Private Company Edition: In the latest round of $100m-plus venture capital financings, CG Oncology, MBX Biosciences and Jnana Therapeutics raised $120m, $115m and $107m, respectively. Also, MVM Partners closed a $500m fund and former Sage CEO leads incubator ABio-X in Massachusetts.

Plus deals involving Shionogi/ Grünenthal, CR Biopharma/ImmVira, Elevation Oncology/CSPC, Everest Medicines/TTY Biopharm and Dr. Reddy’s/Slayback

Working with US FDA was key to developing clinical trials in the absence of regulatory precedents in recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis, Scynexis VP tells the Pink Sheet; exposure profiles drove different trial designs for Scynexis’ Brexafemme and Mycovia’s just-launched Vivjoa.

Having recently bought antibacterial developer Entasis, Innoviva adds approved antibiotic Xerava and hypotension drug Giapreza to its portfolio along with La Jolla’s established commercial organization.