Plus deals involving BioAtla/BeiGene, OliX/Thea, Chugai/Argenx, Shionogi/HanaVax, TaiGen/Luminairie, Novartis/1Yao.com, Sperogenix/Minoryx, Quantum/Orient EuroPharma and AtomWise/GC Pharma.

Argenx's efgartigimod, an antibody fragment that blocks FcRn, looks most likely to be the first drug to challenge Alexion's Soliris in the myasthenia gravis market after the company presented more positive data from the ADAPT trial.

Court finds US FDA did not impede Catalyst orphan exclusivity for Firdapse as it approved different indication for competing product. Biogen loses 10-year patent battle against competing multiple sclerosis drug makers.

The firm licensed the TLR9 agonist SD-101 from Dynavax to test with its pressure-enabled drug delivery technology in liver and pancreatic settings where immuno-oncology has shown moderate efficacy or less.