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Two arrows in opposite directions

TIGIT in troubled waters as Novartis, Beigene end $1B deal for ociperlimab

July 12, 2023
By Marian (YoonJee) Chu
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From Roche Holding AG to Novartis AG, bad news abounds for anti-TIGIT immunotherapies. In an SEC filing on July 11, Chinese oncology R&D firm Beigene Ltd. and Basel, Switzerland-based Novartis announced an end to their $1 billion deal to develop the former’s TIGIT immunotherapy ociperlimab, with the checkpoint inhibitor going back to Beigene.
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EC fines Illumina €432M for closing Grail deal without its approval

July 12, 2023
By Shani Alexander
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The European Commission (EC) fined Illumina Inc. a record €432 million (US$476 million) for closing the acquisition of Grail Inc. before receiving regulatory approval. It is the highest fine ever imposed on a company by the EC for completing a deal without its consent. Grail was fined €1,000. The companies were found to be in breach of EU merger control rules.
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Building CDMO reach, Lotte Biologics partners with Kanaph for ADC-tech platform

July 11, 2023
By Marian (YoonJee) Chu
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Lotte Biologics Co. Ltd. said it partnered with domestic bioventure Kanaph Therapeutics Inc. to develop an antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) technology platform in hopes of rounding out a full, in-house ADC value-chain.
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Astellas in-licenses 4DMT’s gene therapy vector for rare ophthalmic targets in $942M deal

July 11, 2023
By Tamra Sami
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Astellas Pharma Inc. and 4D Molecular Therapeutics Inc. (4DMT) inked a deal worth up to $942 million under which Astellas will license 4DMT's intravitreal R100 gene therapy vector for rare ophthalmic targets.
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In its third Takeda deal, F-star eligible for $1B in milestones

July 11, 2023
By Lee Landenberger
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Privately held F-star Therapeutics Inc. and Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. have completed their third license agreement, one that could bring F-star about $1 billion. The new collaboration is focused on R&D against undisclosed cancer targets.
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Hepatitis B virus

Brii expands hepatitis B partnership with VBI in deal worth $437M

July 11, 2023
By Tamra Sami
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In a move to address both prevention and treatment of hepatitis B virus (HBV), Brii Biosciences Ltd. has acquired from VBI Vaccines Inc. a global exclusive license to HBV therapeutic vaccine BRII-179 (VBI-2601) and an exclusive license for HBV prophylactic vaccine Prehevbri in the Asia Pacific region, excluding Japan.
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Beigene nabs option to preclinical ADC candidate in $1.3B Dualitybio deal

July 11, 2023
By Jennifer Boggs
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Extending its efforts in the booming antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) space, Beigene Co. Ltd. tapped Duality Biologics Co. Ltd. in a deal that could be worth a potential $1.3 billion, picking up an option for rights to a preclinical-stage ADC candidate targeting select solid tumors. It marks the seventh $1 billion-plus ADC-focused deal so far in 2023 and the second for Dualitybio, which inked a potential $1.7 billion deal in April.
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Coloplast paying up to $1.3B to reel in fish skin tech company

July 11, 2023
By Shani Alexander
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Coloplast A/S agreed to acquire wound care company Kerecis Ehf for up to $1.3 billion in a bid to strengthen its presence in the high-growth, U.S.-centric biologics segment. Kerecis has developed a technology which uses intact fish skin from Atlantic cod to treat chronic wounds. It has around 5% share of the U.S. biologics market.
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Beigene nabs option to preclinical ADC candidate in $1.3B Dualitybio deal

July 10, 2023
By Jennifer Boggs
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Extending its efforts in the booming antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) space, Beigene Co. Ltd. tapped Duality Biologics Co. Ltd. in a deal that could be worth a potential $1.3 billion, picking up an option for rights to a preclinical-stage ADC candidate targeting select solid tumors. It marks the seventh $1 billion-plus ADC-focused deal so far in 2023 and the second for Dualitybio, which inked a potential $1.7 billion deal in April.
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Gold chain link engraved with "partnership"

Nanobiotix partners with Janssen in $2.7B+ deal for radioenhancer NBTXR-3

July 10, 2023
By Nuala Moran
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Nanobiotix SA has landed Johnson & Johnson Inc. subsidiary Janssen Pharmaceutica NV as commercialization partner for NBTXR-3, a radioenhancer for boosting the effectiveness of standard radiotherapy, in a deal worth up to $1.86 billion for the initial indications. That headline figure covers current programs in head and neck cancers and lung cancers. There is the potential for Nanobiotix to earn up to $650 million more if Janssen decides to pursue up to five new indications that it will select, while for new indications that Nanobiotix selects to develop in alignment with Janssen, Nanobiotix will receive up to $220 million per program.
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