Following a deal, worth potentially $700m plus, signed in 2015 with Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen Biotech, Swedish biotech Alligator Biosciences AB is well placed to drive its clinical pipeline. During the Biotech Showcase, CEO Per Norlén outlined to Scrip the current status of the pipeline and its plans moving forward, which include having five clinical programs in place by the end of 2019.

Pipeline Watch is a weekly snapshot of selected late-stage clinical trial events announced by pharmaceutical and biotech companies at medical and industry conferences, in financial and company presentations, and in company releases and statements.

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 September 2017.

The big biotech takes options on preclinical Tyk2 and STING programs. REGENXBIO drops out of the bidding for Dimension, ceding to Ultragenyx, and Eisai licenses four drugs to Uruguay’s Grupo Biotoscana.