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 Chinese biopharma finally break the innovation ceiling in autoimmune disease? Inside the IBI3011 playbook

Can Chinese biopharma finally break the innovation ceiling in autoimmune disease? Inside the IBI3011 playbook

For decades, China’s biopharma sector was best known for its rapid scaling of biosimilars, generics, and “fast follower” biologics. Industry watchers, both inside and outside the country, regarded Chinese firms as volume leaders but not science front-runners. This is now changing. The first-in-human dosing of IBI3011, Innovent Biologics’ anti-IL-1RAP monoclonal antibody, marks a turning point […]