Also, deals involving AbCellera/Angios, AstraZeneca/Alchemab, Kowa/Esteve, OSE/Veloxis, Tris/Park, Core One/Akome and Vertex/Obsidian.

Boehringer Ingelheim intends to combine Lupin’s MEK inhibitor with its own KRAS inhibitors to target the oncogenic KRAS-RAF-MEK-ERK pathway, mutations in which drive many difficult-to-treat cancers.

Bayer will collaborate with start-up Hope Medicine to develop antibody therapies targeting the PRL receptor. WARF and Sanford Burnham Prebys partner on translational research.

Boehringer Ingelheim’s US business development head Ioannis Sapountzis outlines BI’s efforts to catch up with competitors in NASH and immuno-oncology via early-stage partnerships and licensing deals.