News Update: Rumour confirmed as Lilly buys Verve Therapeutics Ahead of an opt-in decision on a PCSK9 inhibitor candidate, Eli Lilly is reported to be in advanced takeover negotiations with Verve Therapeutics.
News AZ taps Chinese firm CSPC's AI acumen in $5.2bn+ alliance AstraZeneca taps China's CSPC Pharma for new drug candidates a second time – and the latest AI-focused alliance is a big one.
News Novo Nordisk teams up with NVIDIA on AI models Novo Nordisk and tech giant NVIDIA have joined forces on a new project that aims to speed up drug discovery using generative AI.
News BioNTech flips its cancer bispecific to BMS for a big profit Bristol Myers Squibb is spending big to avoid being left behind in the race to develop a much-touted class of bispecific antibodies for cancer.
News Novo makes fresh obesity play with $2.2bn Septerna deal A new licensing deal with Septerna suggests Novo Nordisk is leaving no stone unturned as it builds a pipeline of drug candidates for obesity.
News Lilly forges a $415m ALS alliance with UK biotech Alchemab Eli Lilly has added another candidate to a growing pipeline of therapies for ALS, tapping Alchemab for an antibody sourced from 'resilient' patients.
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