Deal Watch: Parvus Signs Second Big Pharma Alliance, With Genentech
Executive Summary
Two years after its first big Navacim-based tie-up with Novartis, Parvus could earn beyond $800m in autoimmune R&D pact with Genentech. Iconic licenses ADC tech from Zymeworks, then out-licenses lead candidate to Exelixis.
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