A collaboration between Novo and Fauna will look at animal hibernation and genetic sequencing for hints toward novel therapies for obesity. Pfizer will use Insilico’s machine learning technology in target validation.

Deal follows 2013 pact between Ambrx and NovoCodex parent Zhejiang Medicine for HER2-positive-directed ADC. Astellas teams with Pandion on pancreatic cancer and Takeda with MD Anderson on CAR NK therapies.

Following a positive Phase III data readout for KX2-391, Athenex requests dissolution of its recent deal conferring rights to the drug in China to Chongqing Jingdong Junzhuo. TaiwanJ licenses Asian rights outside its home market for JK-122 to Newsoara.

WuXi Biologics is aiming high to become the world’s biggest biologics manufacturer within five years after seeing strong confidence from capital markets in its growth potential and a boost from its new biologics manufacturing facility. The Chinese company plans on more investment in early 2018 to prepare for an expected biologics surge in China, its chief executive tells Scrip.