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BioArctic and Lilly Sign Research and Collaboration Agreement ~$800M to Advance Neurodegenerative Disease Therapy

Shots: BioArctic entered a research and collaboration agreement with Eli Lilly and Company to develop a potential treatment for neurodegenerative diseases by combining BioArctic’s proprietary BrainTransporter technology with an undisclosed Lilly drug candidate Under the agreement, BioArctic will generate a new drug candidate incorporating its BrainTransporter platform, while Lilly will assume full responsibility for the…
June 22, 2026

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Teva to Acquire Emalex Biosciences for ~$900M

Shots: Teva has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Emalex Biosciences, incl. its lead asset, ecopipam, expanding its neuroscience pipeline & accelerating Teva’s pivot to growth strategy As per the deal, Teva will acquire Emalex for $700M upfront, & ~$200M in commercial milestones, plus royalties on global net sales of ecopipam, subject to regulatory approval; closing is expected in Q3’26…
April 29, 2026

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UCB to Acquire Neurona Therapeutics for ~$1.15B, Expanding into Regenerative Epilepsy Therapies

Shots: UCB has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Neurona Therapeutics for up to $1.15B, including $650M upfront and up to $500M in potential milestones expected to close by end of Q2’26 The acquisition adds NRTX-1001, an investigational neuronal cell therapy currently in P-I/II study for drug-resistant mesial temporal lobe epilepsy, strengthening UCB’s neuroscience…
April 20, 2026

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Eli Lilly to Acquire Centessa Pharmaceuticals in a Deal Valued at ~$7.8B

Shots: Eli Lilly has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Centessa Pharmaceuticals incl. its asset cleminorexton & ORX142, expanding Lilly's neuroscience portfolio & capabilities into sleep medicine As per the deal, Lilly will acquire all issued & to-be-issued share capital of Centessa (incl. ADSs) for $38/share in cash (~$6.3B upfront), plus a non-transferable CVR of…
March 31, 2026

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INSIGHTS+

J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference Special: Dealmaker of the Year 2025 (Part 02)  

Shots:  Novartis led biopharma dealmaking in 2025, executing 23 transactions worth $37.92B with a disciplined, high-impact strategy that balanced scale, science, and strategic fit    Dealmaking was spread across high-conviction areas; neuroscience, cardiovascular disease, immunology, and RNA platforms, combining transformational acquisitions with flexible licensing partnerships to build a future-ready pipeline    Standout transactions (Avidity, Monte…
January 16, 2026

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CXO TALKS

CXO Talks: Vikas Sharma Reveals QurAlis’ Bold Vision for the Future of Neuroscience 

In this episode of CXO Talks, PharmaShots speaks with Vikas Sharma, Chief Business Officer at QurAlis, a biotech company leading the development of precision medicines for neurodegenerative diseases  Vikas discusses the company’s FlexASO platform, a next-generation RNA-targeting technology that tackles the root causes of neurological diseases  Vikas also highlights QurAlis’ lead candidates, QRL-201 and QRL-101,…
November 10, 2025

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NEWS

Novartis to Acquire Avidity Biosciences for ~$12B, Boosting its Neuroscience Pipeline

Shots: Novartis has agreed to acquire Avidity Biosciences, strengthening its neuroscience pipeline with Avidity’s Antibody Oligonucleotide Conjugates (AOCs) platform & 3 late-stage programs As per the deal, Novartis will acquire Avidity for $72/share, valuing the company at ~$12B with an enterprise value of ~$11B; closing expected in H1’26 Before the merger, Avidity will transfer its early-stage precision…
October 27, 2025

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AbbVie & ADARx Pharmaceuticals
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AbbVie Partners with ADARx Pharmaceuticals to Develop siRNA Therapies Across Multiple Disease Areas

Shots: AbbVie has entered into collaboration & license option agreement with ADARx to develop siRNA therapeutics across multiple disease areas, incl. neuroscience, immunology & oncology, leveraging ADARx's RNA tech As per the deal, ADARx will receive $335M upfront & will be eligible to receive several billion in additional contingent payments incl. option fees, milestones, plus tiered royalties…
May 15, 2025

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Netramark & Worldwide Clinical Trials
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NetraMark Join Forces with Worldwide Clinical Trials to Redefine Clinical Trial Design Using NetraAI Platform

Shots: NetraMark and Worldwide Clinical Trials have entered into a global agreement to utilize NetraMark’s NetraAI platform to advance clinical trial design As per the deal, NetraAI will initially support P-II neuroscience & oncology trials, plus select P-III studies conducted by Worldwide, with broader access extended to Worldwide’s sponsors across all therapeutic areas & trial…
April 4, 2025

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Transformative Neurodegenerative Disorder Care: Angela Cacace in Conversation with PharmaShots

Shots: Angela Cacace Sr. VP, of Neuroscience and Platform Biology at Arvinas, shares insights from the preclinical trials evaluating ARV-102 for treatment of neurodegenerative diseases and dosing people with the first oral formulation (ARV-102) to treat neurodegenerative diseases ARV-102, a novel oral PROTAC® protein degrader, is designed to cross the blood-brain barrier and target leucine-rich repeat kinase…
April 29, 2024

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