National Resilience, Parker Institute team to incubate cancer startups. Metropolitan AntiViral Drug Accelerator will focus on eight molecular features of SARS-CoV-2 to create novel oral antivirals.

BeiGene licenses antibody therapeutics for Castleman’s disease and high-risk neuroblastoma.

A review of biopharma start-up dealmaking and financing activity from July through September 2019, based on data from Strategic Transactions. Fundraising activity fell 23% from the second to the third quarter, but start-up M&A surged, led by Vertex's acquisition of Semma. 

Private Company Edition: General Partner Clay Thorp says the venture capital firm's longtime focus on seed and early-stage investments is unchanged and bolstered by market fundamentals. Also, Talaris and insitro each raised $100m Series A rounds, plus other financings.