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Takara Bio Announces Acquisition of Curio Bioscience

January 15, 2025

Cooley advised Takara Bio, a global biotechnology and life sciences company headquartered in Shiga, Japan, on its acquisition of Curio Bioscience, a pioneering company in the field of spatial genomics.

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Meredith Klionsky
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Associate, Boston
Jeff Gutkin
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Jonathan Rivinus
Partner, Colorado
David Walsh
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Mark Windfeld-Hansen
Senior Counsel, Palo Alto
Bryan Berman
Special Counsel, Colorado
Stacey A. Bradford
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Stefan Cohen
Associate, Washington, DC
Eileen Leman
Associate, Los Angeles
Patricia Myers
Paralegal Specialist, Colorado

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Avenzo Therapeutics Announces Exclusive Global License Agreement With DualityBio

January 13, 2025

Cooley advised Avenzo Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing next-generation oncology therapies, on its exclusive license agreement with Duality Biotherapeutics (DualityBio), pursuant to which Avenzo will develop, manufacture and commercialize AVZO-1418/DB-1418– a potential best-in-class epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)/human epidermal growth factor receptor 3 (HER3) bispecific antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) – globally (excluding Greater China). 

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Charity Williams
Partner, San Diego
Dr. Chen Chen
Partner, Boston
Jonathan Kaufman
Associate, Palo Alto
Mika Reiner Mayer
Partner, Palo Alto
Dr. Mark Westwood
Associate, Palo Alto
Kimberly Bolin
Patent Agent, Palo Alto
Nitasha Bennett
Patent Agent, San Diego
Connie Tong
Patent Agent, Palo Alto
Amanda Pacheco
Associate, Palo Alto
Natasha Leskovsek
Of Counsel, Washington, DC
Elizabeth Caruso
Associate, New York

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Kura Oncology Announces Global Strategic Collaboration With Kyowa Kirin

November 20, 2024

Cooley advised clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company Kura Oncology (Nasdaq: KURA) on its global strategic collaboration with Kyowa Kirin to develop and commercialize ziftomenib, Kura’s selective oral menin inhibitor that is being investigated for the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia and other hematologic malignancies.

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Charity Williams
Partner, San Diego
Dr. Chen Chen
Partner, Boston
Jonathan Kaufman
Associate, Palo Alto
Aaron Pomeroy
Partner, Colorado
Todd Gluth
Partner, San Diego
Amanda Pacheco
Associate, Palo Alto
Howard Morse
Partner, Washington, DC
David Burns
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Charles Bair
Partner, San Diego
Andrew Epstein
Special Counsel, Seattle
Rachel Thorn
Partner, New York
Wade Andrews
Special Counsel, San Diego
María Álvarez Requejo Heredero
Associate, Brussels
Zhijing Yu
Associate, Singapore
Natasha Leskovsek
Of Counsel, Washington, DC
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington, DC

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Avid Bioservices Announces $1.1 Billion Acquisition by GHO Capital Partners and Ampersand Capital Partners

November 6, 2024

Cooley advised Avid Bioservices (Nasdaq: CDMO), a dedicated biologics contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) working to improve patient lives by providing high quality development and manufacturing services to biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, on its definitive merger agreement to be acquired by funds managed by GHO Capital Partners and Ampersand Capital Partners in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $1.1 billion.

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Bill Sorabella
Partner, New York
Matthew D. Silverman
Special Counsel, Santa Monica
Natalie D. Vernon
Associate, Colorado
Sarah Buchik
Associate, New York
Patrick Reed
Associate, Palo Alto
Alexis Johnson
Associate, Boston
David Silverman
Partner, New York
Baasit Bhutta
Associate, Colorado
Barbara Mirza
Partner, Santa Monica
Austin Holt
Partner, Santa Monica
Tony P. Guan
Associate, Santa Monica
Howard Morse
Partner, Washington, DC
Kathy O'Neill
Partner, Washington, DC
Julia R. Brinton
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Phil Mitchell
Partner, New York
Natasha Leskovsek
Of Counsel, Washington, DC
Wyatt Kernell
Associate, Colorado
Elizabeth Caruso
Associate, New York
Sarah Miller
Associate, New York
Eileen Marshall
Partner, Washington, DC
Todd Gluth
Partner, San Diego
Calvin Lee
Associate, New York
Christophe Beauduin
Partner, New York
Charity Williams
Partner, San Diego
Jameson Davis
Associate, Boston
Koji Fukumura
Partner, San Diego
Peter Adams
Partner, San Diego
Michael Egan
Partner, Washington, DC
Gary Warren Hunt III
Associate, Washington, DC
Ellie Seber
Partner, Santa Monica
Alexandra Leavy
Associate, New York
Timothy Nguyen
Special Counsel, San Francisco
Justin Kisner
Special Counsel, Palo Alto
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington, DC
Shelby Saunders
Associate, New York
Ross Eberly
Partner, Santa Monica
Joshua Elefant
Associate, Palo Alto
Alanna B Zuchelli
Special Counsel, Reston
Leanne Andrepont
Senior Trademark Paralegal
Megan Boss
Senior Paralegal , Boston

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Longboard Pharmaceuticals Announces $2.6 Billion Sale to Lundbeck

October 14, 2024

Cooley advised Longboard Pharmaceuticals, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing novel, transformative medicines for neurological diseases, on its $2.6 billion sale to Lundbeck.

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Kevin Cooper
Partner, New York
Steve Przesmicki
Partner, San Diego
Alessandra Murata
Partner, Palo Alto
David Burns
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Jenny Ge
Associate, Santa Monica
Cristina Lombardi
Associate, New York
Jeewon Lee
Associate, New York
Charity Williams
Partner, San Diego
Son Nguyen
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Stella Sarma
Special Counsel, Brussels
Ajay Athavale
Associate, San Francisco
Cara Buchicchio
Associate, New York
Elizabeth Caruso
Associate, New York
Jameson Davis
Associate, Boston
Sela Dougherty
Associate, New York
Rubin Waranch
Associate, Colorado

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Carnegie Mellon McGinnis Venture Competition, Life Sciences Grand Prize

Recipient, In-Awe Award from the Medical Marketing Association

San Diego Business Journal: Women of Influence in Law (2024)