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Deal Watch: Syndax Gets Former Vitae Leukemia Program From Allergan

 
• By Joseph Haas, Kevin Grogan, and Mandy Jackson

Cancer-focused biotech obtains preclinical program aimed at leukemia subset involving chromosomal rearrangements. Merck acquires an interest in KalVista and rights to its diabetic macular edema candidate, while Arcturus partners with Janssen in hepatitis B.

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Scrip regularly covers business development and deal-making in the biopharmaceutical industry. Below is a roundup of some of the most noteworthy recent transactions. Deal Watch is supported by deal intelligence from Strategic Transactions.

Syndax Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced a worldwide licensing agreement Oct. 17 with Allergan PLC, under which it will obtain a portfolio of preclinical, orally available small molecule inhibitors of...

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Lilly To Diversify Pain Pipeline With SiteOne Acquisition

 
• By Joseph Haas

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.

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Challenging Environment For Biopharma Is A Tailwind For Royalty Pharma

 
• By Jessica Merrill

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• By Joseph Haas

GlycoEra unveiled a $130m series B financing, saying the proceeds would enable it to take its first clinical candidate through proof-of-concept in autoimmune diseases.

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• By Joseph Haas

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