The U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) and medical research charity Lifearc have announced a collaboration to develop an affordable and accessible monoclonal antibody (mAb) therapeutic for Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV).

Elix Inc. has entered into a drug discovery collaboration with Prism Biolab Co. Ltd. to accelerate AI-driven drug discovery for challenging protein-protein interaction targets. The partnership will combine Elix’s AI drug discovery platform with Prism’s proprietary small-molecule peptide mimetic Pepmetics technology for controlling protein-protein interactions.

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co KG and Cue Biopharma Inc. have signed a strategic research collaboration and license agreement to develop and commercialize Cue Biopharma’s CUE-501, a differentiated B-cell depletion therapy for autoimmune diseases.