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Kura May Have Found A Place For Tipifarnib In Head-And-Neck Cancer
The repurposed drug showed substantial improvement over existing therapies in second-line treatment of patients with HRAS-mutant tumors.
Tech Transfer Roundup: Inside The Law That Transformed The Research Landscape
The Bayh-Dole act of 1980 facilitated deal-making between private-sector firms and research institutions, largely seeding the US biotech industry. Plus, an overview of the latest tech transfer deals.
Gilead Partnership With Arcus Brings PD-1, TIGIT Assets To Its IO Portfolio
The 10-year partnership brings Arcus up-front funding with ample earnout opportunities, while Gilead gets extensive opt-in rights and an equity stake it can increase – and potentially a wholly owned dual checkpoint combination.
Tech Transfer Roundup: Hoth Teams With VCU On Therapy To Block COVID-19 Replication
Pandemic-related collaborations between Hoth/VCU; Sorrento/Mt. Sinai Health; Audax/Northeastern U.; Alkido/U. of Maryland, Baltimore; Active Motif/Hisun BioRay/Fudan U. and more.
Intercept’s NASH Approval Timeline Shuffled Again With FDA Delay
The company said a planned 9 June advisory committee to review the NDA for obeticholic acid in NASH has been postponed a second time, which means OCA likely will not be approved by 26 June.
Deal Watch: Roche And Vividion Will Investigate E3 Ligases In Cancer, Immunology
Also, news on transactions involving Neurocrine/Idorsia, Neurotrope/Metuchen, jCyte/Santen, PTC/Censa, Hoth/Chelexa, Skyhawk/Merck & Co., Orexo/Gaia, Karo/J&J, MaxCyte/Caribou, Mediolanum/ElsaLys, Avectas/ONK