In October, Merck took up an option on the personalised RNA-based cancer vaccine with an upfront payment of $250 million as part of a collaboration first agreed in 2016 and expanded in 2018.

Novo Nordisk has doubled down on position in the sickle cell disease (SCD) category with a $1.1 billion agreement to acquire Forma Therapeutics, and its therapeutic candidate etavopivat, in phase ...