Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co. Inc. President and CEO Kazuhide Nakatomi is leading a management buyout to take the company private, citing mounting drug pricing pressures and tougher listing requirements on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
Enanta Pharmaceuticals Inc. has announced a new immunology program and updated progress in its immunology pipeline. The company’s new program is focused on developing oral MRGPRX2 inhibitors for type 2 immune driven diseases, with an initial focus on chronic spontaneous urticaria and other mast cell-driven diseases.
Just a few weeks after reporting positive data with izicopan (INF-904) in hidradenitis suppurativa and chronic spontaneous urticaria, Inflarx NV is putting most of its chips on the oral complement C5a receptor inhibitor going forward.
