Ventyx to give Lilly an oral inflammation pipeline—what’s the real upside?

Ventyx to give Lilly an oral inflammation pipeline—what’s the real upside?

Eli Lilly and Company has announced plans to acquire Ventyx Biosciences Inc. in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $1.2 billion, securing a portfolio of clinical-stage oral small molecule therapeutics focused on chronic inflammatory-mediated diseases. The deal includes NLRP3 inhibitors such as VTX2735 and VTX3232, alongside two Phase 2 programs for inflammatory bowel disease. The […]

Sobi bets $950m on Arthrosi to reshape chronic gout treatment with pozdeutinurad

Sobi bets $950m on Arthrosi to reshape chronic gout treatment with pozdeutinurad

Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB (Sobi) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Arthrosi Therapeutics Inc. for $950 million upfront and up to $550 million in milestone payments. The deal brings the investigational gout drug pozdeutinurad (AR882) into Sobi’s pipeline, positioning the oral URAT1 inhibitor as a potential anchor asset in a late-stage inflammatory franchise. […]

Can Sanyou Biopharmaceuticals and KanryBio Biotechnology disrupt the global companion diagnostics market?

Can Sanyou Biopharmaceuticals and KanryBio Biotechnology disrupt the global companion diagnostics market?

Sanyou Biopharmaceuticals (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. and Wenzhou KanryBio Biotechnology Co., Ltd. have entered into a strategic collaboration focused on co-developing high-value reagents and products for biomarker assay kits. Announced on December 10, 2025, this partnership aims to combine Sanyou Biopharmaceuticals’ global leadership in AI-driven molecular discovery with KanryBio Biotechnology’s capabilities in kit product development and […]