AstraZeneca to acquire Gracell Biotechnologies for $1.2bn to expand cell therapy capabilities
AstraZeneca has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Gracell Biotechnologies Inc. (Gracell, NASDAQ: GRCL) for an upfront cash payment of $1.0 billion, representing a 62% ... Read More
Immutep taps Charles River for IMP761 LAG-3 antibody preclinical study
Immutep Limited, an Australian biotech company specializing in LAG-3 immunotherapies for cancer and autoimmune diseases, has partnered with Charles River Laboratories to conduct a GLP ... Read More
Gilead Sciences partners with EVOQ Therapeutics on immunotherapies
American biopharma major Gilead Sciences and immunotherapy company EVOQ Therapeutics have entered into a partnership to develop and market immunotherapy products. Under the collaboration and ... Read More
Amgen to acquire American biopharma company ChemoCentryx for $3.7bn
Amgen has agreed to acquire ChemoCentryx, a biopharma company engaged in developing medications for inflammatory and autoimmune diseases and cancer, in an all-cash deal worth ... Read More
French biotech company Step Pharma raises €35m in a Series B round
Step Pharma has raised €35 million in a Series B financing round for advancing STP938, its lead CTPS1 inhibitor into clinical development for the treatment ... Read More
Pandion bags $795m deal with Astellas for pancreas-targeted immunomodulators
Pandion Therapeutics has bagged a $795 million worth license and collaboration deal with Japanese pharma company Astellas Pharma for the research, development, and commercialization of ... Read More
Alexion Pharmaceuticals to acquire Syntimmune for $1.2bn to boost rare disease drug pipeline
In a significant move within the pharmaceutical industry, Alexion Pharmaceuticals, a leading global biopharma company, has announced its acquisition of Syntimmune, a Boston-based clinical-stage biotech ... Read More
Feinstein Institute discovers potential of ACE inhibitors in preventing memory loss in lupus patients
New York-based Feinstein Institute for Medical Research finds that ACE inhibitors can prevent cognitive decline in lupus patients, according to a study published in the ... Read More
FDA approves Genentech’s Ocrevus for multiple sclerosis treatment
In a landmark decision, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval to Genentech, a subsidiary of the Roche Group, for its multiple ... Read More