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J&J has made a $785 million upfront payment to Sail and secured a $2.58 billion acquisition option. Sail’s lead program, SAIL-0839, is an in vivo CAR-T therapy targeting CD4 and CD8 T cells and is intended to treat autoimmune diseases. AbbVie ($2.1 billion) and BMS ($1.5 billion) have also acquired similar assets, and J&J plans to accelerate development.

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biobookmedia@biobook.co.krAspen Neuroscience and Bambusa Plan U.S. IPOs; Developers of Parkinson’s and Bispecific Antibody Therapies
St. Jude Identifies Cell Marker for High-Risk Neuroblastoma
University of Texas at Austin Develops Flexible Electrode for Recording Brain Waves for a Month Without Shaving Hair
Revolution Medicines Shares Fall 6.3% on Concerns About RASONK’s KRAS Subgroup
GSK Adopts Chai Discovery AI Model After Wet-Lab Validation
Teva Wins FDA Approval for Long-Acting Olanzapine Beltruzza for Schizophrenia

Peptone nears end of two-year Lilly technology evaluation…follow-on deal could be pivotal

HLB Pharmaceutical Completes 60.8 Billion Won Rights Offering, Bets on New Hyangnam Plant as Management Participation Grows

Song Young-sook sells 86 billion won stake; buyer is daughter’s one-person company — Is a second round of Hanmi control battle looming?