Life Science Start-Ups: Tech Transfer Deals, April 2014
• By Deanna Kamienski, Beth Allan, Maureen Riordan, Amanda Micklus, Andrea Mancini, and Theresa Surprenant
Derived from Strategic Transactions, a fully searchable premium source for tracking life sciences deal activity, the Tech Transfer Deals column provides a monthly update on technology transfer deals, reporting licensing agreements between companies and universities or other research institutions within the In Vitro Diagnostics, Medical Devices, and Pharmaceuticals sectors. This month’s column covers deals announced February through March 2014.
Arno exclusively licenses Univ. of MN's gene expression signature technique
Arno Therapeutics Inc. (oncology) licensed exclusive worldwide rights to the University of Minnesota’s technology related to a gene expression signature derived from archived breast cancer tissue samples that...
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Deal snapshot: With several internal non-opioid pain candidates in Phase II or earlier, Lilly looks to add R&D potential in pain with $1bn buyout of SiteOne.
Plus the end of Sanofi’s six-target alliance with IGM, OmniAb’s deals with Veraxa and Angelini, alliances involving Skye/Arecor, Genprex/UTHealth Houston and more.
The royalty revenue stream acquirer has around 40 products in its portfolio and expects to generate roughly $3bn this year. Head of R&D and investments Marshall Urist talked about the investment strategy at the RBC Healthcare Conference.
In this week's episode: Novo Nordisk’s CEO forced out; quantifying biopharma’s contribution to the US economy; a history of MASH deals; lift for AstraZeneca’s asthma ambitions; and major Japanese firms see US revenue growth.
