I-Mab sets commercial plans with Sinopharm for felzartamab in multiple myeloma. Legochem and Antengene team up on antibody-drug conjugates, Luoxin licenses respiratory drug from Marinomed.

Extending its business in continental Europe, in niche generics and in the further development of unlicensed medicines are some of the drivers of Clinigen's latest proposed acquisition.

Derived from Strategic Transactions, Informa’s premium source for tracking life sciences deal activity, the Venture Funding Deals column provides a comprehensive monthly review of emerging life science companies that have received venture funding, including companies within the In Vitro Diagnostics, Medical Devices, and Pharmaceuticals sectors. This month’s column covers deals announced September through October 2015.

Pharmalink of Sweden is basking in the "astonishingly good" Phase IIb data of Nefecon, its oral modified-release capsule of budesonide, in the treatment of primary IgA nephropathy – the most common form of glomerulonephritis. The NEFIGEN trial met its primary endpoint at a planned interim analysis and has been stopped early with respect to statistical analysis of the endpoint.