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Novo Nordisk and Septerna

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…

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Boston Pharmaceuticals

GSK to Acquire Efimosfermin Alfa from Boston Pharmaceuticals for ~$2B, Strengthening its Hepatology Pipeline

Shots: GSK to acquire Boston’s lead asset, efimosfermin alfa, a P-III candidate for steatotic liver disease (SLD) As per the deal, GSK will acquire BP Asset IX (Boston’s subsidiary) for ~$2B to access efimosfermin, incl. $1.2B upfront & $800M in milestones, plus GSK will also be responsible for royalties & milestone payments owed to Novartis…

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AbTherx

Spice Biotechnologies Partners with AbTherx to Discover Antibodies in Immuno-Oncology

Shots: AbTherx has entered into a multi-program antibody discovery partnership with Spice Biotechnologies to identify antibodies against targets selected by Spice Bio, using AbTherx’s Atlas Mouse technologies As per the deal, Spice Bio will obtain rights to develop & commercialize antibodies from the collaboration in exchange for research payments, potential clinical & commercial milestones, plus…

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Lenz Therapeutics and Lotus

LENZ Therapeutics Collaborates with Lotus Pharmaceutical to Commercialize LNZ100 in the Republic of Korea and Southeast Asia

Shots: LENZ has granted Lotus exclusive development, manufacturing, registration & marketing rights of LNZ100 to treat presbyopia in the Republic of Korea & certain Southeast Asian countries incl. Thailand, Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia & Singapore As per the deal, LENZ will obtain ~$125M in upfront, regulatory & commercial milestones, along with double-digit net sales-based…

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PharmaShots Weekly Snapshots (May 05, 2025 – May 09, 2025) 

This week PharmaShots’ news was all about the updates on Clinical Trials, Regulatory, Pharma, MedTech, Biosimilar & Animal Health. Check out our full report below:    Recursion Presents Preliminary P-Ib/II (TUPELO) Trial Data of REC-4881 for Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP) at DDW 2025  Read More: Recursion  Chengdu Origen and Vanotech Report the First Patient Dosing in P-I (VAN-2401)…

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Viverita and Boehringer Ingelheim

ViVerita Therapeutics Collaborates with Boehringer Ingelheim to Accelerate Discovery of Novel Therapeutic Targets in Oncology

Shots: ViVerita Therapeutics & BI have entered into a strategic research collaboration to accelerate discovery & validation of novel cancer targets. Although financial terms of the deal were not disclosed As per the deal, ViVerita will utilize its in vivo CRISPR discovery platform to study selected potential targets from BI, evaluating their functions in physiologically relevant…

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Eli Lilly and Alchemab Therapeutics

Eli Lilly Enters a ~$415M Licensing Agreement with Alchemab Therapeutics for ATLX-1282 to Treat Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)

Shots: Eli Lilly has entered into a licensing agreement with Alchemab for ATLX-1282 to treat ALS & other neurodegenerative conditions As per the deal, Alchemab will receive ~$415M, incl. an upfront payment, potential discovery, development, & commercial payments, as well as royalties, plus will handle early P-I trial activities, with Lilly leading further development &…

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VERAXA Biotech & OmniAb

VERAXA Biotech Collaborates with OmniAb to Develop Novel Bispecific Antibody Drug Conjugate for Solid Tumors

Shots: VERAXA Biotech has entered into a co-discovery alliance with OmniAb to develop novel bispecific antibody drug conjugate (bsADC) targeting solid tumors using the former’s ADC linker tech & conjugation expertise & OmniAb’s suite of transgenic antibody discovery solutions As per the deal, VERAXA will initiate novel bsADC program targeting 2 cancer-related molecules, using OmniAb’s…

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Repare Therapeutics & DCx Biotherapeutics

Repare Therapeutics Out-Licenses its Discovery Platforms to DCx Biotherapeutics

Shots: Repare has out-licensed its discovery platform incl. SNIPRx, SNIPRx-surf, & STEP2 , along with certain intellectual property to DCx As per the deal, Repare will get $4M as upfront & near-term payments, 9.99% equity in DCx with dilution protection, & future potential out-licensing, clinical & commercial milestones, with low-single digit tiered sales royalties; Repare will…

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