Cormedix prepares NDA submission for Neutrolin for prevention of catheter-related blood stream infections, aiming to become the third approval under the US FDA’s Limited Population Pathway.

Just two weeks after agreeing on a merger with Bristol, Celgene is back at its own deal-making, signing cancer-focused R&D pacts with Kyn and Obsidian. Boehringer and Bioharmony collaborate on novel therapies for hospital-acquired infections, while Sanofi teams with Biomunex on bi- and multi-specific antibodies.

Device fundraising during the fourth quarter totaled $2.6 billion, making it the strongest quarter of the year. Q4 M&A activity reached $3.9 billion, higher than Q3's $3.4 billion, but still one of the lowest quarters of the year. Both fourth quarter diagnostics financings and M&As hit an all-year low of $622 million, and $2.8 million, respectively.

Recent executive-level company changes and promotions in the biopharma, medical device and diagnostics industries.