Novo turns to Hengrui for another oral obesity drug
Novo has agreed to pay up to $2.6 billion for rights to a weight-loss pill, developed by China's Hengrui Pharma, that could be dosed just once a week.
Mirum puts Hepcludex in its sights with hep D readout
Gilead's Hepcludex was the first drug to be cleared in the US for hepatitis D in May, but a potential rival from Mirum Pharma is already looming.
AZ takes stake in Summit Therapeutics in $2bn deal
AstraZeneca has taken a roughly 10% stake in Summit and signed a deal to test CLDN18.2-targeting sone-ve with PD-1xVEGF bispecific ivonescimab.
FDA clears first drug for MCT8 deficiency
Sweden's Egetis has won approval in the US for the first-ever treatment for people living with the ultra-rare genetic disease MCT8 deficiency.
MSD takes a $400m bite of SciBrunch's KRAS drug
MSD has signed a license agreement for a KRAS G12D inhibitor from China's SciBrunch, paying $400m upfront for the preclinical candidate.
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