With one pandemic still raging, J&J bets $780M on a potential flu therapy for the next
As it rolls out the first jabs of its Covid-19 vaccine in the US, J&J already has its eyes on the next pandemic. Now, it’s willing to bet up to $780 million on a new class of drugs that Cidara Therapeutics says could take out all strains of the flu.
Janssen, J&J’s Belgian subsidiary, is plunking down $27 million upfront for access to Cidara’s lead antiviral conjugate CD388, which CEO Jeffrey Stein says has the potential to treat and protect against all flu strains with a single dose. The deal is one example of the next wave of pipeline work being established as the US begins to get its hands around the current pandemic.
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