French biotech brings candidate for Gaucher and Parkinson’s disease in-house under 2020 pact with Weizmann. Cellevolve, Seattle Children’s partner on cell therapies for CNS cancers.

The dealmaking column is a survey of recent transactions, including strategic alliances, mergers & acquisitions, and financings, in the life sciences industries. Deals are listed by the following industry sectors: in vitro diagnostics, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and research/analytical instrumentation and reagents. All transactions are excerpted from Windhover's Strategic Transactions database, providing comprehensive transaction coverage from 1991 to the present.

The Garvan Institute of Medical Research became an autonomous research institute in 1984. Sponsored research accounts for one-quarter of Garvan's $14 million 1998 operating income. Going forward, it expects its income to derive approximately one-third from grants, one-third from donations, and one third from commercial activities. The bulk of current revenues from commercial activities come from Eli Lilly, Bristol-Myers, and Merck & Co.