CSL Commits $117M for Option to Acquire VarmX and Advance Novel Blood Clotting Therapy to Market

CSL; VarmX; VMX-C001; blood clotting drug; Factor Xa inhibitors; anticoagulants; Phase 3 clinical trial; acquisition; biotech partnership; critical bleeding; FDA fast-track

Genentech (Roche) Signs $420 Million Deal With OMass Therapeutics for Preclinical IBD Program

Genentech; Roche; OMass Therapeutics; inflammatory bowel disease (IBD); preclinical program; biotech partnership; OdyssION platform; small molecule therapy; drug discovery; milestone payments

Novartis Pays $30M Upfront to Leqembi Creator BioArctic for Access to Blood-Brain Barrier Technology

Novartis; BioArctic; BrainTransporter platform; blood-brain barrier; neurodegeneration; Leqembi; partnership; antibody; milestone payments; royalties

Eli Lilly and Superluminal Ink $1.3B Pact Targeting GPCRs in Obesity, Cardiometabolic Diseases

Eli Lilly; Superluminal Medicines; GPCRs; obesity drugs; cardiometabolic diseases; AI drug discovery; MC4R; partnership; milestones; equity investment