Deal Watch: Allogene Gets Pfizer's Off-The-Shelf CAR-T Program, $300m Series A Backing
Executive Summary
Celgene reworks its collaboration with Abide, dropping its buyout option. Roivant gains Chinese rights to anti-infective lemafulin and adds a fifth candidate to Dermavant's pipeline, while pSivida acquires Icon and FDA-approved Dexycu for cataract surgery inflammation.
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