Deal Snapshot: BioNTech and Autolus partner up in a CAR-T deal that will give Autolus more capital ahead of the potential launch of obecabtagene autoleucel.
Who: BioNTech/Autolus
What: The two companies will collaborate on manufacturing, development and commercialization to advance both companies’ autologous CAR-T programs.
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Lupin's choice of a Cimzia biosimilar candidate and partnering with Zentiva reflect a strategy to sort the wheat from the chaff. Of 118 biologics to lose patent protection between 2025 and 2034 as per IQVIA, it’s going for a biosimilar with a single competitor though there could be other spoilers
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