Shots: Q3’25 was marked by major pharma and biotech M&A, led by BD’s $17.5B Reverse Morris Trust deal merging its Biosciences & Diagnostic Solutions unit with Waters, and Merck’s ~$10B acquisition of Verona Pharma The quarter spotlighted collaborations, notably GSK’s ~$12.5B agreement with Hengrui Pharma to co-develop up to 12 novel therapies across multiple disease areas. PharmaShots brings…
Shots:Health Hope Pharma (HHP) has entered into a global licensing & collaboration agreement with Gilead Sciences to advance encequidar in the field of virologyAs per the deal, Gilead will receive exclusive global virology rights to encequidar, while HHP & Hanmi Pharm will provide drug supply, technical support, project collaboration & receive an upfront…
Shots:Evaxion has granted Merck the rights to EVX-B3, a preclinical vaccine candidate under their Sep 2024 option & license agreementAs per the deal, Merck will assume full responsibility & costs of further development of EVX-B3 in exchange for $7.5M upfront & ~$592M in development, regulatory & sales milestones, with net sales-based royaltiesEVX-B3…
Shots:Solid Biosciences has entered into a non-exclusive global license & collaboration agreement with Kinea Bio to develop & commercialize KNA-155 for treating dysferlin-related limb-girdle muscular dystrophy, using Solid’s AAV-SLB101 capsidAs per the deal, Kinea Bio will receive a non-exclusive global license to utilize AAV-SLB101 for the delivery of KNA-155, which will enter IND-enabling studies…
Shots:Avant Technologies and Austrianova signed a joint venture and licensing agreement to form Klothonova, a 50/50 Nevada-based Joint Venture focused on developing cell-based therapies using encapsulated Klotho-producing cellsUnder the terms of the agreement, Klothonova will leverage Austrianova’s proprietary cell-encapsulation technology to develop and commercialize therapies for Alzheimer’s disease, heart disease, cancer, kidney disease,…
Shots:BI & Re-Vana Therapeutics have entered into a strategic collaboration & license agreement to develop extended-release therapies for eye diseasesAs per the deal, BI will obtain target exclusivity, while Re-Vana will receive over $1B in total potential deal value for the initial 3 targets, incl. upfront, development, regulatory, & commercial milestones, plus royalties…
Shots:Nicox has granted Kowa exclusive global rights to develop & commercialize NCX 470 for glaucoma or ocular hypertension, excl. territories already licensed to Ocumension (China, Korea & Southeast Asia) & to Kowa (Japan)As per the deal, Nicox will receive $8.7M (€7.5M) upfront & near-term milestones tied to positive topline P-III (Denali) trial data…
Shots:Chugai Pharmaceutical has entered into a joint research & license agreement with Gero to develop novel therapies for age-related diseasesChugai will develop novel antibody drugs using its proprietary antibody engineering techs for novel targets discovered by Gero's AI target discovery platform, & obtain exclusive global rights to research, develop, manufacture, & commercialize antibodies…
Shots:Elanco has granted Neurizon exclusive global rights to monepantel’s data package & related IP to develop & commercialize NUZ-001 & related compounds for the treatment, prevention, or palliation of ALS & other neurodegenerative diseases in humansAs per the deal, Elanco will receive an upfront payment, development milestone payments of $9.75M for the initial…
Shots: Q2’2025 highlights major acquisitions in the pharma and biotech industry along with collaboartion. The talk of the town remained Blueprint Medicines’ acquisition by Sanofi for ~$9.5B The quarter highlighted Collaboartion, including Eli Lilly Enters a ~$1.4B Licensing Agreement with Sangamo Therapeutics for its STAC-BBB Capsid PharmaShots brings the Quarterly digest compiling insights from…

