Business Development

LianBio Announces Clinical Supply Agreement with AstraZeneca in China to Evaluate BBP-398 in Combination with Osimertinib in Patients with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer with EGFR Mutations
LianBio (Nasdaq: LIAN), a biotechnology company dedicated to bringing innovative medicines to patients in China and other major Asian markets, today announced a clinical supply agreement with AstraZeneca in China.

Astellas Completes Acquisition of Iveric Bio
stellas Pharma Inc. (TSE: 4503, President and CEO: Naoki Okamura, "Astellas") today announced that it has successfully completed the acquisition of IVERIC bio, Inc. (NASDAQ: ISEE, CEO: Glenn P. Sblendorio, "Iveric Bio") with respect to the announcement on April 30, 2023, through its indirect wholly-owned subsidiary Berry Merger Sub, Inc. (the "Acquisition").

Zhongchao Inc. Partners with Ximalaya to Launch the First Audio Course Series for Cancer Education
Zhongchao Inc. (NASDAQ: ZCMD) ("Zhongchao" or the "Company"), a platform-based internet technology company offering services for patients with cancer and other major diseases, today announced that it cooperates with Shanghai Ximalaya Technology Co., Ltd. ("Ximalaya"), a widely popular Chinese online audio sharing platform in China, to launch the first series of audio courses dedicated to cancer education.

Doer Biologics Announces License Agreement with BioNTech
Zhejiang Doer Biologics Co., Ltd. ("Doer Bio"), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative biotherapeutics for metabolic diseases and cancers, today announced that it has entered into a license agreement with BioNTech SE (Nasdaq: BNTX, "BioNTech").

BeiGene and DualityBio Announce Partnership to Advance Differentiated Antibody Drug Conjugate (ADC) Therapy for Solid Tumors
BeiGene (NASDAQ: BGNE; HKEX: 06160; SSE: 688235), a global biotechnology company, and DualityBio, a next-generation ADC company, today announced an agreement for BeiGene to acquire an exclusive option for a global clinical and commercial license to an investigational, preclinical ADC therapy for patients with select solid tumors.

Jacobio Regains Global Rights to SHP2 Inhibitors
Jacobio announced that AbbVie has delivered the termination notice of the parties’ license and collaboration agreement (the “Agreement”) for the global development and commercialization of SHP2 inhibitors licensed by Jacobio to AbbVie under the Agreement, as part of AbbVie’s overall strategic decisions on its portfolio priorities

Sirnaomics Establishes a Strategic Partnership with EDIRNA Inc., an RNA-Editing Therapeutic Company
Sirnaomics has established a strategic partnership with EDIRNA Inc. ("EDIRNA"), an early-stage biotech company focused on RNA-Editing therapeutic company, for advancing its proprietary "Edit-to-Cure Therapeutics™" platform, targeting diseases with high unmet clinical need.

Brii Biosciences Broadens its Leadership in Hepatitis B with a Portfolio Now Addressing Disease’s Burdens from Prevention to Cure
Brii Biosciences announced that it has entered into license agreements with VBI Vaccines, Inc. ("VBI", NASDAQ: VBIV), expanding the companies' collaboration in the hepatitis B virus (HBV) field.

Biocytogen Pharmaceuticals Enters Into License Agreement With Pheon Therapeutics
Biocytogen Pharmaceuticals (Beijing) Co., Ltd. ("Biocytogen", HKEX: 02315), a global biotech company focusing on the discovery of novel antibody therapeutics, today announces an antibody license agreement with Pheon Therapeutics (Pheon), a leading Antibody-Drug Conjugate (ADC) specialist developing next generation ADCs for a wide range of hard-to-treat cancers.

Moderna signs deal in Shanghai with view to developing mRNA medicines
Vaccine maker Moderna Inc (MRNA.O) said on Wednesday it had signed a memorandum of understanding and a land collaboration agreement to work towards opportunities for it to research, develop and manufacture mRNA medicines in China.






