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Avant Technologies and Austrianova Form Joint Venture Klothonova to Develop Klotho-Based Cell Therapies

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 cells Under 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,…

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VectorY Therapeutics Collaborates with Shape Therapeutics to Develop Vectorized Antibodies for Neurodegenerative Diseases

Shots: VectorY has entered into an option & license deal with Shape to assess Shape’s SHP-DB1 (AAV capsid) for vectorized Abs payloads against 3 targets & may secure an exclusive license for their delivery if evaluation succeeds As per the deal, VectorY will handle development & commercialization of resulting therapies in exchange for an upfront…

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VarmX Inks a ~$2.2B Strategic Collaboration and Option Agreement with CSL for VMX-C001 to Advance Coagulation Treatment

Shots: VarmX has collaborated with CSL to advance its lead asset, VMX-C001 (commercial launch expected in 2029), & granted CSL an exclusive option agreement with its shareholders to acquire all issued & outstanding shares of the company As per the collaboration, CSL will fully fund the global P-III (EquilibriX-S) trial of VMX-C001 in FXa DOAC…

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Monte Rosa Therapeutics Enters a ~$5.7B with Novartis to Develop Degraders for Immune-Mediated Diseases

Shots: Monte Rosa has collaborated with Novartis to develop novel degraders for immune-mediated diseases, leveraging Monte Rosa’s QuEEN discovery engine As per the deal, Novartis will gain an exclusive license to an undisclosed discovery target & options to license 2 programs from Monte Rosa’s preclinical immunology portfolio The deal is valued at ~$5.7B, with Monte…

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PharmaShots Weekly Snapshots (Sep 08, 2025 – Sep 12, 2025)   

This week, PharmaShots’ news was all about the updates on Clinical Trials, Regulatory, Pharma, MedTech, M&A, Biosimilar, and DigiHealth. Check out our full report below:      AstraZeneca Reports P-III (FLAURA2) Trial Findings on Tagrisso Regimen to Treat EGFRm NSCLC  Read More: AstraZeneca  Eli Lilly Reports P-III (BRUIN CLL-313) Trial Data on Jaypirca for 1L…

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Innovative Minds Psychedelics in Medicine

PharmaShots Magazine-September-2025 Edition

Medical psychedelics are a fascinating field that modern science has yet to comprehend completely. Researchers are still digging up, trying to find evidence-based outcomes to tap into a whole new opportunity in psychiatry and mental health medicines The September Edition unearths a brand-new perspective on psychedelics through engaging articles, illustrative infographics, trailing BioTrends, illuminating regulatory…

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Remedium Bio Joins Forces with Eli Lilly to Advance Gene Therapies for Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes

Shots: Remedium Bio has entered into a multi-target research & development collaboration with Eli Lilly to develop gene therapies targeting multiple targets for the treatment of Obesity & Type 2 Diabetes, leveraging Remedium’s Prometheus platform As per the deal, Remedium will receive an upfront, equity investment as well as development & commercial milestone payments, with tiered…

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