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Novartis buys Arvinas’ prostate cancer protein degrader for $150m

Drug Discovery World

Biotechnology company Arvinas has entered into an exclusive strategic license agreement with Novartis for ARV-766, Arvinas’ second generation PROTAC androgen receptor (AR) degrader for patients with prostate cancer. Arvinas’ AR-V7-targeting PROTAC protein degrader is designed to target both AR-V7 and full-length AR.

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3BP and Novartis strike licensing agreement for FAP-targeting peptide technology

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German biotechnology firm 3B Pharmaceuticals (3BP) has entered into a licensing agreement with Novartis Innovative Therapies for its fibroblast activation protein (FAP)-targeting peptide technology. 3BP receives an initial payment of $40m, and $425m as development, regulatory and commercial milestone payments.

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Start-up aims to advance transformative genetic medicines

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Challenges remain with current delivery approaches, and genetic medicines applications have been generally restricted to the liver and ex vivo settings. Aera’s technology also includes a licensed therapeutic enzyme platform based on the discovery of novel, compact, and programmable gene editing enzymes.

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Radioligand therapy pipeline with in-license for compounds targeting Fibroblast Activation Protein (FAP)

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Basel, March 30, 2021 — Novartis has obtained exclusive worldwide rights to develop and commercialize therapeutic applications for a library of Fibroblast Activation Protein (FAP) targeting agents including FAPI-46 and FAPI-74, through an assignment agreement with iTheranostics, Inc., an affiliate of SOFIE Biosciences, Inc.

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Sobi bolsters blood division via $435m ADC licensing deal

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Swedish rare disease specialist Sobi is paying $55 million upfront to license rights to ADC Therapeutics’ lymphoma therapy Zynlonta – approved in the US last year – in Europe and other international markets. The post Sobi bolsters blood division via $435m ADC licensing deal appeared first on.

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US FDA accepts Sandoz’s BLA for biosimilar denosumab

Pharmaceutical Technology

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted Sandoz’s biologics license application (BLA) for its proposed biosimilar denosumab. The BLA covers all indications which are covered by Prolia (denosumab) and Xgeva (denosumab) reference medicines.

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License agreement with KYM Biosciences for CMG901, a Claudin-18.2 antibody drug conjugate, completed

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AstraZeneca has completed an exclusive global license agreement with KYM Biosciences Inc. CMG901 is being developed for the treatment of solid tumours that express the cell surface protein Claudin 18.2, i for CMG901, a potential first-in-class antibody drug conjugate (ADC) targeting Claudin 18.2, and consists of an anti-Claudin 18.2