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Paul K Owens, VP of Global Brand Development, Insulins & Glucagon at Eli Lilly & Company Shares Insights from the US FDA Approval of Lyumjev

Shots: Paul talked about the approval of the Lyumjev Injection for the improvement of glycemic control in children and adolescents with diabetes. He also shared various details about Lyumjev Paul further discussed the study design and the key findings from the registrational PRONTO-Peds study The interview also talks about Lilly’s Diabetes Solution Center which helps eligible…

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OmniAb and Eli Lilly Partner on New Ion Channel Discovery Program

Shots: OmniAb has entered a global collaboration & license agreement with Eli Lilly for a new ion channel program, leveraging OmniAb’s discovery & screening platform to identify next-generation therapeutics targeting ion channels The therapeutic target and modality remain undisclosed, while OmniAb will contribute its established expertise and technology in ion channel discovery & screening As…

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Q2 in Review: Pharma’s Dealmaking Surge, a Wave of FDA Approvals, and AI’s Deepening Footprint 

A PharmaShots Quarterly Analysis  Q2 was one of the most active quarters in recent memory for the pharmaceutical and biotech industry. Big Pharma leaned hard into M&A and licensing to refill pipelines, the FDA cleared a broad slate of new therapies, and AI-native partnerships continued to reshape how drugs get discovered. Below, we break down the quarter…

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Nuvectis Expands Pipeline with ~ $1.46B Ex-China Licensing Deal for Two Late-Stage Assets from Haisco

Shots: Nuvectis has licensed exclusive ex-China rights to NXP100 (HSK39297; QD, PO), a Complement Factor B inhibitor, & NXP200 (HSK42360), a brain-penetrant paradox-breaker BRAF inhibitor from Haisco, transforming the company into a late-stage development player  As per the deal, Haisco will receive ~$40M in upfront & near-term payments, plus up to $1.421B in development,…

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BioArctic and Lilly Sign Research and Collaboration Agreement ~$800M to Advance Neurodegenerative Disease Therapy

Shots: BioArctic entered a research and collaboration agreement with Eli Lilly and Company to develop a potential treatment for neurodegenerative diseases by combining BioArctic’s proprietary BrainTransporter technology with an undisclosed Lilly drug candidate Under the agreement, BioArctic will generate a new drug candidate incorporating its BrainTransporter platform, while Lilly will assume full responsibility for the…

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Eli Lilly Builds Infectious Disease Pipeline With 3 Acquisitions Valued ~$3.8B

Shots: Eli Lilly will acquire 3 companies, Curevo, LimmaTech Biologics, & Vaccine Company, to build its infectious disease portfolio through differentiated vaccine & platform technologies The deals incl. Curevo’s P-II shingles vaccine candidate amezosvatein, LimmaTech’s P-I vaccine LTB-SA7 targeting S. aureus infections, & Vaccine Company’s preclinical EBV vaccine platform leveraging proprietary in vivo nanoparticle technology As…

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insitro and Bristol Myers Squibb Collaborate to Advance Drug Discovery for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)

Shots: insitro & BMS have extended their 5yr. collaboration (2020) to discover novel small molecule therapies for ALS using insitro’s AI-enabled ChemML platform The 1yr. extension will focus on developing therapies for a novel ALS target identified preclinically, with insitro receiving ~$20M in new funding & remaining eligible for discovery, development, regulatory, & commercial milestones…

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Mitigating Cardiovascular Therapy Gaps: Saif Rathore and Andrew Epstein in a Riveting Conversation with PharmaShots

Mitigating Cardiovascular Therapy Gaps: Saif Rathore and Andrew Epstein in a Riveting Conversation with PharmaShots

Shots:  Did you know that coronary stent usage can decline by 20 percent if GLP-1 therapy is used as widely as statin therapy?  PharmaShots welcomes Saif Rathore, Founder of Sandbar Life Sciences and Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Yale Ventures, and Andrew Epstein, Principal at Medicus Economics, for an illuminating dialogue exchange  Saif and Andrew highlight the untapped…

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Eli Lilly and Alchemab Therapeutics

Eli Lilly Enters a ~$415M Licensing Agreement with Alchemab Therapeutics for ATLX-1282 to Treat Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)

Shots: Eli Lilly has entered into a licensing agreement with Alchemab for ATLX-1282 to treat ALS & other neurodegenerative conditions As per the deal, Alchemab will receive ~$415M, incl. an upfront payment, potential discovery, development, & commercial payments, as well as royalties, plus will handle early P-I trial activities, with Lilly leading further development &…

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