for a $430 million financing collaboration with funds managed by Blackstone Life Sciences and Blackstone Credit have agreed to provide Amicus with a $400 million senior secured term loan facilitating a refinancing of existing debt and a $30 million strategic investment in Amicus’s common stock.

Avanos Medical, Inc. (NYSE: AVNS) today announced that Indrani Franchini has been appointed as a new independent member of the Avanos board of directors.

Merit Medical Systems, Inc., a global leader of healthcare technology, announced it has executed an asset purchase agreement with EndoGastric Solutions, Inc. for a total cash consideration of approximately $105 million.