IR Licensing and Partnerships

Novavax and Pfizer announce a non-exclusive licensing deal giving Pfizer access to Novavax’s Matrix-M adjuvant technology, a move that underscores Novavax’s shift toward partnership-driven growth.

Regulatory approval is no longer simply representative of the finish line—but instead can serve as a key launching point to evidence-driven insights that create more timely and broader product access.

Shionogi and GSK are streamlining ViiV Healthcare’s ownership by buying out Pfizer’s 11.7% stake, leaving the HIV specialist jointly owned by its two long-time partners.

GSK is strengthening its allergy and immunology pipeline with a $2.2 billion acquisition of RAPT Therapeutics which includes ozureprubart, a long-acting, potentially best-in-class anti-IgE antibody.

Shanghai Henlius used the 2026 J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference to announce an exclusive global license for a potentially best-in-class anti-IL-1RAP monoclonal antibody that expands the company beyond oncology into high-unmet-need autoimmune and inflammatory diseases.

Nimbus Therapeutics and Eli Lilly expand partnership with a new multi-year research and licensing collaboration aimed at advancing next-generation oral therapies for obesity and metabolic disease.

AstraZeneca’s exclusive global licensing deal for Jacobio’s pan-KRAS inhibitor JAB-23E73 underscores a renewed industry push of one of oncology’s most elusive targets.

A pair of deal announcements underscore continued strategic reshuffling in biopharma, with Harbour BioMed striking a potentially billion-dollar collaboration with Bristol Myers Squibb to advance next-generation multispecific antibodies, while VYNE Therapeutics agreed to merge with Yarrow Bioscience to create a well-capitalized company focused on developing a first-in-class TSHR antibody for Graves’ disease and thyroid eye disease.

The agreement grants Sanofi with development and commercialization rights for ADEL-Y0, a potential first-in-class antibody therapy for Alzheimer's disease, and related backup compounds.

Relation Therapeutics and Novartis launch a multi-program alliance combining Relation’s AI-powered, patient-derived discovery engine with Novartis’s immuno-dermatology capabilities.

Pfizer’s exclusive partnership with Yao Pharma secures global rights to the oral GLP-1 agonist YP05002, advancing its cardiometabolic pipeline.

The collaboration will focus on the development of TSRA-196 as a treatment for Alpha-1Antirypsn Deficiency (AATD).

Tesaro and AnaptysBio engage in legal battles over alleged breaches of their 2014 partnership agreement regarding Jemperli.

Avadel Pharmaceuticals accepted Alkermes enhanced acquisition proposal for $2.3 billion, focusing on a key treatment's approval for added value.

Johnson & Johnson aims to enhance its oncology portfolio and innovate prostate cancer treatments by expanding its therapeutic pipeline through the acquisition.

Eli Lilly partners with ABL Bio to research innovative therapeutics and expand its portfolio in cancer and CNS diseases through advanced bispecific antibody technology.

How the Metsera deal extends Pfizer’s 25-year blueprint for growth.

Eli Lilly is partnering with MeiraGTx to develop and commercialize ophthalmology gene therapies, and with SanegeneBio to advance RNAi-based treatments for metabolic diseases, with the agreements collectively valued at more than $1.6 billion in potential milestone payments.

Following Pfizer's lawsuits, Novo Nordisk enhanced its acquisition offer for Metsera, resulting in Pfizer also sending an enhanced offer.

Boehringer Ingelheim and Merck focus on innovative biologic and oncology advancements, driving collaborative growth through new R&D funding, and development and commercialization agreements.

Pharmaceutical collaborations thrive as Manifold Bio, 4DMT, and Kaigene forge strategic partnerships to advance innovative therapies for neurological and autoimmune diseases.

GSK secures exclusive rights to EMP-012, a promising treatment for COPD, enhancing its respiratory pipeline and addressing unmet medical needs.

GSK secures exclusive rights to Syndivia's promising ADC for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer, enhancing treatment options for patients.

Novartis acquires Avidity Biosciences to enhance its RNA therapeutics pipeline, targeting rare neuromuscular diseases with innovative therapies.

Eli Lilly plans to acquire Adverum Biotechnologies for $3.56 per share, enhancing its portfolio in innovative genetic medicines for vision restoration.