News Gilead buys autoimmune disease biotech Ouro for $2.2bn Gilead has agreed to buy Ouro and its T-cell engagers for autoimmune diseases in a $2.2bn deal that may also revive its alliance with Galapagos.
News Kidney biotech R1's $78m debut, and other biofinancings Biofinancing values have tailed off a bit after a strong start to 2026, but March has seen $50m+ rounds for R1, Crossbow, Excalipoint, and Prolium.
News Swiss biotech Veraxa vaults to Nasdaq listing with SPAC deal Cancer drug developer Veraxa Biotech has reached a deal to merge with a SPAC in a deal that will give it a Nasdaq listing and a $1.6bn-plus valuation.
News Ouro makes debut with $120m for autoimmune disease TCEs Ouro launches today with $120m in funding and a plan to develop bispecific antibody-based T cell engagers for autoimmune diseases.
Oncology ASCO 2024 - Matteo Levisetti ASCO 2024 marked the 10th anniversary of checkpoint inhibitors, which powerfully changed the nature of cancer immunotherapy.
News Chiesi signs $1.9bn deal to buy KalVista and its HAE drug Chiesi has boosted its rare disease business with an agreement to buy KalVista and Ekterly, its oral drug for treating attacks in rare disease HAE.
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