Research & Development

22 Nov 2019
- Drug Discovery
- Research & Development
ViiV Healthcare, NIH collaborate on investigational bNAb for HIV treatment

By PBR Staff Writer

ViiV Healthcare, the global specialist HIV company majority owned by GSK, with Pfizerand Shionogi Limited as shareholders, today announced that the company will be developing the investigational broadly neutralising antibody (bNAb) N6LS for the treatment and prevention of HIV-1, as part of an exclusive licensing agreement between GSK and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
21 Nov 2019
Drug Discovery
Research & Development
Bristol-Myers Squibb completes $74bn acquisition of biotechnology firm Celgene

By PBR Staff Writer

Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) has completed the acquisition of US-based biotechnology company Celgene in a cash-cum-stock deal worth around $74bn.
20 Nov 2019
Drug Discovery
Research & Development
CNS Pharmaceuticals acquired worldwide rights for brain cancer drug from Houston Pharmaceuticals

By PBR Staff Writer

CNS Pharmaceuticals, a biotechnology company specializing in the development of novel treatments for brain tumors, completed an agreement with Houston Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("HPI") to obtain the rights to a worldwide, exclusive royalty-bearing, license for the chemical compound commonly known as Berubicin.
19 Nov 2019
Drug Discovery
Research & Development
Dicerna, Novo Nordisk sign RNAi deal for liver-related cardio-metabolic diseases

By PBR Staff Writer

US-based Dicerna Pharmaceuticals and Novo Nordisk have signed a deal worth up to around $607m to discover and develop drugs for liver-related cardio-metabolic diseases.
19 Nov 2019
Drug Discovery
Research & Development
Aerie Pharmaceuticals agrees to acquire Avizorex Pharma

By PBR Staff Writer

Aerie Pharmaceuticals, an ophthalmic pharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of first-in-class therapies for the treatment of patients with open-angle glaucoma, retinal diseases and other diseases of the eye, announced the signing of an agreement (the “Agreement”) for the acquisition of Avizorex Pharma, S.L. (“AVX Pharma” or “AVX”), a Spanish ophthalmic pharmaceutical company developing therapeutics for the treatment of dry eye disease.
19 Nov 2019
Drug Discovery
Research & Development
Alkermes to buy Rodin Therapeutics for up to $950m

By PBR Staff Writer

Alkermes has signed an agreement to acquire biopharmaceutical company Rodin Therapeutics in a deal valued at around $950m.
18 Nov 2019
Drug Discovery
Research & Development
Roche to buy clinical-stage biotechnology firm Promedior in $1.39bn deal

By PBR Staff Writer

Roche has agreed to acquire US-based clinical-stage biotechnology company Promedior in a deal valued at around $1.39bn.
15 Nov 2019
Drug Discovery
Research & Development
EpicentRx closes $35m series D financing to support development of small molecule immunotherapy and oncolytic viral platform

By PBR Staff Writer

EpicentRx, a clinical cancer immunotherapy company targeting both sides of the immune system to deliver cancer treatments with minimal toxicity, announced today that it has raised a $35 million Series D financing using the Silicon Valley based life-science focused investment bank, Biotech Alliances International.
14 Nov 2019
Drug Discovery
Research & Development
Finch Therapeutics, Takeda expand collaboration to develop microbiome therapeutics

By PBR Staff Writer

Finch Therapeutics Group, Inc. (“Finch”) and Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (“Takeda”; TSE:4502/NYSE:TAK) announced today the expansion of their collaboration to develop microbiome-based therapeutics using Finch’s Human-First Discovery platform.
14 Nov 2019
Drug Discovery
Research & Development
RDD Pharma signs LOI to acquire Naia Rare Diseases

By PBR Staff Writer

RDD Pharma, a company focused on orphan and innovative therapies for gastrointestinal disorders entered into a non-binding letter of intent (LOI) to acquire Naia Rare Diseases ("Naia"), a biopharmaceutical company developing drugs for Short Bowel Syndrome ("SBS") and other rare gastrointestinal diseases.

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ViiV Healthcare, NIH collaborate on investigational bNAb for HIV treatment

Bristol-Myers Squibb completes $74bn acquisition of biotechnology firm Celgene

CNS Pharmaceuticals acquired worldwide rights for brain cancer drug from Houston Pharmaceuticals

Dicerna, Novo Nordisk sign RNAi deal for liver-related cardio-metabolic diseases

Aerie Pharmaceuticals agrees to acquire Avizorex Pharma

Alkermes to buy Rodin Therapeutics for up to $950m

Roche to buy clinical-stage biotechnology firm Promedior in $1.39bn deal

EpicentRx closes $35m series D financing to support development of small molecule immunotherapy and oncolytic viral platform

Finch Therapeutics, Takeda expand collaboration to develop microbiome therapeutics

RDD Pharma signs LOI to acquire Naia Rare Diseases

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