The deal-making furor surrounding Toll-like receptors (TLRs) is continuing, with Merck KGaA agreeing to pay up to $421 million for worldwide rights in cancer indications to Idera Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s for TLR9 agonists. (BioWorld Today)

The deal-making furor surrounding Toll-like receptors (TLRs) is continuing, with Merck KGaA agreeing to pay up to $421 million for worldwide rights in cancer indications to Idera Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s for TLR9 agonists. (BioWorld Today)

Shares of BioMS Medical Corp. jumped 38 percent Tuesday after the company unveiled plans to license its Phase III multiple sclerosis drug MBP8298 to Eli Lilly and Co. in a deal potentially worth more than $497 million. (BioWorld Today)

Shares of BioMS Medical Corp. jumped 38 percent Tuesday after the company unveiled plans to license its Phase III multiple sclerosis drug MBP8298 to Eli Lilly and Co. in a deal potentially worth more than $497 million. (BioWorld Today)