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All told, CytomX Therapeutics now stands to receive up to $4 billion over the course of its partnership with Regeneron, if all milestones are met.
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European pharma companies splashed billions of dollars into the U.S. biopharma sector in a matter of days, but there are differing views on whether the activity represents the rise of a new buyer class or a quirk of timing.
After years of suffering from a bear market and more than 14 months of geopolitical turmoil shaking the macroenvironment, biotech appears to be moving on.
With six acquisitions already this year, Eli Lilly’s business development shows no signs of stopping as executives make good on a promise to spend their GLP-1 gains.
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Eli Lilly and the Haisco Pharmaceutical Group have yet to disclose what specific indications they plan to prioritize.
Recent deals from Pfizer and Bristol Myers Squibb hint at Big Pharma’s more collaborative approach to partnering with Chinese companies.
Edgewise Therapeutics will now focus on a handful of cardiovascular programs including EDG-7500 for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy thanks to the non-dilutive capital from France’s Servier.
Swiss service provider CordenPharma is acquiring AmbioPharm, gaining facilities such as a plant in South Carolina to provide a fully U.S.-based supply.
Riding a newfound surge of interest on infectious disease concerns, Moderna is linking up with a global vaccine foundation in hopes of developing a vaccine to slow the new surge in Ebola underway in the Congo and Uganda.
Expanding in the metabolic space, Eli Lilly has struck a back-loaded licensing deal with South Korea’s Hanmi Pharm for a mid-stage GLP-2 agonist being trialed for short bowel syndrome.
Pfizer continues its dealmaking spree by striking a back-heavy partnership with China’s Innovent Biologics to assemble a pipeline of antibody-based therapies for cancer.
Apogee’s pipeline in a product drug zumilokibart achieved significant disease clearance in a mid-stage atopic dermatitis trial, but investors were miffed by a royalty financing deal with Blackstone.
Eli Lilly continues to spend its GLP-1 landfall with four new deals in the past week, including three in the vaccine space; the obesity leader also touted surgery-like results for its next-gen weight loss drug; Moderna’s stock climbs on the hantavirus “fear trade”; and in oncology, all eyes are on Revolution at ASCO this week.
Having secured deals with AstraZeneca and Novartis, Niowave is constructing a second facility to meet rising demand for actinium-225, which can be used to develop next-generation radiopharmaceuticals.