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Hengrui, Affiliate Reistone In Apparent Dispute Over China Ivarmacitinib NDAs

The future fate of Jiangsu Hengrui’s new drug discovery and development subsidiary may provide some tips on what’s ahead for the Chinese biopharma sector.

China Commercial

Gilead And AbbVie Are Not The Only Ones Re-Thinking CD47 Immunotherapies

CD47 was once seen as one of the hottest properties in immunotherapy, but multiple setbacks have tempered enthusiasm for targeting the ‘don’t eat me’ cell surface protein. I-Mab and Gilead are just two casualties.

Deals Clinical Trials

Quick Listen: Scrip's Five Must-Know Things

In this week's podcast edition of Five Must-Know Things: Novartis gives back Beigene PD-1; BMS revs R&D engine; Anthos changes course for Factor XI asset; the non-incretin pipeline for obesity; and a look at Q2’s top-selling drugs.

Commercial Deals

AbbVie Exits CAR-T Cell Therapy Development Partnership With Caribou

Deal Snapshot: The companies had announced the deal back in February 2021, but citing its “strategic focus,” AbbVie told Caribou it was backing out.

Deals Gene Therapy

ADCs Propel China Oncology Innovation But PD-1s Still Cast Shadow

Among the newer modalities to tackle cancer, antibody-drug conjugates are fast emerging to rival targeted antibodies and China is fast emerging as a world class source of innovation in the field, as evidenced by a string of recent deals.

Deals Research & Development

Asia Deal Watch: Inventiva Finds Japan/Korea Partner For Phase III NASH Candidate In Hepalys

Plus deals involving SK pharmteco/CBM, Kezar/Everest, Cerecin/University of Alberta, PeptiDream/Genentech, Aclipse/Chong Kun Dang and Cure Genetics/Frametact.

Deal Watch Business Strategies

Italy’s Alfasigma Comes Calling After Intercept’s Cruel Summer

The Bologna-based firm is looking to grow its presence in the US as well as in gastrointestinal and liver disease as it acquires Intercept, which received a second rejection for its NASH drug OCA in June.

M & A Deals

Aurobindo Reverses Roles With Pfizer As It Drops Pin On Indonesia: What’s The Draw?

Aurobindo’s acquisition of 15 brands from Pfizer and Viatris to gain entry to Indonesia marks a role reversal of sorts as Pfizer has been licensing generics from Aurobindo. Scrip takes a look at some of the opportunities and challenges in this growing Southeast Asian market.

Deals Commercial

Novo Nordisk Looks To Bring AI/ML To Cardiometabolic Disease In Valo Health Deal

Deal Snapshot: The Danish drug maker plans to pay up to $2.7bn to Flagship Pioneering-incubated Valo Health for its AI-enabled small molecule discovery and human genetic data platform.

Artificial Intelligence Deals

Takeda Uses AcuraStem Deal To Bolster Neuro Pipeline, Move Into ALS

Deal Snapshot: Looking to add to its neuroscience pipeline, Takeda acquires rights to the antisense candidate AS-202 from AcuraStem for development as a potential amyotrophic lateral sclerosis therapy.

Deals Business Strategies

Pierre Fabre Continues Oncology R&D Push

The French firm has followed up its recent acquisition of Swiss lung cancer specialist Vertical Bio by signing a pact with Vernalis.

Cancer M & A

Seagen, Astellas Data Support Broader Indication For Padcev/Keytruda Combo

With accelerated approval in advanced urothelial cancer, the sponsors now have data that could support full approval.

Clinical Trials Business Strategies
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