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France's Abivax Looks A Likely M&A Target

ABX464 Could Be IBD Gamechanger

 
• By Kevin Grogan

With a candidate for ulcerative colitis set to go into Phase III soon with a safety profile that looks cleaner than anti-TNFs and the JAK class, the French biotech could soon be getting some interesting offers.

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Abivax in the spotlight • Source: Alamy

No acquisitions were announced at J.P. Morgan this week but Abivax SA could soon find itself the subject of some serious takeover speculation following the French biotech's upbeat presentation at the high-profile healthcare conference centred around its Phase III-ready candidate, ABX464, for chronic inflammatory diseases.

The presentation came hours after EU regulators, just like the US Food and Drug Administration a month earlier, supported the advance of ABX464 into late-stage development for ulcerative colitis (UC), noting that there are no concerns regarding clinical and non-clinical safety or chemistry, manufacturing and controls

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