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Dicerna Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | December 27, 2021

Dicerna Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced that the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended in connection with Novo Nordisk’s cash tender offer for Dicerna expired at 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on December 24, 2021. As previously announced on November 18, 2021, Novo Nordisk commenced a cash tender offer to purchase all outstanding shares of Dicerna common stock for $38.25 per share in cash, without interest and subject to any wit...

PHARMA TECH

Bayer and Mammoth Biosciences | January 10, 2022

Bayer AG and Mammoth Biosciences, Inc., which is harnessing the diversity of nature to power the next-generation CRISPR products, announced a strategic collaboration and option agreement for the use of Mammoth’s CRISPR systems to develop in vivo gene-editing therapies. Mammoth Biosciences’ groundbreaking gene-editing technology is a key enabling technology, as well as a stand-alone therapeutic modality. It will significantly enhance Bayer’s efforts to develop tra...

Precision Vaccinations | April 14, 2020

Considering the extraordinary humanitarian challenge of ending the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, two leading pharmaceutical companies believe establishing a collaboration is the best tactic for bringing a world-class vaccine. Announced in a joint press release on April 14, 2020, GSK and Sanofi said the ‘global access to COVID-19 vaccines is a priority and are committed to making any vaccine that is developed through the collaboration affordable to the public.’ ‘And through mech...

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Ascletis Pharma Inc. | February 14, 2022

Ascletis Pharma Inc.announces that it has submitted marketing authorization applications for ritonavir in Germany, France, Ireland and United Kingdom through its agent in Europe. It is expected that more marketing authorization applications for ritonavir in certain other countries, including the ones in Europe, North America and Asian Pacific will soon be submitted. Ascletis has been in discussion with both domestic and international companies, including major multi-national...