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

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

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

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