Merck to acquire US biopharma company VelosBio to strengthen oncology pipeline

Merck to acquire US biopharma company VelosBio to strengthen oncology pipeline

Merck acquisition of VelosBio : US pharma giant Merck has agreed to acquire VelosBio, a California-based clinical-stage biopharma company, for $2.75 billion in an all-cash deal, in a move to strengthen its oncology pipeline. VelosBio is engaged in developing cancer therapies that target receptor tyrosine kinase-like orphan receptor 1 (ROR1). The company’s lead investigational candidate […]

VelosBio begins phase 2 trial of VLS-101 in solid tumors

VelosBio begins phase 2 trial of VLS-101 in solid tumors

VelosBio, a San Diego-based biopharma company, said that it has dosed the first patient in a phase 2 clinical trial of its investigational antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) VLS-101 in patients having solid tumors. VLS-101, which is the company’s lead product candidate, targets a cell-surface protein called ROR1. Expressed during embryofetal development, ROR1 is however not seen […]