Licensing analysis: Takeda saves the day
The Japanese group’s $1.2bn deal with Innovent is by far the biggest of the fourth quarter.
The Japanese group’s $1.2bn deal with Innovent is by far the biggest of the fourth quarter.
After trimming its cell therapy pipeline last year, the group is now out entirely.
TAK-280 is among the group's discarded projects, although it’s a T-cell engager, not an ADC.
Conference activity picks up, with the big one – ASCO – at the end of the month.
The curtain lifts on Veritac-2, rusfertide, and another double plenary for Astra.
The Japanese group licenses sapablursen from Ionis for $280m.
Rusfertide, the subject of a 2024 tie-up, scores in phase 3.