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Sanofi adds to hemophilia arsenal with FDA nod for Qfitlia

March 28, 2025
By Jennifer Boggs
Sanofi SA gained U.S. FDA approval for fitusiran as a first-in-class siRNA therapy for hemophilia. Branded Qfitlia, the antithrombin-lowering therapy is indicated for use as a prophylactic treatment to prevent or reduce bleeding episodes in people with hemophilia A or B, with or without inhibitors, and joins the small but growing group of non-factor therapy options, with the advantage of a broad label and a convenient dosing regimen.
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Taiho acquiring Araris in $1.14B ADC deal

March 17, 2025
By Nuala Moran
The antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) juggernaut powers on, with Japan’s Taiho Pharmaceutical Co. set to acquire Araris Biotech AG for up to $1.14 billion. Of that, $400 million will be up front, with the remainder tied to milestones with a maximum value of $740 million, around the progress of three ADCs for treating solid and hematological cancers.
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Ono scoops Ionis' hematology candidate sapablursen for up to $940M

March 12, 2025
By Tamra Sami
Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. struck a licensing deal with Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc. for sapablursen, which is in phase II trials for polycythemia vera. Under terms, Osaka, Japan-based Ono gains an exclusive license to develop and commercialize sapablursen worldwide. Carlsbad, Calif.-based Ionis will be responsible for completing the ongoing phase II Imprssion study, while Ono will be responsible for subsequent development, regulatory filings and commercialization.
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Protagonist’s rusfertide hits phase III goals in rare leukemia

March 5, 2025
By Marian (YoonJee) Chu
Rusfertide could become a blockbuster therapy for polycythemia vera, H.C. Wainwright analyst Douglas Tsao wrote March 4 after the injectable hepcidin mimetic peptide hit its primary endpoint and all four key secondary endpoints in the ongoing phase III Verify study.
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Cheap-cheap? Bluebird dodges bankruptcy with $30M buyout

Feb. 21, 2025
By Randy Osborne
Once high-flying Bluebird Bio Inc. has found a way out of its financial squeeze, as funds managed by global investment firms Carlyle and SK Capital Partners LP, along with a team of biotech executives, will be taking over the company.
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Radiance wins ROR1 ADC rights from CSPC in potential $1B+ deal

Feb. 20, 2025
By Marian (YoonJee) Chu
Radiance Biopharma Inc. bought its way into the ROR1 antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) space through a potential $1 billion-plus licensing deal, including a $15 million up-front payment, with CSPC Megalith Biopharmaceutical Co. Ltd. for rights to RB-164 (SYS-6005) in the U.S. and select countries.
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DAC specialist Orum raises $35M with Kosdaq IPO

Feb. 14, 2025
By Marian (YoonJee) Chu
After withdrawing plans for an IPO last year, Orum Therapeutics Inc. made its debut on the Korea Exchange in 2025 with a ₩50 billion (US$34.7 million) raise as South Korea’s first biopharma IPO of the year.
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Alliance for Regenerative Medicine: Field growing, cost still an issue

Jan. 14, 2025
By Nuala Moran
The accelerating pace of U.S. FDA approvals for cell and gene therapies is “great for the field and great news for the patients,” but questions remain over commercialization, with “costs remaining stubbornly high.” That was the glass half-full summary of Tim Hunt, president of the industry group, the Alliance for Regenerative Medicine, reprising progress in 2024, and looking forward to the prospects for further growth and the potential impact of the incoming Trump administration in 2025.
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Orna, Vertex next-gen sickle cell, thalassemia deal could reach $4.3B+

Jan. 7, 2025
By Karen Carey
About four years after launch, Orna Therapeutics Inc. signed its second major deal, this time validating the lipid nanoparticle delivery technology it acquired through its Renagade Therapeutics Inc. buyout in May 2024, with Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. seeking next-generation approaches for hemoglobinopathies.
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China’s NMPA clears country’s first mesenchymal stem cell therapy

Jan. 7, 2025
By Marian (YoonJee) Chu
China’s health regulator gave conditional approval to Platinum Life Excellence Biotech Co. Ltd.’s amimestrocel injection (hUC-MSC PLEB-001, Ruibosheng) as the nation’s first human umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cell therapy to treat steroid-refractory acute graft-vs.-host disease on Jan. 2, 2025.
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