Business Development

Corium and Lotus Pharmaceutical Enter into Exclusive License Agreement for Innovative Alzheimer’s Disease Treatment ADLARITY® in Multiple Markets Across Asia
BOSTON & TAIPEI, Taiwan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Corium, LLC (“Corium”), a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company leading the development and commercialization of novel neuroscience therapies, and Lotus Pharmaceutical (1795:TT; “Lotus”), a multinational pharmaceutical company, announced that the companies have entered into an exclusive Collaboration and License Agreement for ADLARITY® (donepezil transdermal system), an innovative Alzheimer’s dementia treatment, in ten markets across Asia.

Mundipharma International Corporation Limited, Mundipharma Medical Company, and Acrotech Biopharma Inc. Enter Agreement to Transfer License of FOLOTYN® (Pralatrexate) in China to CASI Pharmaceuticals
CASI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: CASI), a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing innovative therapeutics and pharmaceutical products, today announced the execution of an Assignment Agreement (the "Agreement") with Mundipharma International Corporation Limited ("MICL"), Mundipharma Medical Company ("MMCo"), and Acrotech Biopharma Inc. ("Acrotech") for the commercialization of FOLOTYN® (Pralatrexate) in the People's Republic of China ("China").

Amarin and Lotus Pharmaceuticals Announce Exclusive Partnership Agreement to Commercialize Vazkepa® (Icosapent Ethyl) in Southeast Asia and South Korea
Amarin Corporation plc (NASDAQ:AMRN) and Lotus Pharmaceuticals (1795:TT; “Lotus”) today announced that the two companies have entered into a long-term exclusive partnership to distribute and commercialize VAZKEPA® (icosapent ethyl) across 10 countries, including nine in Southeast Asia (the Association of Southeast Asian Nations - ASEAN) and South Korea.

BPEA buys fertility clinic Indira IVF at valuation of $1.1 billion
Private equity firm BPEA EQT has acquired 60% of Indira IVF Hospital Pvt. Ltd, India’s largest chain of fertility clinics, from TA Associates and the fertility company’s founders at a valuation of about $1.1 billion, according to two people familiar with the transaction.

CASI Pharmaceuticals Acquires Global Intellectual Property Rights to Cleave Therapeutics’ VCP/P97 Inhibitor CB-5339
CASI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: CASI), a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing innovative therapeutics and pharmaceutical products, today announced the execution of the Assignment Agreement (the "Agreement") with Cleave Therapeutics, Inc. ("Cleave"), pursuant to which CASI obtained all rights and global intellectual property rights related to CB-5339, a novel VCP/p97 inhibitor, as well as all remaining CB-5339 drug substance and drug product.

Biotheus Announces Strategic Research Collaboration and Worldwide License Agreement with BioNTech
Biotheus Inc. ("Biotheus"), a clinical-stage biotech company dedicated to the discovery and development of biologics for oncology and inflammatory diseases, announced today that it has entered into a strategic research collaboration, option and worldwide license agreement with BioNTech SE ("BioNTech"), a next generation immunotherapy company pioneering novel therapies for cancer and other serious diseases.

NANOBIOTIX Announces License Agreement for Worldwide Co-development and Commercialization of Potential First-In-Class Radioenhancer NBTXR3
NANOBIOTIX (Euronext: NANO –– NASDAQ: NBTX – the ‘‘Company’’), a late-clinical stage biotechnology company pioneering physics-based approaches to expand treatment possibilities for patients with cancer, today announced a global licensing, co-development, and commercialization agreement with Janssen Pharmaceutica NV (“Janssen”), one of the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson, for the investigational, potential first-in-class radioenhancer NBTXR3.

GeneQuantum and InxMed have reached a technology licensing collaboration, providing strong support for innovative ADC drug research and development
On July 14, 2023, GeneQuantum, a leading pioneer committed to innovative bioconjugation technology, and InxMed, a clinical-stage biotechnology company dedicates on developing innovative therapies targeting drug resistance for hard-to-treat solid tumors, signed a collaboration agreement.

Novartis terminates its option agreement with BeiGene
BeiGene Switzerland and Novartis entered into a Mutual Termination and Release Agreement (the “Termination Agreement”) to mutually terminate the Option Agreement, effective immediately.

InnoCare and ArriVent Announce Clinical Development Collaboration
InnoCare Pharma (HKEX: 09969; SSE: 688428), a leading biopharmaceutical company focusing on the treatment of cancer and autoimmune diseases and ArriVent Biopharma, a clinical stage company dedicated to accelerating the global development of innovative biopharmaceutical therapeutics, today announced a clinical development collaboration.






