Gedeon Richter and Mithra have expanded their partnership on an in-development contraceptive, Estelle, to cover several Latin American territories on top of Europe and Russia.

Private Company Edition: China-focused Nuance Pharma led recent venture capital deals with a $181m series D round, RayzeBio closed a $105m series B and SciNeuro launched with $100m plus other notable rounds from Edgewise, Reneo, BioAge and others.

Response rates for multiple myeloma patients treated with BCMA-targeting bispecific antibodies are lower than for CAR-T therapies, but adverse event rates are lower for the off-the-shelf treatments.

Pharma pays $50m up front to tap insitro’s in vitro modeling technology, partners with Sensyne Health in blood disorders. Lilly’s COVID-19 partner AbCellera teams with Kodiak in ophthalmology R&D.