Daiichi Sankyo Wins ¥203B Suit as Samsung Bio Signs $262M Deal
Samsung Biologics signed a $262 million contract with production planned on its Songdo, South Korea campus through end-2033. Takeda’s long-serving R&D chief Andy Plump will retire in June 2027 after pipeline wins. A Tokyo court dismissed a Northern TK Venture damages lawsuit seeking 203 billion yen, tied to a legacy Ranbaxy dispute that supported Daiichi Sankyo’s position. Solstice raised $225 million to move a CTLA-4 antibody into phase 2.