Pharma will partner with SyntheX on targeted protein degradation, with Autolus on cell therapy safety. Novo Nordisk gets rights to Ventus’s lead compound in NASH and chronic kidney disease.

As signaled when Pfizer acquired Biohaven’s Nurtec and CGRP assets, Biohaven will continue under a modified name, with a focus on epilepsy, obsessive compulsive disorder and spinal muscular atrophy.

The US firm’s nanoparticle candidate has disappointed in a late-stage ALS trial but experts say secondary survival data could prove a silver lining given an increasingly flexible US regulatory environment.

Pfizer is buying Biohaven's migraine portfolio, but the rest of the pipeline is poised to be spun out and there have been two development setbacks. Despite verdiperstat's failure in ALS, the field had a same-day win with Amylyx's Relyvrio approval.