Partnerships

Through collaboration, Imagene AI and Daiichi Sankyo will apply multimodal AI to improve biomarker discovery with the goals of advancing precision oncology and enhancing clinical trial success rates.

For World Health Day 2026, we examine how today’s global partnerships are increasingly aimed at translating research into real-world care and scalable therapies while expanding access worldwide and utilizing AI-driven oncology tools.

Bristol Myers Squibb’s Dr. Manisha Desai, senior vice president of Product Development, notes how strategic bioprocessing alliances accelerate drug development by integrating R&D and manufacturing to scale complex biologics and ensure reliability.

In a new collaboration, Tempus and Daiichi Sankyo will apply AI-driven biomarker discovery to improve ADC patient selection with the aim of advancing precision strategies in competitive oncology pipelines.

Under the partnership, INOVIO and Akeso will evaluate DNA-encoded tumor antigen priming plus PD-1/CTLA-4 bispecific blockade in an adaptive Phase II trial for glioblastoma.

Data from Novo Nordisk’s UBT251 Phase II trial support triple-receptor metabolic modulation as a strategy to enhance weight-loss efficacy beyond single-pathway incretin therapies.

CGT Catapult’s newly formed advisory board aims to address manufacturing, data, and regulatory constraints influencing scalable development and clinical deployment of ATMPs.

Trust-based CDMO partnerships are becoming essential to accelerate injectable drug development, manage risk, and ensure resilient biopharma supply.

Under the collaboration, Merck and Mayo Clinic will integrate multimodal clinical and genomic datasets with AI models to enhance target biology insights and translational decision-making.

Under an exclusive license, the joint venture aims to advance HCW11-006 into Phase I for solid tumors, validating TRBC-derived immunotherapy in a global development strategy.

Integrated CDMO networks streamline complex drug development across advanced modalities like ADCs.

The Eisai–Henlius partnership expands Japan’s access to a differentiated PD-1 antibody, highlighting cross-border oncology deals targeting high unmet need.

A new Cellares–Stanford collaboration aims to demonstrate how automated platforms could standardize gene-edited stem cell manufacturing and accelerate clinical translation.

The SK bioscience–Gates MRI agreement highlights how scalable mAbs could broaden infant RSV prevention beyond high-income markets.

AdvanCell and 48Hour Discovery align peptide discovery with a Lead-212 infrastructure to build a durable targeted alpha therapy pipeline aimed at oncology markets.

This new licensing deal with SanegeneBio signals growing confidence in RNAi technologies.

Integrated biotech–CDMO partnerships are becoming critical as fusion protein complexity pushes developers to align discovery and manufacturing earlier.

The partnership boosts BOT+BAL immunotherapy, securing US biologics manufacturing and accelerating Phase III mCRC development globally.

In a new team-up, MD Anderson and SOPHiA GENETICS will apply advanced analytics to cancer testing to improve complex data interpretation for clinical use.

Norgine has gained regional rights to Vir Biotechnology’s hepatitis delta drug pairing, strengthening late-stage antiviral development across Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.

Fondazione and Orphan Therapeutics outline a US access model for Waskyra, highlighting new approaches to manufacturing, distribution, and sustainability.

The new GSK–Oxford BioTherapeutics partnership capitalizes on proteomics-driven oncology target discovery for advancing antibody therapeutics development.

Under the expanded agreement, the companies are targeting amyloid removal strategies to address unmet needs in rare diseases.

RxCelerate and Constructive Bio will combine programmable biology with integrated discovery tools to speed engineered biologics for hard-to-treat diseases.

The company demonstrates advances in glioma hydrogel, high-concentration biologics, and nanoencorafenib licensing, impacting drug delivery strategies.