Biopharma happenings, including deals and partnerships, and other news in brief: Antev, Dilafor, Exeltis, Galderma, Ipsen, Karolinska, Lifearc, Medicus, Resolve M.
It’s official. A year after President Donald Trump issued an order requiring the U.S. to withdraw from the World Health Organization (WHO), that withdrawal has been completed.
Shionogi & Co. Ltd. and Fosun Pharmaceutical (Group) Co. Ltd. were involved in separate divestment transactions this week, with Shionogi buying out Pfizer Inc.’s stake in Viiv Healthcare Ltd. to lift its holding to 21.7%.
Citing the “totality of data,” Sanofi SA plans to file global regulatory submissions this year for amlitelimab in atopic dermatitis, despite mixed results from two additional phase III trials testing the OX40-ligand (OX40L) inhibitor the pharma firm has been positioning as a potential successor to its Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.-partnered blockbuster, Dupixent (dupilumab).