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Cue Biopharma Licenses Ascendant-221 from Ascendant Health Sciences in a ~$691.5M Deal

Shots: Cue Biopharma has entered into an exclusive license agreement with Ascendant Health Sciences to develop, manufacture and commercialize Ascendant-221 for the treatment of allergic diseases As per the deal, Cue will obtain global rights (excl. Greater China) to develop & commercialize Ascendant-221 in exchange for $15M upfront license fee, ~$676.5M in development, regulatory &…

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Huahui Health and BeOne Medicines Partner for HH160 in a ~$2.02B Deal

Shots: Huahui Health has entered into a global exclusive option, license & collaboration agreement, granting BeOne an exclusive option for the development, manufacturing, & commercialization of HH160, a novel trispecific antibody in oncology immunotherapy As per the deal, Huahui will receive $20M upfront, $100M upon exercising the option, & ~$1.9B in development, regulatory & sales milestones, as well as tiered…

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Profluent Signs ~$2.25B Pact with Eli Lilly to Advance AI-Designed Recombinases for Genetic Medicines

Shots: Profluent has entered into a multi-program strategic research collaboration with Eli Lilly to develop & commercialize custom site-specific recombinases to address diseases with unmet needs As per the deal, Profluent will use its AI models to design & optimize site-specific recombinases for multiple genomic targets, while Lilly will gain exclusive rights to selected assets…

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Merck Partners with Google Cloud in ~$1B Deal to Build AI-Enabled Enterprise Platform

Shots: Merck partnered with Google Cloud in a multi-year deal worth up to $1B to deploy an AI-driven agentic platform across R&D, manufacturing, commercial, and corporate functions The collaboration will integrate advanced AI tools, incl. Gemini Enterprise, to enhance productivity, digitize data, & support Merck’s global workforce of ~75,000 employees The partnership aims to accelerate…

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Pulnovo Raises $100M Led by Medtronic to Advance PADN System for Pulmonary Hypertension

Shots: Pulnovo Medical secured an oversubscribed $100M financing round led by Medtronic, with existing participation from EQT, Qiming Venture Partners, Gaorong Ventures, OrbiMed, and Lilly Asia Ventures The Pulnovo Medical and Medtronic also entered a strategic commercial agreement to explore future global commercialization opportunities leveraging the commercial synergy between Pulnovo and Medtronic, along with Medtronic’s distinctive and…

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Piramal Pharma Solutions Partners with Ajinomoto Bio-Pharma Services to Advance ADC Development and Manufacturing

Shots: Piramal Pharma Solutions has entered into a strategic collaboration with Ajinomoto Bio-Pharma Services to support antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) development and manufacturing programs Under the agreement, Piramal will refer customers to Ajinomoto’s AJICAP platform for site-specific ADC conjugation, while Ajinomoto will direct clients to Piramal for CDMO manufacturing services across development and commercialization The collaboration…

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