French AI-driven drug design firm will employ multiple technology platforms in latest tie-ups. Apellis looks to augment Empaveli-led portfolio in C3 complement R&D alliance with Affilogic.

Roche is paying $125m upfront to in-license potential blockbuster lead candidate camonsertib from Repare, which calls it a best-in-class ATR inhibitor and has the chance to opt back in on US commercialization.

While Japan enters annual drug price revisions with frequent regulation changes, several major corporate players in the country warn again that government policies mean that the country is at risk of “losing attractiveness.”

After a company-record FY2022, Prestige CEO Ron Lombardi says future inflationary pressures and supply chain issues should be “manageable.”