XtalPi and DoveTree Announce Landmark $6 Billion AI-Powered Drug Discovery Collaboration

XtalPi; DoveTree Medicines; AI drug discovery; robotics; pharmaceutical R&D; Gregory Verdine; oncology; immunology; neurology; metabolic diseases; collaboration; upfront payment; 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

Bausch Health to Acquire DURECT and Breakthrough Liver Disease Candidate Larsucosterol for $63M Upfront

Bausch Health; DURECT; larsucosterol; liver disease; alcoholic hepatitis; epigenetic modulator; FDA Breakthrough Therapy; acquisition; pharmaceutical; milestone payments

AstraZeneca Signs $110M AI-Driven R&D Deal with CSPC Pharmaceutical for Chronic Disease Drugs

AstraZeneca; CSPC Pharmaceutical; AI drug discovery; chronic diseases; immunological diseases; oral therapies; R&D collaboration; China pharma; milestone payments; pharmaceutical industry