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Immunology

Genentech Finds Another Nanoparticle Partner In COUR

Deal Snapshot: Genentech will pay $40m up front and in the near term, with milestone fees of up to $900m-plus, to use COUR’s tolerogenic nanoparticle treatments in an undisclosed autoimmune disease.

Combos, New MOAs, And Oral Formulations Of Injectables: Lilly’s Immunology Strategy

In a competitive immunology landscape, Eli Lilly is looking for novel agents, oral formulations of injectables, and combination therapies that can optimize response and expand the patient pool.

Biogen/UCB’s Lupus Drug Shows Consistent Efficacy Across Endpoints, Over Time

Detailed results for CD40L inhibitor dapirolizumab pegol showed consistent improvements over time with meaningful gains over placebo across all endpoints in its first Phase III study.

The Future Of Inflammation: The Inflammasome And Beyond

Novel targets for managing inflammation hold the promise of greater efficacy and safety for diseases not widely viewed as inflammatory in nature.

The Practice-Changing Drugs That Will Graduate In 2025

A wealth of new therapies are set to successfully graduate from the pipeline in 2025. Within this cohort are a mixture of therapeutic areas, drug classes, first-time approvals, label expansions, and treatments that will meaningfully change how diseases are treated.

Novartis Pays Big To License Monte Rosa’s Molecular Glue Degrader

Unlike previous deals in this space which were mostly to do with discovering new compounds, the big pharma is paying $150m upfront to license a specific product.

Could AI Help Vaccine Developers See Into The Future?

Rapidly-mutating viruses can easily outpace even the fastest vaccine developers. To prevent another pandemic, biotechs are hoping AI might be able to predict mutations of concern and design vaccines against them before they arise.

News We’re Watching: AMP Sues FDA To Block Lab-Developed Test Rule; FDA Guidances; ICU Medical Infusion Pump Correction

This week, a medical group sued the FDA to block a lab-developed test rule; the FDA published guidance on device classifications; Defibtec issued a recall of its chest compression device and ICU Medical updated instructions for its infusion pump batteries; Maui Imaging raised a $4m DOD grant to put imaging tech into military-based trauma units.

News We’re Watching: Nipro Medical Invests $397.8M In First US Facility; Baxter, Hamilton Ventilator Recalls; FDA Warnings; And More

This week, Nipro Medical Corp. announced it will invest $397.8m to build a US-based production plant, generating 232 new jobs; both Baxter and Hamilton announced ventilator recalls; Imperative Care wins FDA clearance for its stroke catheter; Intelligent Ultrasound Group plc entered into a conditional sale and purchase deal to sell its Clinical AI business to GE HealthCare for £40.5m; RMI distributed 350m rapid test kits in the fight against HIV/AIDS; Jiangsu Shenli Medical Production Co., Ltd received a second FDA warning letter about quality and safety of plastic syringes.

Newfoundland Diagnostics Finds New Land Selling HIV Tests In Supermarkets

The diagnostics company is working in harmony with government-led efforts to reduce transmissions of HIV in the UK.