Argo Biopharmaceutical Co. Ltd. and its RNAi work drew Novartis AG back to the table for a third time, as the companies entered a potential $5.2 billion deal involving cardiovascular-focused assets, including a right to first negotiation for BW-00112, an angiopoietin-like protein 3-targeting siRNA in phase II testing in severe hypertriglyceridemia.
Enlaza Therapeutics Inc. will take charge of research through nominating candidates in its potentially $2 billion-plus deal with Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. For its efforts, Enlaza is getting $45 million in an up-front payment and equity investment, plus the opportunity to bring in more than $2 billion in research, development, regulatory and commercial milestones and tiered royalties on net sales.
Vyriad Inc. and Yeda Research and Development Co. Ltd., the commercial arm of the Weizmann Institute of Science, have signed an exclusive license agreement for a novel viral vector targeting approach.
Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals Inc. has announced a global licensing and collaboration agreement with Novartis AG for ARO-SNCA, Arrowhead’s preclinical stage siRNA therapy for the treatment of synucleinopathies such as Parkinson’s disease, and for additional targets.
Enlaza Therapeutics Inc. will take charge of research through nominating candidates in its potentially $2 billion-plus deal with Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. For its efforts, Enlaza is getting $45 million in an up-front payment and equity investment, plus the opportunity to bring in more than $2 billion in research, development, regulatory and commercial milestones and tiered royalties on net sales.
The Korea Pharmaceutical Traders Association said Aug. 26 that it signed a strategic agreement with Korea Trade Insurance Corp. to support South Korean companies exporting biopharmaceutical materials overseas.
Acute pancreatitis took center stage as Wall Street took heed of phase III data from Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc. with olezarsen for severe hypertriglyceridemia (sHTG), while another player in the space, Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals Inc., signed a sizeable deal in a separate therapeutic area with Novartis AG.
Omass Therapeutics Ltd. has entered into an exclusive collaboration and license agreement with Genentech Inc., a member of the Roche Group, for the rights to develop and commercialize Omass’ preclinical oral small-molecule program for inflammatory bowel disease.
The Korea Pharmaceutical Traders Association said Aug. 26 that it signed a strategic agreement with Korea Trade Insurance Corp. to support South Korean companies exporting biopharmaceutical materials overseas.
Twenty-two years since its formation, Bioarctic AB expects to become profitable in 2025, as milestones for marketing approvals and royalties on sales of the Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi (lecanemab) roll in, and partners sign up to use its proprietary Braintransporter drug delivery technology.
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