Denali Therapeutics (NSDQ:DNLI) has landed a strategic partnership with Takeda Pharmaceutical (TYO:4502) to develop and commercialize three of its product candidates for neurodegenerative diseases. The deal includes Denali’s preclinical Alzheimer’s projects, among other undisclosed candidates, which make use of the company’s antibody transport vehicles, or ATVs, to penetrate the blood-brain barrier. According to the terms of […]
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Takeda, Portal Instruments ink $100m deal to combine biologics and needle-free drug delivery
Takeda Pharmaceutical (TYO:4502) and Portal Instruments said today that the pair inked a collaboration to develop and commercialize Portal’s needle-free drug delivery device with Takeda’s biologic medicines. The first development program is slated to combine Takeda’s monoclonal antibody for adults with moderately- to severely-active ulcerative colitis or Crohn’s disease with Portal’s technology. The investigational therapy is […]
Why Takeda thinks partnerships can revive innovation in pharma
Takeda Pharmaceutical (TYO:4502) has been on a partnership spree lately, inking at least 65 collaborations and deals in the last 18 months. Fueling those agreements is a fundamental belief that to reinvigorate the pharmaceutical industry, access to innovative science is crucial, according to Daniel Curran, SVP & head of the Japan-based company’s Center for External Innovation. The […]
Takeda partners to develop novel oncology therapies
Takeda Pharmaceutical (TYO:4502), through its subsidiary Millennium Pharmaceuticals, and Molecular Templates said today that the companies inked a deal to collaborate on an oncology drug discovery program. The deal is slated to combine Molecular Templates’ engineered toxin bodies platform with therapeutic targets provided by Takeda. According to the agreement, Takeda will make an equity investment […]
Takeda, BioSurfaces collab on GI drug-delivery devices
Takeda Pharmaceutical (TYO:4502) and BioSurfaces said today that the two companies inked a deal to develop novel medical devices intended to treat patients with gastrointestinal diseases. The deal brings together Takeda’s experience in the gastroenterology space and BioSurfaces’ method of developing nanomaterials from FDA-approved polymers for medical implants and drug-delivery devices. Financial terms of the […]
Aptar Pharma’s nasal spray compliance device wins EMA nod
Aptar Pharma said today that the European Medicines Agency approved its electronic nasal lockout device, e-Lockout. The device is the 1st and only fully-integrated electronic nasal drug delivery device to be approved by a European regulatory authority, according to the company. The e-Lockout device is a part of a multi-year development deal with Takeda Pharmaceuticals […]
TiGenix, Takeda highlight data for cell therapy in patients with Chron’s disease
Takeda (TYO:4502) and TiGenix (EBR:TIG) today touted long-term data from its phase III Admire-CD trial evaluating its suspension of allogenic expanded adipose-derived stem cells, Cx601, in patients with Chron’s disease. The study showed that Cx601 maintained long-term remission of treatment refractory complex perianal fistulas over 52 weeks. The randomized, phase III trial compared Cx601 to […]
TiGenix IPO raises $36m
TiGenix (EBR:TIG) said today that it raised $36 million in an initial public offering from the sale of 2.3 million American depository shares, representing 46 million ordinary shares, at $15.50 apiece. The biopharmaceutical company plans to list on the NASDAQ exchange under the “TIG” symbol by Dec. 15. It is listed on the Euronext Brussels under the same symbol. […]
