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XtalPi Secures Over $400M Partnership to Develop GPCR-Targeted Small Molecule Therapy

Shots: XtalPi has entered into a strategic partnership with a biopharmaceutical company to develop an oral small molecule against G protein-coupled receptor XtalPi will leverage its structure-based drug design platform, combining quantum physics, generative AI, large-scale automated chemical synthesis orchestrated by a multi-agent system to accelerate Design-Make-Test-Analyze (DMTA) cycles As per the deal, XtalPi will receive…

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Incyte Expands Partnership with Genesis Molecular AI to Advance AI-Driven Drug Discovery

Shots: Incyte and Genesis have expanded their collaboration to accelerate the discovery of novel molecules for Incyte-selected targets by deploying Genesis’ GEMS molecular AI platform across a broader range of challenging targets in Incyte’s portfolio Incyte will provide experimental data to enhance GEMS’ capabilities, plus the companies will add ≥5 new targets, with options for…

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Boehringer Ingelheim Inks $500M+ Deal with Sitryx Therapeutics for Novel Oral Immune Disease Therapies

Shots: Sitryx Therapeutics has granted BI an exclusive license to a preclinical, small molecule program, offering a disease-modifying treatment approach across multiple autoimmune & inflammatory disease indications As per the deal, BI will receive an exclusive global license to the multiple assets & related IP to the small molecule inhibitor program, plus it will assume…

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Insilico Medicine and CMS Enter Multiple Collaborations to Advance Therapeutics in CNS and Autoimmune Indications

Shots: Insilico Medicine has entered into multiple AI-powered drug discovery collaborations with CMS, focusing on advancing therapeutic programs across CNS & autoimmune disease indications As per the deal, Insilico will leverage its Pharma.AI platform for target discovery & small-molecule design & optimization, while CMS will lead clinical development, regulatory strategy, trials, & commercialization Under the…

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Origami Therapeutics Collaborates with Ipsen to Develop Protein Degrader Program for Neurodegenerative Disorder

Shots: Origami Therapeutics has entered into a global collaboration & option agreement with Ipsen to develop a small-molecule protein degrader, using Origami’s Oricision platform, for a rare inherited neurodegenerative disorder Under the deal, Ipsen will secure an exclusive option to license the program globally after drug candidate nomination &, upon exercise, would take over worldwide…

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Pierre Fabre Partners with Iktos for AI-Driven Drug Discovery in Oncology

Shots: Pierre Fabre Laboratories has entered into an integrated drug discovery collaboration with Iktos to identify & develop novel small-molecule drug candidates in oncology As per the deal, Iktos will apply its AI-driven generative design platform to rapidly identify optimized small-molecule candidates for an undisclosed oncology target, while Pierre Fabre will contribute oncology & preclinical expertise…

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Amgen Acquires Dark Blue Therapeutics for ~$840M

Shots: Amgen has acquired Dark Blue Therapeutics, strengthening its early oncology discovery efforts & pipeline As per the deal, Amgen acquired Dark Blue Therapeutics in a transaction valued at ~$840M, integrating Dark Blue into its existing research organization Acquisition will add a preclinical small molecule that degrades MLLT1/3 in select acute myeloid leukemia subtypes, showing differentiated anti-cancer activity…

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Nimbus Therapeutics and Eli Lilly Enter ~$1.3B Deal to Develop Oral Metabolic Therapies

Shots: Nimbus has entered into a multi-year research collaboration & exclusive, worldwide license agreement with Eli Lilly to develop a novel oral treatment for obesity & other metabolic diseases Building on their prior AMPK cardiometabolic collaboration, Nimbus & Lilly have entered into a new partnership applying Nimbus’ computational chemistry & structure-based design to an…

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