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Eli Lilly Collaborates with Superluminal Medicines to Develop Small Molecule for Cardiometabolic Diseases and Obesity

Shots: Superluminal Medicines & Eli Lilly have partnered to develop small molecule therapeutics for undisclosed GPCR targets in cardiometabolic diseases & obesity, leveraging Superluminal’s drug discovery platform As per the deal, Superluminal will use its platform to discover & optimize small molecules, while Lilly will obtain exclusive rights to develop & commercialize the candidates in…
August 18, 2025

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Ascletis Pharma Reports First Patient Dosing with ASC30 in P-IIa Trial for Obese or Overweight Patients

Shots: Ascletis Pharma has dosed first participants with ASC30 (PO, QD) in its US P-IIa trial for obesity (BMI ≥30kg/m^2) or overweight pts (BMI ≥27kg/m^2 but <30kg/m^2) with ≥1 weight-related comorbidity Trial will assess 2 ASC30 formulations (tablets & tablets A1), with pts starting at 1mg & undergoing weekly titrations to maintenance doses of 20 or 40mg…
July 3, 2025

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Deep Apple Therapeutics Enters a Research Collaboration and Licensing Deal with Novo Nordisk to Advance Oral Small Molecules

Shots: Deep Apple & Novo have partnered to discover, develop, & commercialize oral small molecules targeting novel non-incretin GPCRs for cardiometabolic diseases, incl. obesity, using Deep Apple’s drug discovery tech Novo will gain exclusive global rights to develop, manufacture, & commercialize assets discovered & optimized by Deep Apple for ~$812M in upfront, research costs, &…
June 12, 2025

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Regeneron Enters a ~$2B In-Licensing Deal with Hansoh Pharma for HS-20094, Expanding its Obesity Portfolio

Shots: Regeneron has entered into an in-licensing agreement with Hansoh for exclusive global clinical development & commercialization rights of HS-20094, excl. Mainland China, Hong Kong & Macau As per the deal, Hansoh will receive $80M upfront & ~$1.93B in development, regulatory & sales milestones, with low double digits royalties on sales in Regeneron-licensed areas HS-20094…
June 3, 2025

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Skye Bioscience & Arecor Therapeutics
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Skye Bioscience Enters a Formulation Development Agreement with Arecor Therapeutics for Nimacimab

Shots: Skye Bioscience has partnered with Arecor Therapeutics to develop a higher concentration formulation of Skye’s nimacimab, leveraging Arecor’s Arestat formulation platform As per the deal, Skye will fund Arecor's development efforts, with the option to license rights of the new proprietary formulation & its intellectual property for further development & commercialization Nimacimab (CB1 inhibitor,…
May 19, 2025

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Novo Nordisk and Septerna
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Novo Nordisk Enters a ~$2.2B Deal with Septerna to Develop Oral Small Molecules for Cardiometabolic Diseases

Shots: Septerna & Novo Nordisk to identify, develop & market oral small molecules for obesity, T2D & other cardiometabolic diseases under an exclusive global collaboration & license agreement As per the deal, Septerna will receive ~$2.2B, incl. over $200M in upfront & near-term milestones, plus research, development, & commercial milestones, along with net sales-based tiered…
May 15, 2025

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Pfizer to Discontinue Danuglipron’s Development Program for Chronic Weight Management

Shots: Pfizer has discontinued the development of danuglipron (PF-06882961) as a potential therapy for chronic weight management Danuglipron was evaluated in 2 P-I trials (NCT06567327 & NCT06568731), meeting key PK objectives & confirming formulation & dose with potential for strong efficacy & tolerability in P-III. However, a case of drug-induced liver injury & recent regulatory input led…
April 14, 2025

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