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 March through April 2015.
Astellas, MD Anderson ally in AML
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Emma Walmsley tells Scrip that the "biotech market is under a certain degree of pressure," so reasonably priced deals are available.
The companies will co-develop the drug for additional indications beyond Huntington’s disease, while Prilenia retains rights in key global markets.
The German group is paying $3.9bn to get hold of the US firm and its two approved products.
Mosaic Therapeutics has in-licensed two clinical-stage oncology assets from Astex Pharmaceuticals to develop proprietary combination therapies for hard-to-treat cancers. The deal includes up to a 22% equity stake for Astex, future revenue sharing, and a planned clinical study in 2026.
Abeona plans to offer an outcomes-based payment model for Zevaskyn, which likely will see complementary use with Krystal’s Vyjuvek in recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa patients.
CEO Len Schleifer explained on the company’s Q1 earnings call that most of the complete response letters the company has received related to third-party suppliers, not efficacy or safety.
CEO Vas Narasimhan urged European governments to spend more to support drug innovation during Novartis's first-quarter results call.
