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Pfizer strikes WEE1 development deal with Zentalis after $25M investment

April 27, 2022
By Richard Staines
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Shares in Zentalis Pharmaceuticals Inc. rose sharply after Pfizer Inc. invested $25 million and struck a deal to catalyze development of the company’s WEE1 inhibitor ZN-c3, an oral drug designed to make cancer cells self-destruct.
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Ashvattha lands $69M series B, Huadong licensing deal

April 27, 2022
By David Ho
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Ashvattha Therapeutics Inc. secured $69 million in a series B financing that it said will strengthen its ability to develop hydroxyl dendrimer-based medicines and accelerate efforts to advance its candidates to the clinic.
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Possible EUA hitch and Amgen give-back dent Molecular Partners

April 27, 2022
By Jennifer Boggs
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Within just a few hours, Molecular Partners AG reported both a potential snag in securing emergency use authorization (EUA) for its Darpin antiviral, ensovibep, and the loss of a half-billion-dollar partnership with Amgen Inc. for the phase I-stage 4-1BB-targeting compound MP-0310. While neither update is likely to dampen prospects for the company’s overall Darpin pipeline, the near-term investor disappointment was enough to send shares (NASDAQ:MOLN) closing 37% lower April 27, after dropping to their lowest point since the Zurich, Switzerland-based firm priced its $63.8 million IPO on Nasdaq in June 2021.
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SK Biopharmaceuticals and Ubix to develop cancer treatments using targeted protein degradation

April 26, 2022
By Gina Lee
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South Korean companies Ubix Therapeutics Inc. and SK Biopharmaceuticals Co. Ltd. are partnering to develop targeted protein degradation cancer therapies.
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Teijin and JCR quit joint development of stroke therapy as ‘new chapter’ unfolds

April 26, 2022
By Tamra Sami
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After failing to meet primary safety and efficacy endpoints in a phase I/II trial for stroke, Teijin Ltd. and JCR Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd. have terminated a co-development and Japan licensing agreement to develop JTR-161, an allogeneic regenerative candidate containing dental pulp stem cells.
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Bridge Biotherapeutics inks ₩30B deal with Shaperon for GPCR19 agonist

April 26, 2022
By Gina Lee
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Bridge Biotherapeutics Inc. inked an exclusive in-license agreement for Shaperon Inc.’s G protein-coupled receptor 19 (GPCR19) agonist, BBT-209, a potential treatment for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Bridge will pay Shaperon ₩2 billion (US$1.63 million) up front. The potential deal value, which includes up-front, milestone, and royalty payments, is ₩30 billion.
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Genequantum collaborates with Aimed Bio to develop ADC for brain tumors

April 26, 2022
By Doris Yu and Gina Lee
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Genequantum Healthcare Co. Ltd. will work with Aimed Bio Inc. to co-develop an antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) to treat brain and other cancers, working toward an IND filing in 2023. Aimed Bio will focus on antibody development, while Genequantum will work on linker-payload development. “Since we have a plan to market and sell the product globally, we will conduct a phase I clinical trial in the U.S., Australia, South Korea, and China as a priority,” Do-Hyun Nam, founder, chairman, and chief technology officer of Aimed, told BioWorld.
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Blackrock Neurotech snaps up Mindx to drive brain-computer interface implants

April 25, 2022
By Meg Bryant
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Blackrock Neurotech LLC has acquired spatial computing software startup Mindx Corp. to advance full-stack brain-computer interface (BCI) products. As part of the transaction, Mindx’s augmented reality (AR) and artificial intelligence (AI) technology will be integrated with Blackrock’s BCI hardware.
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Ultrahuman acquires Lazyco to develop preventive care wearable

April 22, 2022
By David Ho
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Metabolic health platform Ultrahuman Healthcare Ltd. has acquired consumer wearable company Lazy Design Pvt Ltd. India (known as Lazyco) to expand the biomarkers complementing its current wearable, the Ultrahuman M1.
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Inoviq expands collaboration with UQ to develop exosome-based ovarian cancer screening test

April 22, 2022
By Tamra Sami
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Inoviq Ltd. and The University of Queensland (UQ) are expanding a collaboration to develop an exosome-based ovarian cancer screening test. Researchers from UQ identified and validated exosomal protein and micro-RNA (miRNA) biomarkers that when combined in its OCRF-7 algorithm showed more than 90% accuracy to detect stages I and II ovarian cancer in an independent 500-sample retrospective case-control study, Inoviq CEO Leearne Hinch told BioWorld.
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