Derived from Strategic Transactions, Informa’s premium source for tracking life sciences deal activity, the Venture Funding Deals column provides a monthly review of emerging In Vitro Diagnostic, Medical Device, and Pharmaceutical companies that have received venture funding. This month’s column covers deals announced July through August 2015.
23andMe completes $150mm Series E financing
23andMe Inc., which sells DNA testing kits directly to consumers who contribute their data to large-scale genetic research, raised...
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Arvinas and Pfizer have just filed the potential first-in-class protein degrader vepdegestrant, but its diminished commercial prospects after mixed Phase III data mean Pfizer could exit.
As the patent protection clock ticks down on Merck’s flagship blockbuster Keytruda, the company is reported to be pursuing the inflammation and immunology biotech. Such a move would bulk up its sparse I&I pipeline.
Plus deals involving Roche/Vividion, Alto/Chase, Biogen/City Therapeutics, Sanofi/Nurix and Naya/Invo.
Pursuing first-in-class molecular glue degraders using undruggable targets could eventually help Degron Therapeutics land sizable asset-based deals, CEO Lily Zou tells Scrip.
As the patent protection clock ticks down on Merck’s flagship blockbuster Keytruda, the company is reported to be pursuing the inflammation and immunology biotech. Such a move would bulk up its sparse I&I pipeline.
EFPIA says reforms make the continent less attractive for innovative firms.
Plus deals involving Roche/Vividion, Alto/Chase, Biogen/City Therapeutics, Sanofi/Nurix and Naya/Invo.
