Bharat hopes to expand international reach of Chiron Behring’s rabies vaccine. WuXi and Biolingus partner on sublingual delivery.

The JVs will develop and commercialize therapeutics for multiple cancer types and autoimmune disorders in China. Novocure partners its Tumor Treating Fields technology with Zai Lab, while Fate and ONO will collaborate on off-the-shelf CAR-T therapies.

Derived from Strategic Transactions, Informa’s premium source for tracking life sciences deal activity, the Dealmaking column is a survey of recent health care transactions listed by relevant industry segment – In Vitro Diagnostics, Medical Devices, and Pharmaceuticals – and then categorized by type – Acquisition, Alliance or Financing. This month’s column covers deals announced in November 2017.

Janssen and French biotech Dynacure take licenses to antisense candidates arising from Ionis’ Generation 2.5 technology. Merck and Cue sign autoimmune partnership, while Bayer and PeptiDream ink discovery pact.