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Biotech & Pharma Updates | January 19 - 20, 2025

President Trump pulls support for the WHO, GSK's PD-1 inhibitor Jemperli lands EMA approval in endometrial cancer, Prolium Biosciences in-licenses a CD20xCD3 bispecific from InnoCare Pharma and KeyMed Biosciences, Immuneel Therapeutics launches India’s first home-grown CAR-T -cell therapy + 11 more stories

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⬇️ The Good News ⬇️

THE GOOD
Approvals & Labels

GSK's Jemperli (PD-1 inhibitor) lands EMA approval as first-line treatment for advanced endometrial cancer, combined with chemo
Monoclonal antibody, endometrial cancer - Read more

Formycon, Klinge Biopharma’s aflibercept (Eylea biosimilar, Regeneron/Bayer) scores EMA approval for wet macular degeneration and other retinal diseases
Fusion protein, age-related neovascular macular degeneration, diabetic macular edema, retinal vein occlusion, biosimilar - Read more

THE GOOD
Business Development

InnoCare Pharma, KeyMed Biosciences out-licenses ICP-B02 (targeting CD20, CD3) rights to Prolium Biosciences in deal worth up to $520M; non-oncology indications globally, oncology indications ex-Asia
Bispecific antibody, cancer, solid tumor - Read more

THE GOOD
Clinical Trials

YolTech's YOLT-204 in vivo gene editing asset enters the clinical with Ph1 trial for beta-thalassemia
Gene editing, beta-thalassemia - Read more

THE GOOD
Fundraises

Kane Biotech $1.275M private placement
Microbial biofilm removal, sanitation, infectious disease - Read more

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⬇️ More Good News ⬇️

THE GOOD
IPOs

Odyssey Therapeutics seeks $100M IPO to advance autoimmune therapies, with Phase 2 trials planned ulcerative colitis
Small molecule, ulcerative colitis - Read more

Sionna Therapeutics files $100M IPO, developing cystic fibrosis therapies that target CFTR’s nucleotide-binding domain 1
Small molecule, cystric fibrosis - Read more

THE GOOD
Marketing

Sumitomo Pharma and Janssen partner to co-promote schizophrenia treatments Xeplion and Xeplion TRI in Japan from 2025
Small molecule, schizophrenia, co-marketing - Read more

THE GOOD
Mergers & Acquisitions

Taro Pharmaceuticals (Sun Pharma subsidiary) to acquire Canadian biotech Antibe Therapeutics
Small molecule, pain, inflammatory bowel disease - Read more

THE GOOD
Partnerships

Junshi Biosciences, LEO Pharma partner to distribute cancer drug toripalimab (targeting PD-1) across 32 European countries
Monoclonal antibody, cancer, distribution partnership - Read more

THE GOOD
Politics & Policy

Outgoing President Biden preemptively pardons Fauci, Milley, and January 6th committee members ahead of potential future charges
President pardon - Read more

THE GOOD
Product Launches

Immuneel Therapeutics launches Qartemi, India’s first home-grown CAR-T cell therapy for adult B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma
Cell therapy, lymphoma, cancer, CAR-T - Read more

THE GOOD
Research

Large study reveals GLP-1 drugs may help with addiction, dementia and mental health, while at the same time highlighting potential risks
GLP-1, addition, dementia, mental health - Read more

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⬇️ The Bad News ⬇️

THE UGLY
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⬇️ The Ugly News ⬇️

THE UGLY
Public Health

President Trump signs executive order withdrawing US support from WHO, citing COVID-19 mishandling, reforms failure, and unfair payment structure compared to other nations
World Health Organization, public health, pandemic preparedness - Read more

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