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EVOQ Therapeutics Signs a ~$500M Deal with Sanofi for NanoDisc Technology

Shots: EVOQ Therapeutics has entered into a collaboration & license agreement with Sanofi to advance EVOQ’s NanoDisc tech in immunology As per the deal, both companies will jointly lead research activities, with Sanofi responsible for global development & commercialization efforts. In exchange, EVOQ will receive over $500M, incl. upfront, preclinical, development & sales milestones, with tiered…

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BioCryst to Acquire Astria Therapeutics in ~$700M Cash-and-Stock Transaction

Shots: BioCryst Pharmaceuticals has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Astria Therapeutics, strengthening its allergic & immunology portfolio As per the deal, Astria shareholders will receive $8.55 in cash + 0.59 BioCryst shares, valuing Astria at $13/share with an enterprise value of ~$700M (equity value: ~$920M), plus Astria shareholders will hold ~15% of pro…

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Hikma and Celltrion Partner to Commercialize Biosimilars Across the MENA Region

Shots: Hikma Pharmaceuticals & Celltrion have entered into exclusive licensing agreements for various biosimilar candidates across the Middle East & North Africa (MENA) region, expanding their previous partnerships The agreement will include the commercialization of 6 biosimilars to expand access across multiple therapeutic areas, incl. allergic diseases, ophthalmology, skeletal-related disorders, immune diseases & oncology As…

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Algen Biotechnologies Collaborates with AstraZeneca to Advance Drug Discovery in Immunology

Shots: Algen has entered into a multi-target collaboration with AstraZeneca to accelerate novel immunology target discovery, leveraging the AlgenBrain platform As per the deal, AstraZeneca will receive exclusive rights to develop and commercialize therapies for selected targets identified through the partnership in exchange for ~555M incl. upfront, development, regulatory & commercial milestone payments  AlgenBrain models disease…

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Monte Rosa Therapeutics Enters a ~$5.7B with Novartis to Develop Degraders for Immune-Mediated Diseases

Shots: Monte Rosa has collaborated with Novartis to develop novel degraders for immune-mediated diseases, leveraging Monte Rosa’s QuEEN discovery engine As per the deal, Novartis will gain an exclusive license to an undisclosed discovery target & options to license 2 programs from Monte Rosa’s preclinical immunology portfolio The deal is valued at ~$5.7B, with Monte…

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VantAI Collaborates with Halda Therapeutics to Discover RIPTAC Medicines

Shots: VantAI has entered into a strategic research collaboration with Halda Therapeutics to advance the discovery & development of selective proximity-based therapies for cancer & immunology indications As per the deal, VantAI will receive over ~$1B incl. upfront, research support, development & commercial milestones as well as net sales-based tiered royalties VantAI will use its…

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DoveTree Medicines Enters a ~$5.99B Deal with XtalPi to Discover Novel Therapeutics Across Various Indications

Shots: XtalPi has entered into a strategic collaboration with DoveTree Medicines to identify novel therapeutics across oncology, immunology, inflammation, neurology, & metabolic diseases, leveraging XtalPi's de novo drug discovery platform As per the deal, DoveTree will gain exclusive global rights to develop & commercialize multiple therapeutics from the collaboration, in exchange for a $51M upfront,…

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Otsuka Pharmaceutical Acquires CAN10 Immunology Program from Cantargia for ~$613M

Shots: Otsuka Pharmaceutical has entered into an agreement with Cantargia for the acquisition of all assets related to its P-I IL-1RAP antagonist program, CAN10 Otsuka Pharmaceutical will handle global development, regulatory approvals, manufacturing, & commercialization of CAN10. Otsuka has also acquired 3G5 as a backup antibody & holds exclusive negotiation right for next-gen IL-1RAP antibodies…

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Xcell Biosciences and ThermoFisher Enter Into a Joint Research Collaboration to Advance Cell Therapies

Shots: Xcell Biosciences entered into a strategic collaboration with ThermoFisher Scientific to advance the development of Treg and TIL cell therapies for autoimmune and solid tumor treatments The joint research aims to develop methodologies for enhancing the efficacy of Tregs and TILs, while streamlining and scaling cell therapy manufacturing for improved accessibility and reproducibility across…

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