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Biopharma dealmaking in 2025 continued to face significant headwinds, with collaborations frequently collapsing due to strategic reprioritization, fierce competitive pressures, unfavorable clinical readouts, and failure to meet key closing conditions highlighting the inherent uncertainty and capital risk embedded in innovation-driven partnerships
The year underscored a clear dominance of R&D-focused collaborations and licensing agreements,…
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TJ Bio has granted Biogen exclusive rights to felzartamab in Greater China, giving Biogen full global ownership as the drug advances through P-III trials across multiple immune-mediated diseases
As per the deal, TJ Bio will receive $100M upfront, with ~$750M in commercial & sales milestones, plus mid-single to low-double-digit % of royalties on Greater…
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Alloy Therapeutics has entered into a collaboration & license agreement with Biogen to advance antisense therapeutics against multiple undisclosed targets using Alloy’s AntiClastic ASO Platform
As per the deal, Alloy will receive an upfront payment, along with additional milestone payments & tiered royalties on any products resulting from the collaboration
The AntiClastic ASO platform…
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Biogen to acquire Apellis, incl. its assets Empaveli, Syfovre & felzartamab, for $41/share plus a non-transferable CVR, representing an upfront equity consideration of ~$5.6B, with remaining shares acquired later via a second-step merger
CVR holders will receive $2/CVR if Syfovre achieves $1.5B sales (2027-2030), an additional $2 if it reaches $2B in the same…
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Alteogen has granted Biogen exclusive rights to ALT-B4 (berahyaluronidase alfa) to develop & commercialize SC formulations of two biologics, with an option for Biogen to develop a third product
As per the deal, Alteogen will receive $20M upfront, $10M upon initiation of second product development, along with ~$549M in development, regulatory, & sales milestones…
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The Japanese PMDA has received NDA for Leqembi SC autoinjector to treat adults with early Alzheimer’s disease (AD)
NDA is supported by sub-studies from the P-III (Clarity AD) OLE study in pts with mild cognitive impairment due to AD or mild AD dementia, showing that Leqembi (500mg, SC: two 250mg injections) administered QW, provided exposure equivalent to Q2W IV…
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Biogen has entered into a research collaboration with Dayra Therapeutics to discover & develop oral macrocyclic peptides for priority targets in immunological conditions
Biogen & Dayra will jointly discover, validate, & optimize oral macrocycle candidates for key immunology targets, after which Biogen will lead development, manufacturing, & potential commercialization
As per the deal, Dayra will…
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Sandoz has launched Tyruko, a biosimilar version of Biogen’s Tysabri (natalizumab), for all indications of the reference product, incl. relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (MS) & mod. to sev. active Crohn’s disease in adults
In 2019, Sandoz signed a global commercialization deal with Polpharma for Tyruko, with Polpharma responsible for development & manufacturing of…
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The UK’s MHRA has approved Leqembi (IV, Q4W) as a maintenance therapy for early Alzheimer’s pts after completing 18mos. of Q2W Leqembi treatment
Leqembi is approved in 51 countries for early AD & under review in 9, while the Q4W maintenance is approved in the UK, China, the US, & others, with 4 applications…
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Samsung Bioepis has entered an asset purchase agreement with Biogen to acquire its ophthalmology assets, Byooviz & Opuviz, biosimilar versions of Lucentis (ranibizumab) & Eylea (aflibercept), in the EU
Samsung Bioepis will assume full responsibility for the commercialization of Byooviz following the transfer of rights from Biogen, effective January 2026
Byooviz was approved by…

