$47.5m partnership between the foundation and Broad researchers will mine genetic data for insights into disease mechanisms. MD Anderson, Nuvectis each unveil multiple new tie-ups.

Switzerland’s GeNeuro will study whether its monoclonal antibody temelimab can prevent long-COVID, after data for the first time linked activation of human endogenous retroviruses (HERVs) to the condition and its associated neurological symptoms.

Executives expect the changes wrought by necessity in the face of a global pandemic to have lasting effects, both positive and negative, on the biopharma sector. Here they share their predictions for the coming year.

Takeda and Molecular Templates will work to develop targeted engineered toxin bodies for multiple myeloma. Celgene decides against optioning OncoMed’s navicixizumab for ovarian cancer, while CRISPR and ViaCyte team up on type 1 diabetes.