Merck KGaA has entered into a strategic research-stage collaboration with Saturnus Bio, a biotech founded by Versant Ventures, to establish a foundational portfolio in the field of rare genetic cardiomyopathies.
Combotope Therapeutics ApS has established a strategic research collaboration with Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG that will leverage Combotope’s proprietary SMART-Phage platform to generate highly tumor-selective antibodies for next-generation cancer therapies.
Bioarctic AB has entered into a research and collaboration agreement with Eli Lilly and Co. on a new treatment in the field of neurodegeneration. The collaboration will see Bioarctic generate a new drug candidate combining its Braintransporter technology with an undisclosed Lilly molecule.
Constantiam Biosciences Inc. and Cincinnati Children’s have established a strategic collaboration, through an exclusive option for future licensing rights, to advance first-in-class small-molecule treatments for neuronopathic Gaucher disease (types 2 and 3).
Scenic Biotech BV has joined The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF) LRRK2 Investigative Therapeutics Exchange (LITE) program to explore the therapeutic potential of its PLA2G15 inhibitor program in Parkinson’s disease, including in patients carrying LRRK2 mutations.
Syntax Bio Inc. has established a research and development collaboration with Mayo Clinic focused on advancing stem cell-derived pancreatic cell therapies for type 1 diabetes.
Arvinas Inc. has joined the LRRK2 Investigative Therapeutics Exchange (LITE) program and the Parkinson’s Precision Medicine Initiative (PPMI), both supported by The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF).
Xtalpi Inc.’s strategic collaboration with Dovetree Medicines Unus Inc. has made substantial progress, with Xtalpi receiving the second payment under the agreement.
Moderna Inc. has announced an expanded collaboration with the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) to advance the development of a potential vaccine against Bundibugyo Ebola virus (BDBV), a cause of Ebola virus disease.
Innovent Biologics Inc. and Pfizer Inc. have entered into a strategic global licensing and collaboration agreement for the research and development of 12 new breakthrough early-stage and de novo cancer medicines.