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Cour links up with Roche's Genentech in autoimmune deal that could exceed $940M


Gilead taps German biotech Tubulis for solid tumor ADC development deal worth up to $465M 


Bristol Myers Squibb taps AI Proteins in drug discovery collaboration worth up to $400M


Takeda pays Keros $200M upfront for rival to BMS' booming blockbuster Reblozyl  


Ipsen enlists MAITs to take down solid tumors, betting $610M on Biomunex's novel T-cell engagers


Roivant spinout ends development of lung disease asset after phase 2 fail 


Janux's T-cell engager makes waves, again, with 'best-in-class' data drop: analyst 

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Cour links up with Roche's Genentech in autoimmune deal that could exceed $940M

Chicago’s Cour Pharmaceuticals—recently honored as one of Fierce Biotech’s 2024 Fierce 15—is bringing its immunology mission to the fore with a new deal featuring Swiss drug juggernaut Roche.
 

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Gilead taps German biotech Tubulis for solid tumor ADC development deal worth up to $465M

Gilead is making a move in the hunt for antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) that target solid tumors by tapping Tubulis, a German biotech that specializes in the molecules, to collaboratively discover and develop a topoisomerase I inhibitor-based ADC candidate.

Bristol Myers Squibb taps AI Proteins in drug discovery collaboration worth up to $400M

Bristol Myers Squibb has enlisted three-year-old Massachusetts biotech AI Proteins to use its artificial intelligence-driven platform to discover and develop therapeutic miniproteins for two undisclosed targets.

Takeda pays Keros $200M upfront for rival to BMS' booming blockbuster Reblozyl

Takeda is paying Keros Therapeutics $200 million upfront to bolster its late-stage cancer pipeline. The outlay, plus up to $1.1 billion in milestones, has secured Takeda ex-China rights to a molecule that could compete with Bristol Myers Squibb’s Reblozyl in blood cancer indications.

Ipsen enlists MAITs to take down solid tumors, betting $610M on Biomunex's novel T-cell engagers

Ipsen has gambled up to $610 million on a new class of bispecific T-cell engagers. The biobuck bet has landed the French drugmaker exclusive global rights to a preclinical Biomunex Pharmaceuticals prospect that engages a subset of cytotoxic T cells.

Roivant spinout ends development of lung disease asset after phase 2 fail

Kinevant Sciences, a Roivant spinout designed to test an investigational monoclonal antibody, has reported that the asset failed to help patients with an inflammatory lung disease in a midstage trial.

Janux's T-cell engager makes waves, again, with 'best-in-class' data drop: analyst

The latest dataset for Janux' JANX007 showed that all 16 patients with heavily pre-treated metastatic prostate cancer achieved a 50% decline in prostate-specific antigens. The result sent the biotech's shares soaring nearly 60%.

Agenus to offer CDMO services as part of its latest reorganization

As part of its second reorganization in 16 months, Agenus will offer CDMO services at its two manufacturing sites in California, performing production of biologics products for clients.

Bristol Myers Squibb latest drug company to sue HHS over 340B rebate model

Bristol Myers Squibb became the latest large drugmaker to sue the federal government over a plan to change how it doles out drug discounts to hospitals.

GE HealthCare to take over Japanese radiopharmaceutical venture

GE HealthCare plans to take full control of Nihon Medi-Physics, maker of diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals and molecular imaging agents. The company had previously split ownership of the Tokyo-based nuclear medicine outfit down the middle with Sumitomo Chemical.
 
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