Partnership will test Mustang’s MB-101 with a second-generation oncolytic HSV-1 virus for potential in treating brain cancer. Canadian biotech launched by CCAB to fight the same cancer.

Recent deal-making has seen new developments to further existing agreements, including Allergan licensing a depression candidate from the spinout of a company it bought in 2015. Also, updates on deals involving Celgene, AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo.

University researchers will examine adenosine receptor modulator technology’s potential in C. difficile infection and atherosclerosis. CRISPR Therapeutics is partnering with University of Alabama-Birmingham to evaluate gene-editing procedures in Friedreich’s ataxia.

Derived from Strategic Transactions, Informa’s premium source for tracking life sciences deal activity, the Dealmaking column is a survey of recent health care transactions listed by relevant industry segment – In Vitro Diagnostics, Medical Devices, and Pharmaceuticals – and then categorized by type – Acquisition, Alliance, or Financing. This month’s column covers deals announced in January 2017