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Deal Watch: Gilead Moves Into Kidney Disease Via Goldfinch Collaboration

 
• By Joseph Haas and John Davis

Goldfinch’s Kidney Genome Atlas may yield novel therapies for diabetic kidney disease and orphan renal indications, with Gilead holding option rights. Spectrum licenses IP from ImmunGene that could safely harness the potential of interferon therapy in cancer.

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Scrip regularly covers business development and deal-making in the biopharmaceutical industry. Deal Watch is supported by deal intelligence from Strategic Transactions.

Gilead Sciences Inc. is moving into the renal disease space with a focus on diabetic kidney disease under a multi-year research collaboration unveiled on 8 May with privately held Goldfinch Bio Inc

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