
Roche withdraws checkpoint blocker from the market
Switzerland’s Hoffmann La Roche AG no longer markets its cancer immunotherapy atezolizumab (Tecentriq) for the treatment of urothelial carcinoma in...

Upscaling AAV gene therapy
Mid-March marks the start of the collaboration of Remedium Bio Inc. and Biovial Oy on an AAV gene therapy for osteoarthritis. Rheumatology and...

Pfizer-Seagen: Acquisition in the works
As announced earlier this week, Pfizer Inc. plans to purchase Seagen for US$43bn. The Boards of Directors of both companies approved the transaction...

Vitestro raises €12m in Series A financing
California-based Sonder Capital led the Series A financing round alongside existing investors and new private investors. According to...

Cydar Medical Ltd raises €10.5m in Series A financing
Besides Pembroke Venture Capital Trust as cornerstone investor with €3.7m (£3m), new investor Downing LLP and existing seed investors supported the...

Hummingbird and Synaffix in $150m ADC deal
Under the deal, Synaffix can earn up to $150m, including upfront and milestone payments, plus royalties on net sales if the ADC resulting from the...

Confo Therapeutics and Lilly partner to advance CFTX-1554
Under the agreement, Confo Therapeutics BV got a $40m upfront and milestone payments totalling $590m for licencing its clinical stage angiotensin II...