Evotec Expands Sanofi Link With Exclusive Stem Cell Diabetes Deal

Evotec’s deal with the French drugmaker to develop stem cell-based treatments for diabetes takes on even more importance following the demise of the biotech’s two lead proprietary candidate therapies.

Evotec AG and Sanofi will jointly develop a beta cell replacement therapy to restore function in diabetic patients under an alliance announced Aug. 7.

The deal widens existing areas of cooperation between the German biotech and French pharma and could generate different levels of...

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