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5 steps to strategic partnerships for healthtech startups

By Varvara Melikhova, founder and CEO of Unison Innovations Strategic partnerships are a better way to build a product’s capabilities than outright acquisitions. While the M&A path is set out for the most mature successful startups, early-stage partnerships can enhance a product’s market value and provide access to Big Pharma expertise and infrastructure, which significantly […]

March 2, 2023 - 6 minutesmins - By External Contributor

Opinion 18 Jan 2023

Innovation in life sciences requires collaboration and community

By Claudia Tripp and Katie Nelson, Kadans Science Partner Collaboration has underpinned some of the most impactful innovations of recent years. For example, the rapid development of the COVID vaccine was only made possible due to collaboration. Pfizer’s rapidly-established partnership with BioNTech delivered the first vaccine at lightning speed. Having established an ecosystem approach to […]

January 18, 2023 - 5 minutesmins - By External Contributor

News and Trends 21 Dec 2022

Pfizer diabetes and obesity study triggers Sosei Heptares windfall

Sosei Group Corporation has been notified by Pfizer that the first subject in a phase 2 clinical trial has been dosed with Pfizer’s candidate PF-07081532. This triggers a $10 million payment to Sosei Heptares. PF-07081532 is a once-daily, next-generation oral small molecule GLP-1 receptor agonist in development for the treatment of type 2 diabetes and obesity. […]

December 21, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 16 Nov 2022

Discovery Park celebrates 10 years and plans to double jobs over the next decade

Plans to grow and double the number of people employed at Discovery Park, the UK’s biggest science and innovation center have been announced. The team behind its success shared the news as they celebrate a decade of delivering jobs and investment in the South East. Discovery Park marked the milestone by announcing its plans for […]

November 16, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 4 Oct 2022

ASPIRE set up to collaborate on amyloidosis

A new group of biotech and pharma companies has been assembled by the Amyloidosis Research Consortium (ARC). ASPIRE (amyloidosis stakeholder partnerships for impact reach and equity), is a collaboration between biotech and pharmaceutical companies committed to advancing solutions, improving diagnosis and systems of care, and addressing obstacles to health equity on behalf of amyloidosis patients. […]

October 4, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 4 Oct 2022

Spinoff Biohaven launches with $258M and “incredible pipeline”

Biohaven Ltd. launched today as a new publicly traded company focused on delivering innovative life-changing treatments for neurological and neuropsychiatric diseases, including rare disorders. As of today, Biohaven has officially begun operating as a separate independent entity as part of the acquisition agreement with Pfizer in May 2022. The company, led by Vlad Coric as […]

October 4, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 20 Sep 2022

CytoReason and Pfizer agree deal worth up to $110M for AI drug discovery and development

In a deal with a potential value of $110 million over the next five years, CytoReason has announced an extension of its multi-year partnership with Pfizer. Pfizer will make a $20 million equity investment under the terms of the agreement which will give the company the right to use CytoReason’s artificial intelligence (AI) technology and […]

September 20, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

Covid vaccine lawsuit: Moderna vs Pfizer

News and Trends 26 Aug 2022

Moderna to sue Pfizer and German partner, BioNTech, for allegedly “copying technology”

Moderna is today (August 26) filing patent infringement lawsuits against Pfizer and its partner BioNTech in both the U.S and Germany. The mRNA-focused biotech claims the companies’ Covid-19 vaccine Comirnaty infringes patents it led between 2010 and 2016 covering Moderna’s foundational mRNA technology which the company says was critical to the development of its own […]

August 26, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 8 Jul 2022

Cancer therapeutics company’s double win with $25M funding, and appointment of new board member

An mRNA-technology company developing cancer therapeutics designed to improve patients’ survival rate and quality of life — this week announced the completion of a $25 million Series A financing. Kernal Biologics, Inc. (Kernal Bio) confirmed that the funding was led by Hummingbird Ventures. Amgen Ventures, HBM Genomics and Civilization Ventures along with other venture capitalists, family offices and […]

July 8, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

In Depth 4 Jul 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic has driven RNA therapeutics into the mainstream

As messenger RNA vaccines save lives around the world, and RNA interference drugs are greenlit for rare diseases, the field of RNA therapeutics is now moving faster than ever before. The COVID-19 pandemic proved a turning point for the biotech companies BioNTech and Moderna, which specialize in developing technology based on messenger RNA (mRNA). The […]

July 4, 2022 - 8 minutesmins - By Helen Albert

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News and Trends 30 Jun 2022

Sirana Pharma and Pfizer to work on treatment for brittle bone disease

German biotech company Sirana Pharma GmbH has entered into a collaborative research agreement with Pfizer Inc. to investigate the potential identification and validation of a novel treatment concept for a rare bone disease, osteogenesis imperfecta (OI). Also called brittle bone disease, the condition is currently lacking approved drugs. Sirana Pharma focuses on the development of […]

June 30, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

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News and Trends 29 Jun 2022

Global call for scientists and inventors to form new startup

A fourth start-up but the first of its kind sees some high-profile companies join forces in a hunt for new global research talent. AION Labs, an Israel-based alliance of AstraZeneca, Merck, Pfizer, Teva, Israel Biotech Fund and Amazon Web Services (AWS) are focusing their start-up on the ‘prediction of clinical trial outcome in biomarker-stratified cancer patient […]

June 29, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

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5 steps to strategic partnerships for healthtech startups

Innovation in life sciences requires collaboration and community

Pfizer diabetes and obesity study triggers Sosei Heptares windfall

Discovery Park celebrates 10 years and plans to double jobs over the next decade

ASPIRE set up to collaborate on amyloidosis

Spinoff Biohaven launches with $258M and “incredible pipeline”

CytoReason and Pfizer agree deal worth up to $110M for AI drug discovery and development

Moderna to sue Pfizer and German partner, BioNTech, for allegedly “copying technology”

Cancer therapeutics company’s double win with $25M funding, and appointment of new board member

The COVID-19 pandemic has driven RNA therapeutics into the mainstream

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