Joseph Haas
Senior Writer
Joe has covered a wide range of biopharmaceutical stories since 2007 and contributes to Scrip, In Vivo, Pink Sheet and related Citeline publications. His specialties include business development, commercial strategies and liver and infectious diseases.
Latest From Joseph Haas
Erasca Revamps With Two In-Licensings, $160m Private Placement
The San Diego biotech is also de-emphasizing three ongoing targeted cancer therapy candidates and giving itself the flexibility to focus on RAS- or KRAS-targeting approaches.
J&J Gets Into The Anti-TSLP Game With Proteologix Buyout
The privately held biotech will bring J&J a pair of bispecific antibodies expected to target multiple pathologic pathways in atopic dermatitis and asthma.
With Blackstone’s $300m, Uniquity Will Take On Tezspire In Respiratory Disease
Built around a TSLP-targeted antibody licensed from Merck, Uniquity begins with $300m from Blackstone to fund Phase II in asthma and COPD. But other anti-TSLP competition looms.
Deal Watch: AbbVie Pursues Novel Neuropsychiatric Drug Class With Gilgamesh
Plus transactions involving Sanofi/Fulcrum, Reneo/OnKure, Lilly/Mitsubishi Tanabe, Lantern/Oregon, Zydus/Eiger and more.
Asia Deal Watch: Ono Calls On PRISM BioLab’s Capabilities
Plus transactions involving Nissan Chemical/Sanwa Kagaku, Memel/Therabest, Chugai/Alnylam, Takeda/Kumquat, Nxera/Handok, 3SBio/CStone and deals in brief.
BridgeBio Spins Out Cancer Arm With $200m Fundraise
BridgeBio will narrow its focus to rare diseases and the November action date for acoramidis, while subsidiary TheRas will become BridgeBio Oncology Therapeutics, focused on KRAS-targeted drugs.