Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH has signed an option to acquire partner Trutino Biosciences, Inc. for its next-generation ‘on-demand’ cytokine platform, marking its second deal this month aimed at bulking up its oncology pipeline.
Boehringer To Acquire Trutino Under Aggressive Cancer R&D Strategy
Remains Mum On Numbers
The family-owned German firm plans to purchase all shares of current partner, Trutino, to gain its systematically delivered cytokine portfolio amid a broader push to diversify and improve its oncology offering.
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