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InnoCare and KeyMed Jointly Announce License Agreement With Prolium

January 20, 2025

Cooley represented Beijing Tiannuo Jiancheng Pharmaceutical Technology, a joint venture of a subsidiary of InnoCare Pharma (HKEX: 09969; SSE: 688428) and a subsidiary of KeyMed Biosciences (HKEX: 02162), in connection with a joint exclusive license agreement with Prolium Bioscience for the development and commercialization of ICP-B02 (CM355), a CD20xCD3 bispecific antibody.

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Lila Hope
Partner, Palo Alto
Freddy Yip
Associate, Hong Kong
Michael Shen
Special Counsel, Shanghai
Ivy Wang
Associate, Shanghai
Letian Wei
Legal Consultant, Shanghai
Jameson Davis
Associate, Boston
Robert Eisenbach
Of Counsel, San Francisco
Xander Lee
Partner, Santa Monica
Chen Chen
Associate, Palo Alto
Dr. Xixi Sun
Associate, Boston
Charity Williams
Partner, San Diego
Bin Wang
Special Counsel, Palo Alto
Monica Xu
Special Counsel, Shanghai
Dr. Chen Chen
Partner, Boston

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Inmagene Biopharmaceuticals Announces Merger With Ikena Oncology

December 23, 2024

Cooley advised Inmagene Biopharmaceuticals, a privately held, global clinical-stage biotechnology company developing novel therapeutics for immunological and inflammatory diseases, on its definitive merger agreement with Ikena Oncology (Nasdaq: IKNA).

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Lila Hope
Partner, Palo Alto
Rama Padmanabhan
Partner, San Diego
Patrick Loofbourrow
Partner, Singapore
Asa Henin
Partner, San Diego
Matthew D. Silverman
Special Counsel, Santa Monica
Lindsey O'Crump
Associate, Washington, DC
Brittany K. Wightman
Associate, San Diego
Jiqiang Lin
Associate, New York
Leina Verrier
Associate, Santa Monica
Ross Eberly
Partner, Santa Monica
Stephanie Gentile
Partner, New York
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington, DC
Xander Lee
Partner, Santa Monica
Phil Mitchell
Partner, New York
Howard Morse
Senior Counsel, Washington, DC
Alessandra Murata
Partner, Palo Alto
Jean Park
Partner, New York
Aaron Pomeroy
Partner, Colorado
Michelle Garcia Schulman
Partner, Reston
Ellie Seber
Partner, Santa Monica
Marty Schenker
Senior Counsel , San Francisco
Mark Windfeld-Hansen
Senior Counsel, Palo Alto
Andrew Epstein
Special Counsel, Seattle
Stella Sarma
Partner, Brussels
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Bin Wang
Special Counsel, Palo Alto
Robert Eisenbach
Of Counsel, San Francisco
Ajay Athavale
Associate, San Francisco
Rajdeep Roger Bains
Associate, San Diego
Julia R. Brinton
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Elizabeth Caruso
Associate, New York
Adrienne Beaudoin Deshmukh
Associate, Reston
Jeremy M. Exelbert
Associate, New York
Daniel Gillon
Associate, San Diego
Zack Gong
Associate, Shanghai
Rick Jantz
Associate, Santa Monica
Wyatt Kernell
Associate, Colorado
Rebeca Kinslow
Associate, San Diego
Hilda Li
Associate, Hong Kong
Lunga Su
Associate, Shanghai
Novak Topalovic
Associate, San Diego
Tania Soris
Associate, New York
Christine Tse
Associate, New York
Monica Xu
Special Counsel, Shanghai
Sai Yarramalla
Associate, Palo Alto
Andy Zachrich
Associate, San Francisco
Zheng Zhou
Associate, Palo Alto
Patricia Myers
Paralegal Specialist, Colorado
Jake Ironfield
Transactional Quantitative Analyst, New York

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Tvardi Therapeutics Announces Merger With Cara Therapeutics

December 18, 2024

 

Cooley advised Tvardi Therapeutics, a privately held, clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of novel, oral, small-molecule therapies targeting STAT3 to treat fibrosis-driven diseases, on its definitive merger agreement to combine in an all-stock transaction with Cara Therapeutics (Nasdaq: CARA), a development-stage biopharmaceutical company that has been leading a new treatment paradigm to improve the lives of patients suffering from pruritus.

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Div Gupta
Partner, New York
Rama Padmanabhan
Partner, San Diego
Carlos Ramirez
Partner, San Diego
Matthew D. Silverman
Special Counsel, Santa Monica
Anitha Anne
Special Counsel, San Francisco
Lindsey O'Crump
Associate, Washington, DC
Brittany K. Wightman
Associate, San Diego
Michael Bergmann
Partner, Washington, DC
Ross Eberly
Partner, Santa Monica
Lila Hope
Partner, Palo Alto
Xander Lee
Partner, Santa Monica
Phil Mitchell
Partner, New York
Howard Morse
Senior Counsel, Washington, DC
Francis Wheeler
Senior Counsel, Colorado
Natasha Leskovsek
Of Counsel, Washington, DC
Andrew Epstein
Special Counsel, Seattle
Reid Hooper
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Justin Kisner
Special Counsel, Palo Alto
Dani Nazemian
Special Counsel, San Diego
Stella Sarma
Partner, Brussels
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Julia R. Brinton
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Elizabeth Caruso
Associate, New York
Navya Dasari
Associate, New York
Jeremy Gentile
Associate, San Diego
Carly E. Gibbons
Associate, Chicago
Rachel F. Katz
Special Counsel, New York
Wyatt Kernell
Associate, Colorado
Jiqiang Lin
Associate, New York
Kelly McCormick
Associate, San Francisco
Jonathan Perez-Reyzin
Associate, San Diego
Carly Robinson
Associate, Reston
Jesse Schulman
Associate, Colorado
Rebecca Siegel
Associate, San Francisco
Tania Soris
Associate, New York
Dionne A. Thomas
Associate, San Diego
Christine Tse
Associate, New York
Patricia Myers
Paralegal Specialist, Colorado
Jake Ironfield
Transactional Quantitative Analyst, New York
Brian Mitchell
Transactional Quantitative Analyst, San Diego

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Geron Corporation Announces up to $375 Million in Funding With Royalty Pharma and Pharmakon Advisors

November 7, 2024

Cooley advised Geron Corporation (Nasdaq: GERN), a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company aiming to change lives by changing the course of blood cancer, on its up to $375 million in synthetic royalty and debt financings with Royalty Pharma and Pharmakon Advisors.

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Mischi a Marca
Partner, San Francisco
Shimeng Cheng
Special Counsel, San Francisco
Addison Pierce
Partner, Chicago
Chadwick Mills
Partner, San Francisco
Dr. Jon Cousin
Partner, Washington, DC
Xander Lee
Partner, Santa Monica
Jennifer Raab
Partner, Palo Alto
Ryan Blair
Partner, San Diego
Phil Mitchell
Partner, New York
Francis Wheeler
Senior Counsel, Colorado
Andrew Epstein
Special Counsel, Seattle
Marina Remennik
Special Counsel, Palo Alto
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Natasha Leskovsek
Of Counsel, Washington, DC
Ajay Athavale
Associate, San Francisco
John Forrest
Associate, Boston
Gary Warren Hunt III
Associate, Washington, DC
Xueqing Li
Associate, San Francisco
Yasmin Roland
Associate, Brussels
Leo Spicer-Phelps
Partner, London
Dr. Jason Valentine
Associate, Washington, DC
Charles A. Watkins II
Associate, Santa Monica
Jennifer Fitzpatrick
Paralegal Specialist, Washington, DC
Chris Rhem
Paralegal Specialist, San Francisco

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Tempus Announces $600 Million Acquisition of Ambry Genetics

November 4, 2024

Cooley advised Tempus AI (Nasdaq: TEM), a technology company advancing precision medicine through the practical application of artificial intelligence in healthcare, on its agreement to acquire Ambry Genetics, a company focusing on genetic testing that aims to improve health by understanding the relationship between genetics and disease.

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Erin J. Kirchner
Partner, Chicago
Richard E. Ginsberg
Partner, Chicago
Christina T. Roupas
Partner in Charge – Chicago, Chicago
Courtney M.W. Tygesson
Partner, Chicago
Michael Tollini
Partner, Washington, DC
Lindsey O'Crump
Associate, Washington, DC
Addison Pierce
Partner, Chicago
Ariane A. Andrade
Partner, Chicago
Steve Flores
Partner, Chicago
Todd Gluth
Partner, San Diego
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington, DC
Phil Mitchell
Partner, New York
Howard Morse
Senior Counsel, Washington, DC
Sonia Nath
Partner, Washington, DC
David Navetta
Partner, Colorado
Kathy O'Neill
Partner, Washington, DC
Nyron J. Persaud
Partner, New York
Aaron Pomeroy
Partner, Colorado
Dr. Madhuri Roy
Partner, Palo Alto
Michelle Garcia Schulman
Partner, Reston
Rachel Thorn
Partner, New York
Ryan Vann
Partner, Chicago
Susan Piascik Christoff
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Son Nguyen
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Randy Sabett
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Stella Sarma
Partner, Brussels
Grant Schweikert
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Xander Lee
Partner, Santa Monica
Mateus Kaba Aboud
Associate, Chicago
Karun Ahuja
Special Counsel, Chicago
Tiffany Allen
Associate, Palo Alto
Elizabeth Caruso
Associate, New York
Umer Chaudhry
Associate, Washington, DC
Adrienne Beaudoin Deshmukh
Associate, Reston
Mari Dugas
Associate, Washington, DC
Carly E. Gibbons
Associate, Chicago
Jose Luis Gonzalez
Associate, Palo Alto
Charles Haley
Partner, Palo Alto
Kelley Harrington
Associate, Chicago
Nathaniel Hearn Jr.
Associate, Chicago
Kyle Hess
Associate, New York
Cameron Irwin
Associate, Chicago
Rick Jantz
Associate, Santa Monica
Patrick O. Johnson
Associate, Boston
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