Antibodies
Cartography Biosciences Closes $67 Million Series B Round Led by Pfizer to Advance CRC T-cell Engager
Cartography Biosciences; Series B Funding; Pfizer Ventures; CBI-1214; T-cell engager; colorectal cancer (CRC); ATLAS platform; SUMMIT platform; antibody therapeutics; oncology
Tourmaline Attracted Bidding War Before $1.4B Acquisition by Novartis
Tourmaline Bio; Novartis; acquisition; bidding war; $1.4 billion; pacibekitug; cardiovascular drug; IL-6 antibody; ASCVD; biotech
VectorY Strikes $1.2B Option and License Pact with Shape Therapeutics for Brain-Penetrant Gene Therapy Delivery
VectorY Therapeutics; Shape Therapeutics; SHP-DB1; adeno-associated virus (AAV) capsid; brain-penetrant delivery; gene therapy; neurodegenerative diseases; Huntington’s disease; Alzheimer’s disease; biobucks; pipeline; milestone payments; vectorized antibodies
Lilly Opens AI Drug-Discovery Models to Biotechs for Free via TuneLab Platform
Eli Lilly; AI drug discovery; TuneLab; biotech startups; machine learning; small molecules; antibodies; data sharing; federated learning; Insitro
Novartis Acquires Tourmaline Bio for $1.4B to Bolster Cardiovascular Pipeline with Promising Phase 2 Drug
Novartis; Tourmaline Bio; acquisition; $1.4 billion; pacibekitug; cardiovascular disease; anti-inflammatory; IL-6 antibody; ASCVD; phase 2 trial; C-reactive protein; chronic kidney disease
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
Viridian Licenses Promising Eye Disease Candidates to Kissei for Japanese Market
Viridian Therapeutics; Kissei Pharmaceutical; veligrotug; VRDN-003; thyroid eye disease; Japan partnership; anti-IGF-1R antibodies; clinical trials; biopharma deal
Alphabet’s Calico Strikes $596M Deal for Mabwell’s Anti-Aging Antibody
Calico; Alphabet; Mabwell; anti-aging; biotech; IL-11 antibody; 9MW3811; exclusive licensing; aging-related diseases; biopharma deal
Marea Therapeutics Reports Positive Phase 2a Results for MAR001 in Lowering Remnant Cholesterol and Triglycerides
MAR001, Antibodies, ANGPTL4 gene, Embryonic remnant, Hypertriglyceridemia, Phase 2a clinical trial, Positive, placebo-adjusted mean reduction, Dosage, Adverse event, MAR001[1
German cancer antibody biotech eyes SPAC as route to Nasdaq
Veraxa, Antibodies, SPAC, German language, Nasdaq