At year's end the French pharma also announced a restructuring of its broad diabetes collaboration with South Korea’s Hanmi. In a deal involving two other French companies, OSE out-licensed global development and commercial rights to an IL-7 antagonist to Servier.

Essentialis Inc. is in discussions with partners and potential acquirers as its moves into Phase III clinical trials for diazoxide choline controlled-release tablets, or DCCR, a drug that may cause dramatic reductions in triglyceride levels for high-risk patients who already are taking cholesterol-lowering medications.

Emerging Company Profile: Switzerland-based Anjarium Biosciences AG has successfully raised $61m in a series A financing that will fund expansion of its novel proprietary platform and development of a nascent pipeline of non-viral gene therapies.