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Bispecific antibodies with heavy chain in green and pink, light chain in blue and yellow

Otsuka licenses Harbour’s bispecific T-cell engager for $670M

June 24, 2025
By Tamra Sami
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Harbour Biomed is out-licensing its B-cell maturation antigen and CD3 bispecific T-cell engager HBM-7020 for autoimmune diseases to Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. in a deal worth up to $670 million.
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Avata, Oceanus partner on cannabidiol for epilepsy, schizophrenia

June 24, 2025
By Tamra Sami
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Avata Biosciences Holdings Ltd. and Oceanus Bio Inc. have inked a drug discovery and development deal worth up to $95 million for two of Avata’s cannabidiol compounds.
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Bispecific antibodies with heavy chain in green and pink, light chain in blue and yellow

Otsuka licenses Harbour’s bispecific T-cell engager for $670M

June 23, 2025
By Tamra Sami
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Harbour Biomed is out-licensing its B-cell maturation antigen and CD3 bispecific T-cell engager HBM-7020 for autoimmune diseases to Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. in a deal worth up to $670 million.
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Avata, Oceanus partner on cannabidiol for epilepsy, schizophrenia

June 18, 2025
By Tamra Sami
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Avata Biosciences Holdings Ltd. and Oceanus Bio Inc. have inked a drug discovery and development deal worth up to $95 million for two of Avata’s cannabidiol compounds.
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Astellas nabs Evopoint’s CLDN18.2-targeting ADC for $1.34B

June 3, 2025
By Tamra Sami
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In yet another China antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) deal, Astellas Pharma Inc. is inlicensing a phase I/II ADC targeting Claudin 18.2 from Evopoint Biosciences Co. Ltd. for up to $1.34 billion.
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Astellas nabs Evopoint’s CLDN18.2-targeting ADC for $1.34B

May 30, 2025
By Tamra Sami
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In yet another China antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) deal, Astellas Pharma Inc. is inlicensing a phase I/II ADC targeting Claudin 18.2 from Evopoint Biosciences Co. Ltd. for up to $1.34 billion.
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Kakao Pasta app

Kakao Healthcare brings CGM app to Japan

May 16, 2025
By Marian (YoonJee) Chu
Step aside, Marco Polo: Kakao Healthcare Corp. plans to bring PASTA to Japan. PASTA is Kakao's AI-based continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) management mobile application, which will be available in Japan through a new subsidiary as the health care company works to expand its global presence.  
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Shionogi to acquire Japan Tobacco pharma companies for $1.1B

May 13, 2025
By Tamra Sami
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Shionogi & Co. said it plans to acquire Japan Tobacco Inc. (JT) subsidiaries Torii Pharmaceutical Co. and Akros Pharma Inc. for ¥160 billion (US$1.1 billion) to expand its global R&D business. The two companies have been negotiating since early 2024, and the deal is structured such that a tender offer will begin on May 8 and end on June 18 with an offer price of ¥6,350 per share to buy at least 11.89% of the minority stake, JT told BioWorld.
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Deal handshake with coin, chart background

Shionogi to acquire Japan Tobacco pharma companies for $1.1B

May 8, 2025
By Tamra Sami
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Shionogi & Co. said it plans to acquire Japan Tobacco Inc. (JT) subsidiaries Torii Pharmaceutical Co. and Akros Pharma Inc. for ¥160 billion (US$1.1 billion) to expand its global R&D business. The two companies have been negotiating since early 2024, and the deal is structured such that a tender offer will begin on May 8 and end on June 18 with an offer price of ¥6,350 per share to buy at least 11.89% of the minority stake, JT told BioWorld.
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Magnifying glass over globe, focused on Mexico

Annual US 301 trade report has louder bark

May 6, 2025
By Mari Serebrov
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Echoing President Donald Trump’s justification for reciprocal tariffs, the U.S. Trade Representative’s annual Special 301 Report is a bit more aggressive in tone this year as it calls out trading partners that don't adequately enforce intellectual property rights or that otherwise discriminate against products from foreign companies.
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