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The EMA has granted ODD to rilzabrutinib for the treatment of IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD)
Rilzabrutinib (PO) is being evaluated in a P-II trial for IgG4-RD with glucocorticoids vs glucocorticoids alone, showing reduced flares, improved disease markers, & steroid sparing over 52 weeks; data presented at EULAR 2025
Rilzabrutinib, a reversible covalent BTK inhibitor, is…
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Visirna Therapeutics, a subsidiary of Arrowhead, has granted Sanofi exclusive rights to develop & commercialize plozasiran for treating familial chylomicronemia syndrome (FCS) & severe hypertriglyceridemia (SHTG) in Greater China
As per the deal, Visirna will receive $130M upfront & ~$265M in milestone payments across indications, along with net sales-based royalties in Greater China, as…
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Immunology continues to be a key focus area, with biopharmaceutical companies rigorously advancing innovative therapies including drugs, vaccines, and antibodies to address evolving patient needs and improve disease outcomes
In 2024, the global immunology market size was valued at $109.4B and expected to reach $254.23B by 2032, with a CAGR of 11.8% from 2024…
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Kling Bio has entered into a collaboration & license option agreement with Sanofi to discover antibodies & epitopes leveraging Kling Bio’s Kling-Select platform
Collaboration aims to discover & characterize monoclonal antibodies with strong neutralizing activity against human viral pathogen to allow development of novel antiviral therapies
Kling-Select is a validated B cell immortalization platform…
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Sanofi has entered into an agreement to acquire Vicebio, expanding its respiratory vaccines pipeline & capabilities with Vicebio’s vaccine candidates (VXB-241 & VXB-251) & Molecular Clamp tech
As per the deal, Vicebio will receive $1.15B upfront & ~$450M in development & regulatory milestones; closing is expected in Q4’25
Molecular Clamp tech stabilizes viral proteins…
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Q2’2025 highlights major acquisitions in the pharma and biotech industry along with collaboartion. The talk of the town remained Blueprint Medicines’ acquisition by Sanofi for ~$9.5B
The quarter highlighted Collaboartion, including Eli Lilly Enters a ~$1.4B Licensing Agreement with Sangamo Therapeutics for its STAC-BBB Capsid
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Formation Bio reported that its subsidiary, Libertas Bio, has licensed gusacitinib, an oral dual JAK/SYK inhibitor, to Sanofi, which will investigate it in a new, previously unstudied indication through a P-I trial
The deal could total up to €545M ($627.64M), including upfront and milestone payments, along with low to mid-teen royalties on future sales…
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The US FDA has approved Dupixent to treat adults with bullous pemphigoid based on P-II/III (ADEPT) trial assessing Dupixent vs PBO for 52wks.; regulatory review is ongoing in the EU, Japan, & China
Pts (n=106) received a loading dose of Dupixent (300mg; n=53) or PBO (n=53), followed by Q2W dosing with OCS. OCS tapering began at Wks.…
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Sanofi to acquire Blueprint Medicines, expanding its rare immunological disease portfolio
As per the deal, Blueprint shareholders will receive $129/share in cash (~$9.1B equity value) & one non-tradeable CVR of $2 & $4 per share upon achievement of development & regulatory milestones, respectively, for BLU-808, totaling the deal value up to $9.5B on a…
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P-III (AERIFY-1 & AERIFY-2) trials assessed itepekimab (SC, Q2W or Q4W) vs PBO as an add-on therapy in pts (40-85yrs.) with mod. to sev. COPD, who haven’t smoked for ≥6mos.; data to be discussed with regulatory bodies
AERIFY-1 (n=1127) met its 1EP of reduced exacerbations, with Q2W (n=375) showing a 27% reduction at Wk.…

