Amicus announced its ambitions in gene therapy last year, recently purchased Celenex and 10 pipeline candidates, and now partners with Penn on gene therapies. Celltrion is collaborating with Emory in atherosclerosis therapies.
Below is Scrip’s monthly roundup, including information from Strategic Transactions, of recent technology transfer agreements between companies and academic or other research institutions.
Amicus Therapeutics Inc. is teaming up with the University of Pennsylvania to research and develop adeno-associated virus (AAV) gene therapies for Pompe disease, Fabry disease, CDKL5 deficiency (seizures) and one undisclosed rare metabolic disorder. Under an agreement unveiled Oct
An ‘historic economic prosperity deal’ does not include the sector.
Houman Ashrafian tells delegates at Swiss Biotech Day that ‘literally only two things matter in our industry – target credentialing and differentiated pharmacology. The rest is execution.’
Mid-sized Japanese pharma firm to acquire tobacco giant’s pharma operations and take private the listed Torii Pharmaceutical business, in bid to build sales reach and strengthen manufacturing.
The pharma company is helping to validate the biotech’s model by developing a novel amyotrophic lateral sclerosis candidate, based on its novel approach that ‘turns drug discovery on its head’.
Private Company Edition: Deerfield’s third innovations fund will back therapeutics and other opportunities, the Gates Foundation – a sometimes funder of biotech firms – will spend $200bn over the next 20 years, and NewLimit raised a $130m series B round, among other financings.
An ‘historic economic prosperity deal’ does not include the sector.
Seven years after acquiring it, Viatris will seek approval of a meloxicam formulation for acute pain backed by data from two Phase III studies in post-surgical pain settings.
