Zealand Pharma and OTR Therapeutics in multi-program strategic collaboration for metabolic diseases

Zealand Pharma; OTR Therapeutics; strategic collaboration; license agreement; metabolic diseases; obesity; oral small-molecule therapeutics; R&D partnership; China biotech; upfront payment; milestone payments; royalties

Tessera Therapeutics Advances Gene Writing Technology with Major Funding and Strategic Partnerships

Tessera Therapeutics; Gene Writing; in vivo CAR-T; ARPA-H grant; Regeneron partnership; TSRA-196; alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency; Lipid Nanoparticles; in vivo genome engineering; clinical trials

Voyager Therapeutics Partners with Transition Bio for Small Molecule Neurodegenerative Drug Discovery; CRISPR Therapeutics Ends Work on CAR-T Therapy

Voyager Therapeutics; Transition Bio; ALS; frontotemporal dementia; TDP-43; small molecule drug discovery; neurodegenerative diseases; CRISPR Therapeutics; CAR-T therapy; partnership; drug development

Neuphoria Scraps Social Anxiety Drug After Trial Failure; Minerva Doubles Down on Schizophrenia Therapy

Neuphoria Therapeutics; BNC210; social anxiety disorder; AFFIRM-1 phase 3 trial; clinical trial failure; program discontinuation; PTSD; Merck partnership; Minerva Neurosciences; schizophrenia therapy

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