• By Deanna Kamienski, Beth Allan, Amanda Micklus, Maureen Riordan, and Steven Muntner
Derived from Strategic Transactions, Informa’s premium source for tracking life sciences deal activity, the Tech Transfer Deals column provides a monthly review of licensing agreements between companies and universities or other research institutions in the In Vitro Diagnostics, Medical Device, and Pharmaceutical sectors. This month’s column covers deals announced July through August 2015.
Interleukin Genetics, NYU School of Medicine to develop genetic test for OA
Scrip discusses the latest M&A activity and trends with CEO Shawn Titcomb of Allele Capital and Cheryl Reicin, a partner focused on international life sciences activity at Mintz.
A deal last year with Sanofi relieved Novavax of commercial costs for the COVID-19 vaccine Nuvaxovid, allowing the company to focus on R&D and finding partners for its other vaccines.
With drug sector indexes underperforming the broad market in the first half of 2025, investors may have been anticipating tariff-related and other headwinds. But impending loss of exclusivity on key products may be provoking more anxiety at this point.
