Novartis Dives Into Inflammasome Pool With IFM Tre Purchase

The Swiss major has bought a US biotech that specializes in targeting the NLRP3 pathway in a deal valued at up to $1.58bn.

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Novartis hopes to make a splash in NLRP3 • Source: Shutterstock

Novartis AG is the latest big pharma player to enter one of the hottest areas of anti-inflammatory drug development –NLRP3 inhibition – by spending $310m upfront to acquire IFM Tre, which was only formed last summer.

Boston, MA-headquartered IFM Tre is developing anti-inflammatories that target the NLRP3 (nucleotide-binding domain, leucine-rich repeat-containing receptor pyrin domain containing 3)...

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