Iktos, a French artificial intelligence (AI) start-up company, has joined forces with California-based research institute SRI International to accelerate discovery and development of therapies for the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) and other viruses.
Akouos, Inc. (“Akouos”), a precision genetic medicine company developing potential gene therapies to restore, improve or preserve hearing, today announced it has raised $105 million in an oversubscribed Series B financing.
Gilead Sciences has signed an agreement to acquire clinical-stage immuno-oncology company Forty Seven for $4.9bn.
Verastem, Inc. (Nasdaq:VSTM) (also known as Verastem Oncology), a biopharmaceutical company committed to developing and commercializing new medicines for patients battling cancer, announced a new strategic direction to accelerate the advancement of certain of its clinical development programmes.
Boehringer Ingelheim and Trutino Biosciences today announced they have entered into a research collaboration and worldwide licensing agreement based on Trutino’s innovative On-Demand-Cytokine (ODC) platform.
Japan Takeda Pharmaceutical has exercised its option to acquire PvP Biologics in a deal valued at around $330m.
Novartis has signed a collaboration and licence agreement with the Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) for the joint development of LXE408 as a new oral drug for the treatment of visceral leishmaniasis.
Roche Group’s member Genentech has signed a novel immuno-oncology therapies deal with biotechnology firm Bicycle Therapeutics.
British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has collaborated with Chinese firm Clover Biopharmaceuticals to assess coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine candidate with the pandemic adjuvant system.
Genetron Holding, a China-based precision oncology company that covers full-cycle cancer care, has announced a strategic partnership with Beijing InnoCare Pharma to provide clinical trial genomic testing and companion diagnostics development services for InnoCare’s biomarker-driven oncology drug development.
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