Innocare Pharma Ltd.’s tyrosine kinase 2 (TYK2) inhibitor, ICP-488, met the primary endpoint in a phase II trial in Chinese patients with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis, and the results clear the way to accelerate clinical development in psoriasis and other autoimmune diseases.
Inventiva SA is back on course to complete phase III development of its metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) drug, lanifibranor, after putting in place new financing of up to €348 million (US$379.4 million), including an immediate cash injection of €94.1 million.
Gilead Sciences Inc. terminated a potential $785 million licensing deal with Yuhan Corp. inked in 2019 to develop metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) therapies.
Innocare Pharma Ltd.’s tyrosine kinase 2 (TYK2) inhibitor, ICP-488, met the primary endpoint in a phase II trial in Chinese patients with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis, and the results clear the way to accelerate clinical development in psoriasis and other autoimmune diseases.
Bayer AG and Moma Therapeutics Inc. have entered into a collaboration, under an option and exclusive license agreement, to develop and commercialize a small-molecule oncology program.
Bad news has buffeted Sage Therapeutics Inc. twice in the past few months. Now its placebo-controlled phase II Lightwave study of dalzanemdor in Alzheimer's disease has missed the primary outcome measure, prompting the company to stop development of the NMDA receptor positive allosteric modulator in the indication.
Taiwan’s Caliway Biopharmaceuticals Co. Ltd. raised NT$6.4 billion (US$206 million) in its IPO on the Taipei Stock Exchange, making it the largest IPO in Taiwan’s biotech industry history and valuing the company at nearly $3 billion following the listing.
CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd. has entered into an exclusive license agreement with Astrazeneca plc for the global development, manufacture and commercialization of CSPC’s lipoprotein(a) (Lp[a]) inhibitor, YS-2302018, and any pharmaceutical or biological product subsequently developed that includes the compound.
Taiwan’s Caliway Biopharmaceuticals Co. Ltd. raised NT$6.4 billion (US$206 million) in its IPO on the Taipei Stock Exchange, making it the largest IPO in Taiwan’s biotech industry history and valuing the company at nearly $3 billion following the listing.
South San Francisco-based Septerna Inc. filed an S-1 with the U.S. SEC to conduct an IPO on Nasdaq about two years and eight months after launching operations with a $100 million series A led by Third Rock Ventures. The company is focused on G protein-coupled receptor oral small molecules derived from its Native Complex Platform, aimed at treating diseases within the endocrinology, immunology and inflammation, and metabolic diseases realms.
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