Evofem intends to refile the NDA for its non-hormonal contraceptive Amphora during the second quarter of 2019, after the Phase III AMPOWER study showed 86% efficacy for typical use and 98.7% efficacy when the gel was used as directed.

Public Company Edition: Kiniksa, Scholar Rock and Iterum launch the most recent US IPOs and at least five more drug developers join the queue. Also, Polyphor go public in Switzerland, Valeant and Ligand sell notes, and MyoKardia led recent follow-on offerings.

Derived from Strategic Transactions, Informa’s premium source for tracking life sciences deal activity, the Dealmaking column is a survey of recent health care transactions listed by relevant industry segment – In Vitro Diagnostics, Medical Devices, and Pharmaceuticals – and then categorized by type – Acquisition, Alliance, or Financing. This month’s column covers deals announced in October 2017.

Daiichi teams with Glycotope on an antibody-drug conjugate for cancer, while Alector will partner with AbbVie to research antibody targets for Alzheimer’s disease.