Roivant Sciences and Poxel have signed a strategic development and license agreement for imeglimin, an investigational oral therapy which has been developed by Poxel for the potential treatment of type 2 diabetes, in the US, Europe and all other countries not covered by Poxel’s existing agreement in East and Southeast Asia.
Seattle Genetics and Pieris Pharmaceuticals partnered to develop multiple targeted bispecific immuno-oncology treatments for solid tumors and blood cancers.
Rexahn Pharmaceuticals has entered into a collaboration and license agreement with Zhejiang Haichang Biotechnology to develop RX-0201 (Archexin) for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the most common form of liver cancer.
CVC Capital Partners has launched a new specialty pharmaceutical company in the UK following the completion of its $703m acquisition of a part of Israel-based Teva Pharmaceutical Industries’ global women’s health business.
Seattle Genetics has agreed to acquire Cascadian Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company engaged in the development of product candidates for the treatment of cancer, for around $614m.
Clinical-stage biotech company BridgeBio Pharma has licensed infigratinib (BGJ398), a selective inhibitor of the tyrosine kinase receptor FGFR and a late-stage oncology drug, from Novartis.
Innate Pharma has entered into a clinical trial collaboration with MedImmune, the global biologics research and development arm of AstraZeneca.
French drugmaker Sanofi has agreed to acquire Ablynx, a Belgian biopharma company focused in the discovery and development of Nanobodies, for about €3.9bn.
Spectris has completed the acquisition of Concept Life Sciences Group of companies from Equistone Partners and company management for £163m.
Avacta Group has signed a licensing agreement with Glythera for its Affimer technology after a successful proof-of-concept study.
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