Adam Friedman, CEO of the Scorpion Therapeutics spinout, said the deal helps both companies accelerate research "faster than either of us could alone."

Antares Therapeutics inks $105M upfront deal with Novartis to discover small molecules against undruggable cancer targets, with up to $1.8B in milestones.

Antares inks Novartis collaboration worth up to $1.9 billion to develop therapies targeting hard-to-treat cancers.