• By Deanna Kamienski, Beth Allan, Amanda Micklus, Steven Muntner, and Maureen Riordan
Derived from Strategic Transactions, Informa’s 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 September through October 2015.
Deal Snapshot: Having recently raised an $89m IPO, BioVersys is partnering on and optioning rights to a preclinical NTM development program with Shionogi.
BlissBio is to single-handedly move BB-1701, its eribulin-containing, HER2-targeting antibody-drug conjugate, into a global pivotal Phase II/III program for HER2-expressing, Enhertu-resistant breast cancer.
Deal Snapshot: The French drugmaker has been shifting its investments away from cancer to focus on immunology and inflammation but it continues to seek out interesting early-stage oncology assets.
Deal Snapshot: The French drugmaker has been shifting its investments away from cancer to focus on immunology and inflammation but it continues to seek out interesting early-stage oncology assets.
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