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Boehringer Ingelheim Inks ~$ 479.6M Deal with Immunitas Therapeutics for a Preclinical Antibody Program

Shots: BI has entered into a global licensing agreement with Immunitas for a preclinical antibody program being developed for chronic inflammatory & autoimmune diseases As per the deal, BI will obtain global rights to develop, manufacture, & commercialize the antibody program in exchange for an upfront payment, up to €407.5M (~$479.6M) in development, regulatory, &…

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Biocytogen and Sihuan Pharmaceutical Partner to Discover Novel Therapeutics in Multiple Indications

Shots: Biocytogen has partnered with Sihuan Pharmaceutical to discover innovative therapies across multiple areas, incl. weight loss As per the deal, Biocytogen and Sihuan will combine Biocytogen’s fully human antibody discovery platform with Sihuan’s development, manufacturing, & commercialization capabilities In this collaboration, Biocytogen will leverage its integrated platforms, incl. target-humanized mouse models, in vivo efficacy…

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Merck Signs ~$838M AI-Driven Antibody Discovery Deal with Infinimmune

Shots: Infinimmune has partnered with Merck to discover & develop antibody candidates against multiple undisclosed targets selected by Merck using Infinimmune’s human-first antibody discovery platform As per the deal, Infinimmune will use its Anthrobody discovery platform & Glimpse antibody language model to discover & optimize antibodies from human immune repertoires, enabling large-scale B-cell screening to…

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Novartis to Acquire Excellergy for ~$2B

Shots: Novartis has entered into an agreement to acquire Excellergy, incl. its asset Exl-111, strengthening Novartis immunology strategy in food allergy & other IgE-driven diseases  As per the deal, Novartis will acquire Excellergy for ~$2B, incl. upfront & milestone payments, with closing expected in H2’26 EXL-111 is engineered to dissociate receptor-bound IgE, enabling faster &…

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SciNeuro Forges ~$1.7B Deal with Novartis to Advance Therapeutics for Alzheimer’s Disease

Shots: SciNeuro has entered into a global licensing & collaboration deal with Novartis to advance its amyloid beta-targeted antibody program for Alzheimer’s disease The program has identified de novo antibody candidates using SciNeuro’s blood–brain barrier shuttle tech, with Novartis leading global development & commercialization after collaboration on early development As per the deal, SciNeuro will…

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Harbour BioMed and BMS Collaborate in ~$1.1B Deal to Advance Next-Generation Multi-Specific Antibodies

Shots: Harbour BioMed has entered into a multi-year, global strategic collaboration & license agreement with BMS to discover & develop next-generation multi-specific antibodies leveraging the Harbour Mice platform As per the deal, Harbour BioMed & BMS will jointly identify & advance multi-specific antibody programs, with Harbour eligible for $90M in total payments, ~$1.03B in development & commercial…

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Innovent Biologics Reports the Chinese NMPA Approval of Pecondle (Picankibart) to Treat Plaque Psoriasis

Shots: The Chinese NMPA has approved Pecondle (picankibart) for the treatment of mod. to sev. plaque psoriasis (PsO) in adults who are candidates for systematic therapy Approval was supported by the P-III (CLEAR-1) trial in Chinese pts with mod. to sev. PsO, where picankibart demonstrated significantly higher PASI 90 (1EP; 80.3% vs 2%) & sPGA 0/1…

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