CDR-Life Inc. has announced the achievement of the first preclinical milestone under its 2025 license agreement with Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG. This milestone underscores progress in the companies’ efforts to develop next-generation antibody-based therapies for autoimmune diseases.
Imbiologics Corp.’s market capitalization reached ₩1.5 trillion (US$1.02 billion) on its Kosdaq debut March 20, as the biotech seeks to become a leading antibody drugmaker for autoimmune diseases.
Belgian pharma giant UCB SA is putting skin in the bispecific T-cell engager (TCE) game, announcing a potential $1.1 billion deal to license Antengene Corp.’s ATG-201. ATG-201 is a CD19/CD3 bispecific TCE antibody aimed at autoimmune disorders, though specific indications were not disclosed.
UCB SA and Antengene Corp. Ltd. have entered into a license agreement that grants UCB a worldwide exclusive license to further develop, manufacture and commercialize ATG-201.
Boehringer Ingelheim Ltd. has acquired an exclusive license for a preclinical small-molecule program from Sitryx Therapeutics Ltd. The program offers a novel oral immunometabolic approach to modulating disease-driving immune cells with potential for multiple autoimmune and inflammatory disease indications.
In the inflamed joints of rheumatoid arthritis, CD4+ T lymphocytes accumulate lipid droplets that make them vulnerable and promote their death, thereby amplifying joint inflammation. A study led by scientists at Mayo Clinic and Stanford University suggests that blocking the formation of these lipid droplets or their contents could offer a therapeutic strategy for this condition.
Cue Biopharma Inc. has reported preclinical safety and tolerability data on CUE-401, the company’s lead asset for autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. CUE-401 is designed to act mechanistically both as a regulator of pro-inflammatory mechanisms, and as a master switch for regulatory T cell (Treg) differentiation to induce tolerance.
Alchemedicine Inc. and Asahi Kasei Pharma Corp. have entered into an exclusive license agreement on lead HiSAP (high solubility and permeability) compounds owned by Alchemedicine.
Ewha Womans University has reported Bruton tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitors described as potentially useful for the treatment of autoimmune disease and cancer.
As its GLP-1 rival goes after compounders, Eli Lilly and Co. started the week with news beyond its diabetes and obesity franchise. The company, which disclosed a new agreement with Innovent Biologics Ltd., followed up a short time later with plans to acquire Orna Therapeutics Inc., marking its latest foray in the in vivo therapy space.
