Plus deals involving Abeona/Beacon, TuHura/Kintara, Crosswalk/Codexis, Lantheus/Life Molecular Imaging as well as tech transfer agreements and small deals involving Pfizer, Sanofi and Ipsen.

A first big pharma partnership for Ascidian, headed up by ex-Biogen research head Michael Ehlers, as the Swiss firm expands its gene editing and neuroscience efforts.

Some 50 experts and executives in the biopharma sector shared their views on the major trends they expect to see driving change in the clinical trials arena in 2024. Artificial intelligence applied to clinical development, greater use of remote monitoring and increased patient diversity in trials were key themes.

After chasing late-stage assets in 2023, Roche is moving back to its more diverse dealmaking approach. The company’s global head of pharma partnering, James Sabry, spoke to In Vivo about the value of partnerships at Roche and the formula for a successful collaboration.