Weak financing sentiment for Korean bioventures continues this year with sharply lower fund inflows from venture capital and other investors, as well as delayed or withdrawn IPOs, in Q2. Amyloid Solution, Rznomics, and UPPthera were among the top fundraisers.

Following ABL Bio’s sizable Parkinson’s disease drug deal with Sanofi early this year, Korean bioventure Kainos Medicine is under the spotlight as its novel PD drug candidate enters Phase II in the US.

In 2020, In Vivo launched its annual Rising Leaders list to spotlight talent across the life sciences industry. The editorial team selected 30 individuals from across the biopharma, medtech, academic and healthtech sectors. Here we revisit the class of 2020 and see where they are now.

German firm’s antibody-drug conjugates use amanitin payload. Plus deals involving Sanwa Kagaku/Crinetics, Takeda/Code Bio, Taro/Alchemee, Mankind/Dr. Reddy’s and more.