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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…
January 7, 2026

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Pfizer Collaborates with YaoPharma in a ~$2.1B Licensing Deal for YP05002

Shots: Pfizer has entered into an exclusive global collaboration & license agreement with YaoPharma for YP05002, a GLP-1 receptor agonist for chronic weight management As per the deal, YaoPharma will complete the ongoing P-I trial of YP05002 & grant Pfizer exclusive global rights for further development, manufacturing & commercialization, receiving $150M upfront & ~$1.935B in…
December 10, 2025

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SanegeneBio Collaborates with Eli Lilly to Advance RNAi Therapeutics for Metabolic Diseases

Shots: SanegeneBio has entered into a global research & licensing deal with Eli Lilly to advance RNAi candidates for metabolic diseases, leveraging SanegeneBio’s LEAD (Ligand & Enhancer Assisted Delivery) tech Under the deal, SanegeneBio will discover & identify LEAD-based RNAi molecules for each program, while Lilly will oversee IND-enabling studies, clinical development, & commercialization; the…
November 10, 2025

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Fangzhou Joins Forces with Innovent Biologics for AI-Driven Metabolic & Weight Management Solutions

Shots: Fangzhou has partnered with Innovent Biologics to combine digital health services with novel therapies in metabolic diseases & weight management Collaboration will integrate Fangzhou’s AI-driven H2H healthcare ecosystem with Innovent’s pipeline, incl. Mazdutide, & leverage Fangzhou’s XS Core AI large language model powering 5 AI tools: AI Medication Finder, AI Health Manager, AI Doctor…
September 10, 2025

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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,…
August 8, 2025

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Steffen-Sebastian Bolz, CSO of Aphaia Pharma Shares Insights from the P-II Study for Chronic Weight Management in Individuals with Obesity

Shots:  Steffen shared the details of the first patient enrolled in the P-II study of Aphaia Pharma’s lead product APH-012 to induce weight loss in individuals with obesity  He briefed the PharmaShots team about the study design of the P-II trial and also elaborated on the results from the P-I study The interview shows how…
February 27, 2023

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Dr. Philip M. Toleikis, President & CEO at Sernova Shares Insights on the Partnership with Evotec to Develop a ‘Functional Cure’ for Diabetes

Shots:  Dr. Philip shared his views on the collaboration of Sernova with Evotec for iPSC-Based Beta cell replacement therapy to develop and commercialize a ‘Functional Cure’ for diabetes.   He also gave an overview on the benefits of Evotec’s iPSC-based insulin-producing beta cells on the next generation of Sernova’s Cell Pouch System  The interview discusses about how Sernova…
February 7, 2023

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