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Merck teams up with Synthekine in $525m cytokine partnership

Merck & Co has made another move towards diversifying its pipeline and reducing its reliance on blockbuster cancer drug Keytruda, pledging $525 million to an alliance with Synthekine in

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Almirall joins IL-2 push in autoimmunity with $507m Simcere ...

Almirall has licensed an interleukin-2 (IL-2) drug from China's Simcere Pharma, joining the ranks of companies looking at blocking the cytokine as a way to treat autoimmune diseases.

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The future of AI drug discovery & development in immunology ...

Alphabet subsidiary and precision health company Verily recently announced a breakthrough in its AI drug discovery GPCR research collaboration with Sosei Heptares.

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Akili digital therapeutic shows promise in lupus patients

Akili looks like it could bring another digital therapeutic (DTx) to market after a clinical trial backed the efficacy of its AKL-T01 in patients with the autoimmune disorder systemic lupus

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Pfizer and Roivant launch autoimmune specialist Priovant

The latest start-up to emerge from the Roivant stable is named Priovant Therapeutics, and has been formed to develop a JAK1/TYK2 inhibitor originated by Pfizer as a treatment for autoimmune

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