Shots: X-Chem to receive an up front and is eligible to receive research, development and regulatory milestone along with royalties on sales of therapies resulting from the collaboration Genentech will lead further development and commercialization of any potential new therapies and retain exclusive rights to… Read More »Genentech Signs an Exclusive License Agreement with X-Chem to Discover Oncology Targets
Shots: Asahi Kasei to receive an $20M up front, ~$210M as development & regulatory milestones and will be eligible for ~$180M milestones along with royalties on sales of the therapy. Lilly to acquire the exclusive rights for AK1780 while Asahi Kasei will retain the right… Read More »Lilly Signs a License Agreement with Asahi Kasei Pharma for AK1780 to Treat Chronic Pain
Shots: Vertex’ new drug submission for Trikafta has been accepted for Priority Review by Health Canada for the treatment of CF in people aged ≥12yrs. With PR, the conventional review timeline of 300 days is reduced to 180 days. The expected Health Canada’s approval is… Read More »Vertex Reports Health Canada’s Acceptance of Trikafta’s NDA for Priority Review to Treat Cystic Fibrosis
Shots: Janux to receive up to $500.5M/ target as upfront and milestones along with royalties on sales of product emerges from the collaboration, making a total deal value ~$1B. Merck will fund R&D performed under the agreement Merck to get an exclusive WW license to… Read More »Merck Signs a ~$1B Pact with Janux to Develop Cancer Therapies Using T Cell Engager Technology
Some of the biggest legal stories of the year include patients attempting to mount a class action lawsuit against Mayo Clinic after an employee improperly viewed more than 1,600 health records and the Supreme Court hearing opening arguments in a case challenging the constitutionality of… Read More »5 big healthcare lawsuits of 2020
Healthcare consumers are increasingly aware of specific therapies in development or on the market that can help treat the diseases they or their loved ones may be suffering from — and this growing awareness is changing the precision medicine arena.
Shots: Iktos will leverage its de novo generative design technology to be used in a structure-enabled context, facilitating the rapid & cost-effective design of Merck KGaA’s drug discovery program The collaboration follows the previous agreement of the companies signed in 2019. Merck KGaA is utilizing… Read More »Merck KGaA Collaborates with Iktos to Deploy AI in New Drug Design
Shots: The US FDA has granted ODD for branaplam in HD. In preclinical trials, branaplam demonstrated a reduction in levels of the mutant huntingtin protein. Additionally, the therapy showed a reduction in huntingtin mRNA in SMA patients Novartis expects to initiate the P-IIb study for… Read More »Novartis’s Branaplam (LMI070) Receives the US FDA’s Orphan Drug Designation for Huntington’s Disease
Shots: The NDA submission is based on FIREFISH study assessing Risdiplam in infants with symptomatic SMA Type 1 & SUNFISH study in children and young adults with SMA Type 2 or 3 FIRESISH study results: improvement in survival and motor milestones in infants. SUNFISH study… Read More »Chugai Reports NDA Submission of Risdiplam to the MHLW as the First Oral Drug for SMA in Japan
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