Biocodex's Diacomit – long approved in the EU – just won FDA approval. That brings the number of drugs cleared for Dravet in the US to two, including GW Pharma's recently endorsed Epidiolex, and the R&D pipeline for this rare seizure disorder is growing.

Derived from Strategic Transactions, Informa’s premium source for tracking life sciences deal activity, the Tech Transfer Deals column provides a monthly review of licensing agreements between companies and universities or other research institutions in the In Vitro Diagnostics, Medical Device, and Pharmaceutical sectors. This month’s column covers deals announced July through August 2015.

Joseph Schlessinger’s insights into receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs) led to small-molecule treatments and huge success at Sugen and Plexxikon. Schlessinger’s latest venture, Kolltan Pharmaceuticals, had little trouble raising $75 million, but powering up a pipeline of antibodies to target novel RTKs has proven more challenging.

Derived from Strategic Transactions, Elsevier Business Intelligence’s premium source for tracking life sciences deal activity, the Recent Financings Of Private Companies column provides a comprehensive monthly review of emerging life science companies that have received venture funding, including companies within the In Vitro Diagnostics, Medical Device, and Pharmaceuticals sector. This month’s column covers deals announced August through September 2013.