RE: $5bn in early stage dev.9 Apr 2026 20:46
However, the transactions do have something in common, with Gilead both times opting for a “try before you buy” approach. The big biotech had partnered with Arcellx since 2022, and with privately held Tubulis since December 2024.
Notable issue in this deal is the partnering element.
Be good to understand details around chemo drug in Avacta’s 3rd trail …
In effect the same strategy by a BP …
Still, the previous agreement with Tubulis, worth $20m up front, only concerned an option over an ADC against an undisclosed solid tumour target. Now Gilead has gone all in, after gaining “strong conviction in [Tubulis’s] programmes and research capabilities”, it said on Tuesday.