Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, has secured a pivotal acquisition by agreeing to purchase CN201, an investigational B-cell depletion therapy, from Curon Biopharmaceutical for $700 million in cash. This acquisition highlights Merck’s commitment to enhancing its oncology pipeline with cutting-edge therapies. Strategic Acquisition Enhances Merck’s […]
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) has successfully concluded its acquisition of Yellow Jersey, a division previously part of Numab Therapeutics, for a substantial $1.25 billion. This strategic move secures Johnson & Johnson the exclusive global rights to NM26, a pioneering bispecific antibody set to advance into Phase 2 trials for treating atopic dermatitis (AD). NM26 […]
Xencor, a prominent biopharmaceutical company based in Monrovia, California, has recently dosed the first patient in a Phase 1 clinical trial named XmAb20717-01 (DUET-2), aimed at evaluating the efficacy of XmAb20717 in treating multiple advanced solid tumors. This marks a significant step in cancer therapy, particularly with the use of bispecific antibodies. The DUET-2 trial […]