Aridis is effectively pulling the plug on AR-105 after the mAb failed in a Phase II ventilator-associated pneumonia trial. It will now focus on its remaining pipeline, led by Phase III asset AR-301.

The Connected Health Summit conference, held from 27-29 August in San Diego, CA, will spotlight smart, connected home-care technology.

BeiGene and Novartis penned a potential $2.2bn collaboration for the development, manufacture, and commercialization of BeiGene’s humanized IgG4 anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody tislelizumab in the US, Canada, Mexico, member countries of the EU, the UK, Norway, Switzerland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Russia, and Japan. Steris entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Cantel Medical, a global provider of infection prevention products and services primarily to endoscopy and dental customers. The total enterprise value of the deal is estimated at $4.6bn. Financing reached $10.5bn in biopharma, $984m in device, and $2.7bn in diagnostics.