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.

Novel agents in immuno-oncology headline the drug center’s upcoming goal dates, while gene therapies make up most of the biologic center’s workload.

Only three of the 10 new therapies approved by the US FDA also have been approved in the European Union, while both of the EU gene therapy approvals followed FDA clearance, a Pink Sheet analysis shows.

The FDA would only withdraw a rare disease gene therapy for “pretty clear” reasons, such as when there is minimal benefit with extensive side effects. The one-and-done nature of administration also makes withdrawal easier, CBER Director Peter Marks says.