Ep. 200 - Merck-Daiichi, Roche-Roivant, Base Editors

BioCentury This Week

BioCentury This Week
Ep. 200 - Merck-Daiichi, Roche-Roivant, Base Editors
Oct 23, 2023 Season 4 Episode 200
BioCentury

Daiichi Sankyo has drawn more value from its antibody-drug conjugate pipeline via a $4 billion deal with Merck & Co. On the latest BioCentury This Week podcast, BioCentury’s editors analyze the deal in the context of the burgeoning ADC space and size up the assets that Merck is in-licensing as well as how the deal fits with Daiichi’s pipeline strategy.
The editors break down Monday’s $7.1 billion deal by Roche for the Telavant subsidiary of Roivant Sciences, the latest in the evolving TL1A space; and offer highlights from BioCentury’s deep dive into how academics and biotechs are expanding the therapeutic potential of base editors.

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