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Merck Animal Health’s Numelvi Secures the FDA Approval for Control of Pruritus Associated with Allergic Dermatitis in Dogs
Shots: The US FDA has approved Numelvi (Atinvicitinib) for the control of pruritus associated with allergic dermatitis in dogs (≥6mos.), with availability expected in spring 2026 Numelvi is a second-generation JAK inhibitor supplied in easy-to-dispense bottles and designed for convenient storage under standard conditions. Numelvi is ≥10-fold more selective for JAK1 over JAK2, JAK3 &…
Novo Nordisk and Vivtex Partner in ~2.1B Metabolic Deal to Develop Oral Therapies
Shots: Novo Nordisk has partnered with Vivtex to develop next-generation oral biologics for obesity, diabetes, & related comorbidities, leveraging Vivtex’s GI screening & formulation platform Vivtex will license select oral drug-delivery techs to Novo, which will lead global development, regulatory, manufacturing & commercialization, while Vivtex will receive an upfront, research funding, & milestone payments totalling…
IDEAYA Biosciences Reports the First Patient Enrolment in P-I Trial of IDE034
Shots: IDEAYA Biosciences has enrolled the first patient in its P-I dose escalation/expansion trial of IDE034, a B7H3/PTK7 bispecific TOP1 ADC, for solid tumors The company is planning to assess the safety, tolerability, & PK of IDE034 as monotx. in a P-I trial & explore combinations with DDR-targeting agents, incl. its proprietary PARG inhibitor, IDE161…
SteinCares Forges Licensing Agreement with Shilpa Biologicals for Biosimilars Across Latin America
Shots: SteinCares has entered into a strategic licensing agreement with Shilpa Medicare to commercialize a biosimilar across Latin America (LATAM) As per the deal, SteinCares secures exclusive rights to register, commercialize, & distribute the biosimilar across the region, while SBPL will finalize development & undertake commercial manufacturing at its Dharwad, India facility Partnership combines SBPL’s…
GSK to Acquire 35Pharma for $950M
Shots: GSK has entered into an agreement to acquire 35Pharma, incl. its asset HS235, expanding scalable growth opportunities within its Respiratory, Immunology & Inflammation portfolio As per the deal, GSK will acquire 100% of 35Pharma’s equity for $950M in cash, payable at closing HS235, a therapy targeting the activin receptor signalling pathway, has completed P-I…