Venture capital firm Sofinnova Partners has dispossessed its portfolio company Breath Therapeutics to Italian pharmaceutical firm Zambon for a total consideration of up to $550m (€500m), including a €140m upfront payment.
UK-based medical research charity LifeArc has sold its royalty interest in Merck’s Keytruda (pembrolizumab) for $1.297bn to the European subsidiary of Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB).