Biopharma deals during the second quarter of 2022 fell short of each of the last two years with 379 completed deals valued at $36.9 billion, but the year is still the strongest to date. Thanks to the record-breaking first quarter, deals in the first half of this year are ahead of all other years, reaching a total value of $93.8 billion, 6.5% more than 2020, the next highest first half. Read More
In a new licensing deal cut with Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB (Sobi), ADC Therapeutics SA is getting a $55 million up-front payment and could receive $50 million more upon regulatory approval of Zynlonta (loncastuximab tesirine) in third-line diffuse large B-cell lymphoma by the European Commission. Read More
The recent win in Japan by Otsuka Holdings Co. Ltd. subsidiary Taiho Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. with oral heat shock protein 90 inhibitor Jeselhy (pimitespib) put gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) at center stage. Jeselhy was cleared for GIST cases that have progressed after chemotherapy. A handful of companies line the runway with candidates meant to defeat the resistance that GIST often develops to approved tyrosine kinase inhibitors. Read More
Another biopharma consultant got on the wrong side of the U.S. SEC for insider trading. To resolve the allegations, Hugh Lee Sweeney, a longtime consultant for Catabasis Pharmaceutical Inc., agreed to a cease-and-desist order, disgorgement of $57,931 and prejudgment interest of $2,499.71, and civil penalties of $57,931. Read More
Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd. plans to expand its androgen receptor inhibitor, rezvilutamide, to markets abroad after getting a thumbs up from China’s NMPA for treating metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer patients with high-volume disease burden. Read More
Clinical updates, including trial initiations, enrollment status and data readouts and publications: Akari, Alterity, Alvotech, Amryt, Biohaven, Calithera, Cytomx, Diamyd, Intercept, Legend, Radius, Sellas, Sunho. Read More
Biopharma happenings, including deals and partnerships, grants, preclinical data and other news in brief: Abbvie, Absci, Adverum, Coagulant, Elicio, Exelixis, Galmed, Insilico, Nicox, Portage, Ryvu, Spexis, Tarus, Tenaya. Read More
Regulatory snapshots, including global drug submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: Adverum, Annovis, Bausch + Lomb, Clovis, Diamedica, Innocare, Pfizer, Xortx. Read More
