The Inaugural AACR Oncology Industry Partnering Event gave pharma firms an opportunity to tell potential cancer drug collaborators what they need from external sources.

Big pharma R&D leaders discuss the confluence of technology and biotech driving insights into biology and how industry is doing in terms of identifying patients earlier in disease.

The company explained during its recent business review how its R&D organization is pursuing the strategic objectives of improving success rates, reducing cycle times and enabling access to novel drugs. 

Lilly licenses non-opioid pain candidate from Centrexion. China’s Hansoh gets rights to inibelizumab from AstraZeneca spinout Viela for lead indication neuromyelitis optica as well as other autoimmune and blood cancer indications.