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Alloy Therapeutics inked an antibody discovery deal with Normunity Thursday to advance the latter’s immune normalizers, antibody therapies that boost the body’s natural immune system to fight cancer.
In the acquisition, announced Wednesday, Kriya picks up two gene therapy programs focused on epilepsy and trigeminal neuralgia. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Tricida, Inc. is reducing its headcount by around 57% to improve its financial standing after its lead candidate failed in a Phase III trial, the company revealed in its third-quarter financial results.
Neoleukin Therapeutics plans to slash its workforce by about 40% and drop NL-201, a de novo IL-2/IL-15 agonist currently in Phase I, according to its third-quarter report.
Two months after selling an immuno-oncology platform developed by Good Therapeutics to Roche, Bonum Therapeutics launched Tuesday with $93 million in Series A financing.
Surrozen announced it paused its Phase I study in Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis as several healthy participants showed increased levels of liver enzymes.
Jnana Therapeutics forged its second small molecule discovery and development collaboration and licensing agreement with Roche valued at up to $2 billion.
During its third-quarter earnings call Monday, BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics emphasized its commitment to seek an advisory committee meeting for NurOwn in ALS.
Ionis Pharmaceuticals inked a collaboration deal with Metagenomi with the goal of adding DNA editing to its RNA-targeted technologies focused on up to four genetic targets.
A trio of well-known biopharma executives invested $20 million in a Series A extension for San Diego’s Lipidio Pharmaceuticals.