Sumitomo’s Sunovion has made particular headway in the TAAR1 agonist field and stands to benefit from Otsuka’s CNS expertise and overseas marketing heft.

BioMed X teams with J&J on inflammation, drug delivery research. Stem cell firm Calidi inks licensing deals with U. of Chicago, City of Hope and Northwestern. MD Anderson teams with Blueprint and Hummingbird.

Novartis and Gilead longer-term data show largely steady response and survival rates, shoring up the clinical and commercial case for their products and justifying continued investment in T-cell therapies. The CAR-T pioneers discuss their progress, including with allogeneic platforms, with Scrip at ASH.

Third quarter biopharma start-up financing activity decreased from the record-breaking Q2. A review of biopharma start-up dealmaking and financing activity from July through September 2018, based on data from Strategic Transactions.