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Seamless Therapeutics and Eli Lilly Forge ~$1.12B Deal to Develop Hearing Loss Therapies

Shots: Seamless has entered into a strategic global research collaboration & licensing deal with Eli Lilly to develop & commercialize programmable recombinase-based therapies for hearing loss using Seamless’ proprietary recombinase platform Under the deal, Seamless will design site-specific recombinases to correct hearing-loss–related gene mutations, while Lilly will receive an exclusive license to advance these programmed…

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Boehringer Ingelheim and Simcere Pharmaceutical ~$1.26B Deal to Develop SIM0709

Shots: Boehringer Ingelheim and Simcere have entered a license and collaboration agreement to develop SIM0709, a preclinical TL1A/IL-23p19 bispecific antibody, for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) As per the deal, Boehringer Ingelheim gains global rights to the asset excluding Greater China, while Simcere is eligible for an upfront payment, milestones up to €1.058B…

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Janux Therapeutics and BMS Forge ~$850M Deal to Develop Therapies in Oncology

Shots: Janux has entered into a collaboration & exclusive global license agreement with BMS to develop a novel, undisclosed tumor-activated therapy targeting a validated solid-tumor antigen expressed across multiple cancer types Janux will advance the program through preclinical development & IND submission, after which BMS will hold the IND, lead global development & commercialization, with…

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Insilico Medicine and Hygtia Therapeutics Partner to Advance ISM8969 for CNS Disorders

Shots: Insilico Medicine & Hygtia Therapeutics have entered into a co-development global collaboration agreement for Insilico's ISM8969 program for CNS disorders As per the deal, Hygtia will receive 50% worldwide rights to research, develop, register, manufacture, & commercialize ISM8969 in exchange for ~$66M, incl. milestone payments & $10M initial upfront payment Under the agreement, Insilico…

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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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Pierre Fabre Partners with Iktos for AI-Driven Drug Discovery in Oncology

Shots: Pierre Fabre Laboratories has entered into an integrated drug discovery collaboration with Iktos to identify & develop novel small-molecule drug candidates in oncology As per the deal, Iktos will apply its AI-driven generative design platform to rapidly identify optimized small-molecule candidates for an undisclosed oncology target, while Pierre Fabre will contribute oncology & preclinical expertise…

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InduPro Therapeutics Collaborates with Eli Lilly in ~$950M Oncology Therapeutic Discovery Deal

Shots: InduPro has entered into a global strategic collaboration & licensing agreement with Eli Lilly to discover novel oncology treatments using InduPro’s proximity-guided platform Lilly will gain access to InduPro’s AI/ML-enabled MInt platform, with InduPro leading early discovery to identify co-target pairs & advance bispecific & multispecific antibody programs from the collaboration As per the…

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Cartography Biosciences and Pfizer Forge ~$865M Deal for Discovery of Tumor-Selective Antigens

Shots: Cartography has entered into a strategic collaboration with Pfizer to discover tumor-selective antigens, leveraging Cartography’s ATLAS & SUMMIT platforms Under a multi-year deal, Cartography will discover & validate tumor-selective antigens in an undisclosed cancer, with Pfizer holding opt-in rights for research, development & commercialization; Cartography retains full ownership of its lead asset CBI-1214 Cartography…

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Nimbus Therapeutics and Eli Lilly Enter ~$1.3B Deal to Develop Oral Metabolic Therapies

Shots: Nimbus has entered into a multi-year research collaboration & exclusive, worldwide license agreement with Eli Lilly to develop a novel oral treatment for obesity & other metabolic diseases Building on their prior AMPK cardiometabolic collaboration, Nimbus & Lilly have entered into a new partnership applying Nimbus’ computational chemistry & structure-based design to an…

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