Shots:JCR Pharmaceuticals & Alexion have entered into a license agreement for JCR’s JUST-AAV capsids to develop genomic medicinesAs per the deal, Alexion may use licensed capsids from the JUST-AAV platform in up to 5 genomic medicine programs in exchange for an undisclosed upfront payment, ~$225M in R&D milestones, ~$600M in sales milestones (milestones…
Despite having the global Covid-19 pandemic- the biopharma companies were involved in multiple M&A and licensing deals. The major focus of the year remains the production and distribution of vaccines to combat the COVID-19 globallyAll of the Biopharma companies on our list are on the front line to combat this global crisis. The top…
The biopharma industry saw numerous deal terminations in 2020. Clinical and regulatory results- change in control limitations- and strategic reprioritizations were among the most common reasons for deal termination.Sanofi and Hanmi's agreement in 2015 ranked first under which Hanmi regained WW rights to its protein/peptide discovery technology- lapscovery. The second position goes to the…
The second quarter of 2020 has ended with big approvals in pharma and biotech industry. Moving with the latest approval of Roche's Phesgo and Enspryng & Zogenix's Fintepla. Highlights of the quarter is COVID-19 as the development of vaccines and drugs were on peak. Celltrion evaluated Remsima (biosimilar, infliximab) against COVID-19 in the UK. The…
The 2020 JP Morgan Healthcare Conference was loaded with insights from key pharma companies. An analysis of events and catalysts that were announced or updated at the conference these days are included. Our PharmaShots team summarized the key deals which were presented during the updates from companies from Jan 13 to Jan 16, 2020.Date…
Biopharma acquisition activity in 2018 shows a significant increase over the previous year. Takeda proved to be on top with the acquisition of Shire among the top 20 acquisitions with a total deal value of $57.17B strengthening its capabilities in gastroenterology- neuroscience- oncology- rare diseases- and plasma-derived therapies. This article is based on the 2018…

