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Kite and Daiichi Sankyo update cell therapy licensing agreement

Pharmaceutical Technology

Regulators in Japan have granted approval for the manufacturing plant of Kite in El Segundo, California, US, to produce Yescarta for the Japanese market. Directed against a cell membrane protein called CD19, Yescarta uses the immune system of the patient to destroy cancer.

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Ubiquigent obtains exclusive license for UbiSite technology

Drug Discovery World

UK-based company Ubiquigent has signed an exclusive license with the University of Southern Denmark for its UbiSite technology. UbiSite technology uses an antibody specific to the C-terminal of ubiquitin for the capture and further identification of protein ubiquitylation sites in cell and tissue samples. .

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EpiBiologics emerges with $50m and protein degradation platform

BioPharma Reporter

The biotech is launched with an antibody-based protein degradation platform, with technology licensed from UCSF.

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

The Pharma Data

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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AbbVie, Anima Biotech announce collaboration worth $580M plus

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Anima uses its mRNA Lightning platform to discover small molecules and determine their mechanisms of action for diseases previously deemed undruggable, with scientists searching for compounds that target proteins with roles in regulating mRNA, so as to affect disease states through post-transcriptional regulation (i.e.

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Teva and MODAG Announce Licensing Collaboration for Neurodegenerative Disease Drug Candidate

The Pharma Data

NYSE and TASE: TEVA) and MODAG GmbH today announced a strategic collaboration on the exclusive worldwide licensing and development of MODAG’s lead compound anle138b and a related compound, sery433. synuclein protein, mainly in oligodendroglial cells (glial cytoplasmic inclusions) and also in certain nerve cells.

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Partners will develop targeted miRNAs to treat pancreatic cancer

Drug Discovery World

Under the terms of the agreement SiSaf has an exclusive option to acquire a worldwide license to a patent by the University. miRNAs are involved in the regulation of various physiological and pathological processes.