Agenus Inc. (Nasdaq: AGEN), a leader in immuno-oncology innovation, today announced the closing of its previously disclosed strategic collaboration with Zydus Lifesciences Ltd. The agreement is designed to accelerate global development and potential commercialization of Agenus’ botensilimab and balstilimab (BOT+BAL) immunotherapy combination program. The collaboration provides Agenus with strategic capital and committed, long-term biologics manufacturing capacity in the United States to suppo...
WHOOP, the human performance company, announces a landmark creative partnership with acclaimed designer Samuel Ross MBE, who joins as Global Creative Director, WHOOP x SR_A to lead a multiyear collaboration between the two brands titled PROJECT TERRAIN. The collaboration signals the ongoing evolution of WHOOP from a pioneering wearable technology company into a brand shaping not just the future of personal health but also its intersection with performance fashion and cultural design. This pres...
Global semiconductor revenues will exceed $1tn in 2026, marking a historic milestone for the industry, according to Omdia’s latest market analysis. This growth is being driven by the rapid surge in memory and logic IC revenues, generated by massive demand from AI market. The semiconductor revenue forecast for 2025 increased significantly to 20.3% year-over-year (YoY), reflecting stronger-than-anticipated 3Q25 results, and robust growth expected in 4Q25. Revenue growth in DRAM and NAND memory IC...
InterAx Biotech Ltd (“InterAx”) and Alveus Therapeutics Inc. (“Alveus”) today announced a strategic research collaboration and licensing agreement to develop a differentiated small molecule candidate for metabolic disease to deliver durable weight loss with superior tolerability. This partnership forms a joint research effort on a target and modality of established but untapped therapeutic interest by combining InterAx’s Deep Signal™ discovery platform – designed to optimize candidates toward...
QPS Holdings, LLC (QPS), an award-winning contract research organization (CRO) focused on bioanalysis and clinical trials announces the successful implementation of Oracle Argus, a premier pharmacovigilance system designed to support comprehensive safety case management for clinical trials. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260115711485/en/Derek Grimes, EVP, Global Head of Clinical Research at QPS Holdings, LLC. The ado...
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) and Northleaf Capital Partners (Northleaf) today announced a significant expansion of their longstanding Canadian investment partnership, supporting the growth and scaling of domestic private companies. CPP Investments has committed to invest an additional C$750 million through its established Canadian mid-market program managed by Northleaf, bringing CPP Investments’ cumulative commitments to the manager to more than C$3 billion since ince...
Vantage Data Centers, a leading global provider of hyperscale data center campuses, today announced it has raised an additional £254 million in securitized term notes. £200 million was raised through a tap of the existing Class A-2 Notes while £54 million was raised from the new Class B Tranche. This builds on Vantage’s debut public issuance in 2024 raising £600 million, which was the first-ever EMEA data center ABS completed in sterling. The Class A-2 Notes are rated A-, A (low) and A by Stand...
Altris, a Swedish sodium-ion battery developer, and Draslovka, a global leader in specialty chemicals, have entered a strategic partnership to build Europe’s first industrial-scale sodium-ion cathode value chain. Under the comprehensive agreement that includes a total 19.3 MEUR in-kind investment by Draslovka in Altris, the two companies will scale fully connected production of Altris’ patented sodium-ion cathode active material (CAM) at Draslovka’s facility in Kolín, Czech Republic, supplying ...