Category: Asia

July 18, 2019 Off

Three companies to evaluate the combination of Bayer’s kinase inhibitor Stivarga and BMS’s Opdivo

By BusinessWire

Bayer, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY) and Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (“Ono”) announced today the three companies have entered into a clinical collaboration agreement to evaluate the combination of Bayer’s kinase inhibitor Stivarga® (regorafenib) and Bristol-Myers Squibb’s / Ono’s anti-PD-1 immune checkpoint inhibitor, Opdivo® (nivolumab) in patients with micro-satellite stable metastatic colorectal cancer (MSS mCRC), the most common form of mCRC.1

July 18, 2019 Off

Inflection Biosciences and AUM Biosciences Announce Global License Agreement for PIM/PI3K/mTOR Inhibitors

By BusinessWire

Inflection Biosciences (Inflection), a company developing innovative therapeutics for the treatment of cancer, and AUM Biosciences (AUM), a company focused on the development of innovative and affordable oncology medicines with high unmet medical need in Asia, today announced a global license agreement for Inflection’s first-in-class PIM/PI3K/mTOR inhibitors.

July 2, 2019 Off

Takeda Completes Sale of Xiidra to Novartis

By BusinessWire

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TSE:4502/NYSE:TAK) (“Takeda”) today announced the completion of its sale of its Xiidra® (lifitegrast ophthalmic solution) 5% product to Novartis for $3.4 billion upfront in cash and up to an additional $1.9 billion in potential milestone payments.