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.
Frontier Biotechnologies Inc. has entered into an exclusive licensing agreement with GSK plc whereby GSK will obtain exclusive worldwide rights to develop, manufacture and commercialize two of Frontier’s small interfering RNA (siRNA) pipeline products.
Angelini Pharma SpA and Quiver Bioscience Inc. have entered into a collaboration and licensing agreement to advance novel therapeutics for genetic epilepsies. Under the multiyear collaboration, Angelini Pharma will leverage Quiver’s technology platform to gain deeper understanding of a broad set of developmental and epileptic encephalopathies.
Nonprofit Finding Hope for Frizzle (FRRS1L) and Apertura Gene Therapy have signed a license agreement for the development of a gene therapy for FRRS1L disease, also known as early infantile epileptic encephalopathy type 37, using Apertura’s CNS-targeting TfR1 CapX AAV capsid.
Stoked Bio Inc. has secured an exclusive global license from McMaster University for the patents covering enterololin, a promising narrow-spectrum antibiotic.
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.
Nxera Pharma Co. Ltd. has announced the achievement of an early development milestone by Centessa Pharmaceuticals plc for ORX-489, triggering a payment to Nxera under the companies’ research collaboration.
Madrigal Pharmaceuticals Inc. has signed an exclusive global license agreement with Suzhou Ribo Life Science Co. Ltd. and its subsidiary Ribocure Pharmaceuticals AB for six preclinical small interfering RNA (siRNA) programs.
Biodexa Pharmaceuticals plc has closed an exclusive license agreement with Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. for OPB-171775 (now MTX-240), a phase I-ready molecular glue intended to be developed for the treatment of gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) and potentially additional indications.
Zipbio has signed an exclusive license agreement with Meiragtx Holdings plc to advance an AAV gene therapy for geographic atrophy. Under the agreement, Meiragtx will receive exclusive rights to Zipbio’s first-in-class therapies targeting the complement pathway for geographic atrophy.