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Basilea Pharmaceutica Enters Into a Licensing Deal with Venatorx Pharmaceuticals

Shots: Basilea Pharmaceutica entered into an exclusive license deal with Venatorx Pharmaceuticals to acquire global rights to ceftibuten-ledaborbactam etzadroxil, a P-III oral beta-lactam/beta-lactamase inhibitor (BL/BLI) combination for complicated urinary tract infections (cUTI), incl. pyelonephritis Under the agreement, Venatorx will receive an upfront payment along with potential milestone payments in 2025 and will also be eligible…

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Bayer Enters a ~$1.3B Deal with Kumquat Biosciences to Develop and Commercialize a KRAS G12D Inhibitor

Shots: Bayer has entered into an exclusive global license agreement & collaboration with Kumquat Biosciences to develop and commercialize its KRAS G12D inhibitor Kumquat will initiate & complete the P-Ia study following FDA’s IND clearance in Jul 2025, while Bayer handles further development & commercialization, with Kumquat holding an exclusive option to negotiate US profit-loss…

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PharmaShots Weekly Snapshots (Aug 04, 2025 – Aug 08, 2025) 

This week, PharmaShots’ news was all about the updates on clinical trials, Regulatory, Pharma, MedTech, Biotech, M&A and Biosimilars. Check out our full report below:   Roche Reports P-III (Portal) Trial Data on Susvimo for Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration (nAMD)  Read More: Roche   Ethris Reports First Patient Dosing in P-IIa Trial of ETH47 for Asthma  Read…

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DoveTree Medicines Enters a ~$5.99B Deal with XtalPi to Discover Novel Therapeutics Across Various Indications

Shots: XtalPi has entered into a strategic collaboration with DoveTree Medicines to identify novel therapeutics across oncology, immunology, inflammation, neurology, & metabolic diseases, leveraging XtalPi's de novo drug discovery platform As per the deal, DoveTree will gain exclusive global rights to develop & commercialize multiple therapeutics from the collaboration, in exchange for a $51M upfront,…

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Knight Therapeutics and Incyte

Knight Therapeutics and Incyte Expand Latin America Agreement to Include Retifanlimab and Axatilimab

Shots: Knight Therapeutics has amended its agreement with Incyte Biosciences to gain exclusive distribution rights for retifanlimab (Brand name: Zynyz in the US and EU) and axatilimab (Brand name: Niktimvo in the US) in LATAM Under the amended deal, Incyte will develop, manufacture, and supply retifanlimab and axatilimab, while Knight will handle regulatory approvals and…

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PharmaShots Weekly Snapshots (Jul 28, 2025 – Aug 01, 2025)  

This week, PharmaShots’ news was all about the updates on clinical trials, Regulatory, Pharma, MedTech, Animal Health and Biosimilars. Check out our full report below:     Memo Therapeutics Reports P-II (SAFE KIDNEY II) Trial Data on Potravitug to Treat BKPyV Infection in Kidney Transplant Recipients  Read More: Memo therapeutics  Eli Lilly Reports Topline P-III (BRUIN…

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Madrigal Pharmaceuticals Signs a ~$2.1B Licensing Deal with CSPC Pharmaceutical for SYH2086

Shots: Madrigal has secured an exclusive global license from CSPC to develop, manufacture, & commercialize SYH2086 for advancing innovative combination therapies targeting MASH As per the deal, CSPC will receive $120M upfront & ~$2B in development, regulatory & commercial milestones, with net sales-based royalties; CSPC may also develop other oral GLP-1s in China under certain…

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Viridian Therapeutics Enters a ~$385M Deal with Kissei Pharmaceutical to Develop and Commercialize Veligrotug and VRDN-003 in Japan

Shots: Viridian & Kissei have entered into an exclusive collaboration & license agreement to develop & commercialize veligrotug & VRDN-003 in Japan As per the deal, Kissei will secure an exclusive license to develop & commercialize veligrotug & VRDN-003 in Japan, with the responsibility of all development, regulatory, & commercialization activities, & related costs in…

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