Termination of nelotanserin, a small molecule licensed from Arena, in Lewy body dementias comes after a dramatic shift toward gene therapy.

Third quarter biopharma start-up financing activity decreased from the record-breaking Q2. A review of biopharma start-up dealmaking and financing activity from July through September 2018, based on data from Strategic Transactions.

Biopharma start-ups had a record-breading quarter in terms of fundraising. A review of biopharma start-up deal-making and financing activity from April through June 2018, based on data from Strategic Transactions.

AZ’s MedImmune to use 4D’s AAV vector technology to deliver therapies for chronic lung disease, while Roivant spinout Dermavant licenses Phase III-ready autoimmune candidate tapinarof from GSK.