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Biogen strikes RNAi deal with City; Aurion withdraws IPO

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

Elsewhere, Angelini Pharma licensed a rare disease therapy and the FDA refused to review a Savara lung drug. City will receive $46 million from Biogen under the alliance.

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Editas, changing course again, looks to partner lead CRISPR therapy

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

The gene editing company will focus on “in vivo” medicines, while seeking to license out or find a development partner for its clinical-stage treatment reni-cel.

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Armed with new gene therapy tools, a biotech startup promises a better way to target muscle diseases

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

Two-year-old Kate Therapeutics is launching publicly with $51 million in funding and a licensing deal with Astellas Pharma for a neuromuscular disease gene therapy.

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BioNTech partners with Autolus to boost cell therapy manufacturing

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

The German biotech will invest $200 million in Autolus — funds that, along with a $50 million fee, will give it licensing opportunities and access to supply infrastructure.

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Astellas buys rights to 4D Molecular’s technology in latest gene therapy deal

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

The licensing agreement for the biotech’s viral vector platform follows recent Astellas agreements with Taysha Gene Therapies and Kate Therapeutics.

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Novartis licenses Legend cell therapy for lung cancer

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

With the deal, the Swiss pharma is exploring a tumor target, DLL3, that’s thwarted past drugmaker efforts to attack it.

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Verdiva starts up with $411M and a portfolio of obesity drugs from China

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

The newly launched biotech is equipped with rights to a trio of weight loss medicines licensed from China-based Sciwind Biosciences, led by an oral therapy ready for Phase 2 testing.

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