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Nanoform Establishes New Company and Outlicenses Nanoformulation of Encorafenib
In collaboration with A.forall and IMGA, Nanoform has formed a new subsidiary aimed at outlicensing Nanoencorafenib as an attractive patient-centric lifecycle management opportunity or value-added generic medicine opportunity.
BMS to Acquire Orbital and Strengthen Cell Therapy Portfolio
The companies have entered into a definitive agreement for the acquisition, which includes an investigational immunotherapy preclinical candidate and a proprietary RNA modular platform.
Praxis Makes Strategic Acquisition of ACI
Through the purchase the contract packaging organization will add 160,000 sq. ft. of manufacturing and warehouse facilities in Florida and will expand its capabilities and market segments.
Monte Rosa, Novartis Target ‘Undruggable’ Proteins in Major Immunology Partnership
A deal worth up to USD 5.7 billion has been unveiled that is aimed at the development of molecular glue degraders for immune-mediated diseases utilizing Monte Rosa’s AI-driven QuEEN platform.
Evonik, Ethris Collaborate to Advance Next-Gen Nucleic Acid Delivery Offerings
The companies have joined forces to launch an advanced lipid nanoparticle platform for RNA medicine delivery to advance the next generation of gene and vaccine therapies.
Argo Expands Collaboration with Novartis with siRNA Deal
The latest multi-asset licensing and option agreement between Argos and Novartis, will grant the Swiss pharma giant rights to key siRNA molecules, building on the companies’ partnership.
BioDuro, Atombeat Join Forces to Speed Up Peptide Drug Discovery
This partnership will leverage BioDuro’s expertise and Atombeat’s in silico modeling know-how to launch an AI-powered platform that allows for accelerated development of next-generation peptides.
MetaVia, Syntekabio Partner Up to Expand Therapeutic Potential of Oral GPR119 Agonist
The companies will work together, leveraging Syntekabio’s AI prediction platform for virtual screening to uncover new, high-potential indications for MetaVia’s DA-1241 oral therapy.
GSK, Hengrui Pharma Partner on Development of Up to 12 Innovative Medicines
The strategic collaboration will also provide GSK with an exclusive worldwide license for Hengrui’s potential best-in-class PDE3/4 inhibitor, which is in clinical development as an add-on maintenance treatment for COPD.
Boehringer Strikes Up Deal with Re-Vana to Deliver Ophthalmic Pipeline
The strategic collaboration and license agreement is potentially worth more than USD 1 billion and offer patients less burdensome treatment regimens through sustained ocular delivery of therapies.
Matchpoint, Novartis Collaborate on Oral Inhibitors for Inflammatory Diseases
Through the exclusive option and license agreement, Novartis will fund Matchpoint’s research into oral covalent inhibitors and will have the option to exclusively develop and commercialize all products resulting from the collaboration.
Thermo to Acquire Sanofi’s Sterile Manufacturing Site, Expanding Strategic Partnership
The site in Ridgefield, N.J., will provide Thermo with additional U.S. drug product manufacturing capacity and will allow the company to meet the growing demand from pharma and biotech customers for U.S. drug product manufacturing.
Brenntag, Budenheim Cooperate to Offer Phosphate-Based Excipients in Parts of Europe
Customers in Germany, France, Benelux, Poland, and the Nordics will be able to purchase the higher bulk density excipients, which are useful for those seeking to reduce tablet size, from Brenntag.
New Strategic Investment Set to Speed Up Growth for PCI
With this latest private transaction, Bain Capital, a private investment firm, joins PCI’s investor base of Kohlberg, Mubadala, and Partners Group, which are focused on supporting the company in its growth plans.
Univercells and Repligen Collaborate to Bring Real-Time PAT to Bioreactors
The partnership will see the integration of a real time glucose monitoring platform into a bioreactor range, eliminating the need for manual testing of nutrients and improving data resolution.
Partnership Forms to Develop Broad-Spectrum NTM Clinical Candidate
BioVersys and Shionogi are joining forces to progress the development of non-tuberculous mycobacteria clinical candidates with the potential for a selected number of molecules to be licensed for global commercialization.
Bend and Starton Collaborate on Oral Sustained Release Form of STAR-LLD
The collaboration will leverage Bend’s expertise in controlled release formulation, manufacturing process, and analytical method development, and Starton’s deep understanding of continuous delivery of lenalidomide.
BioDuro and SGX Partner Up to Improve Efficiencies in Complex Drug Development
The companies will combine a drug discovery platform and a novel framework to reduce the cost and time it takes to develop complex therapies.
Sanofi Enters into Agreement to Acquire Blueprint Medicines
The proposed acquisition will expand Sanofi’s immunological portfolio with a precision medicine already approved for the treatment of ASM and ISM, a next-gen highly selective kinase inhibitor, and an investigational oral drug.
CDMO Forms Strategic Collaborations for Cell-Based Therapies in Eye Disease and Solid Tumors
Porton Advanced has announced separate partnerships with TongEYE and Hualong Biological, as it moves into regenerative therapies for vision loss and innovative immunotherapies for solid tumors.