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Merck has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Cidara Therapeutics through a subsidiary, adding the company’s lead late-stage antiviral candidate CD388 to its pipeline
Merck will acquire Cidara at $221.50 per share in cash, valuing the deal at approximately $9.2B. The transaction is expected to close in Q1’26
Cidara’s CD388 (currently in P-III) is…
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Ethris has entered into a collaboration agreement with Lonza to develop room-temperature stable, spray-dried formulations of mRNA-based vaccine candidates designed for mucosal delivery in pts with respiratory diseases
As per the deal, Lonza will support Ethris’ vaccine candidates, which are based on Ethris’ stabilized non-immunogenic mRNA (SNIM RNA) & stabilized lipid nanoparticles (SNaP LNP)…
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Jeff spoke about IND acceptance by the US FDA for its lead flu drug-Fc conjugate immunotherapy for the prevention and treatment of Influenza
He also discussed Cidara’s collaboration with Janssen Pharmaceuticals to develop and commercialize Cidara’s DFCs
The interview also emphasizes Cidara’s Cloudbreak platform to develop immunotherapeutic antivirals and treatment options for influenza
Smriti:…

