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Astrazeneca makes $5.3B drug R&D pact with CSPC

June 17, 2025
By Marian (YoonJee) Chu
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CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd. announced June 13 that it struck a potential $5.33 billion deal with Astrazeneca plc to develop novel preclinical small-molecule candidates using CSPC’s AI-driven drug development platform.
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BIO 2025: Bridging the gap with a ‘molecule-to-medicine expressway’

June 17, 2025
By Karen Carey
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For years, the biopharma industry has spent increasing amounts of money on R&D without improving success rates, leaving many executives searching for new, more predictable drug development paths.
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Astrazeneca makes $5.3B drug R&D pact with CSPC

June 16, 2025
By Marian (YoonJee) Chu
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CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd. announced June 13 that it struck a potential $5.33 billion deal with Astrazeneca plc to develop novel preclinical small-molecule candidates using CSPC’s AI-driven drug development platform.
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For $795M, Sage is added to Supernus’ CNS quiver

June 16, 2025
By Lee Landenberger
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Supernus Pharmaceuticals Inc. is buying Sage Therapeutics Inc. for about $795 million. The deal brings Supernus, already firmly in the CNS market, the only U.S. FDA-approved oral treatment for postpartum depression. Supernus CEO Jack Khattar said he believes sales will support the acquisition, but some analysts had their doubts.
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Win for ROS1 as Nuvation’s Ibtrozi cleared for NSCLC

June 12, 2025
By Randy Osborne
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Slightly ahead of the assigned June 23 PDUFA date, Nuvation Bio Inc. scored the U.S. FDA’s go-ahead for Ibtrozi (taletrectinib) to treat adults with locally advanced or metastatic ROS1-positive non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
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ABPI: UK’s rebate rates ‘send a terrible message’ to global investors

June 11, 2025
By Nuala Moran
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The U.K. government has doubled the rate that pharmaceutical companies must repay on sales of branded drugs, under the statutory rebate scheme, to a record 31.3%. Only 1-2% of total sales of branded drugs fall under the statutory scheme, but the increase is seen as a sign that an ongoing review of the voluntary scheme is not going well.
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Philochem, BMS ink $1.35B deal for prostate cancer candidate OncoACp3

June 11, 2025
By Jennifer Boggs
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Philochem AG’s ligand-targeting approach drew to the table Bristol Myers Squibb Co. in a potential $1.35 billion agreement granting BMS subsidiary Rayzebio Inc. exclusive worldwide rights to OncoACP3, a diagnostic and therapeutic candidate targeting prostate cancer.
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Deep Apple signs big Novo deal for cardiometabolic small molecules

June 11, 2025
By Lee Landenberger
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Deep Apple Therapeutics Inc. could bring in as much as $812 million in a new collaboration and license deal with Novo Nordisk A/S. The total includes an unspecified up-front payment, research costs and milestones. The two plan to develop and commercialize oral small molecules for non-incretin G-protein coupled receptor targets for treating cardiometabolic diseases, including obesity, a core specialty for Novo Nordisk.
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Ascletis’ denifanstat meets phase III endpoints in acne

June 10, 2025
By Tamra Sami
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Ascletis Pharma Inc.’s once-daily oral fatty acid synthase inhibitor, denifanstat, demonstrated statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvements compared to placebo, meeting all primary and secondary endpoints in a phase III trial for moderate to severe acne vulgaris.
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Allay’s $57.5M extends postsurgical pain relief with ATX-101

June 10, 2025
By Karen Carey
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As it advances its nonopioid analgesic ATX-101 breakthrough therapy through a phase IIb registration trial, Allay Therapeutics secured $57.5 million in a series D round, which included an investment from the company’s Japanese partner.
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