Jecure Therapeutics Inc., a biotechnology company with novel drug discovery programs targeting serious inflammatory diseases, announced a definitive agreement by which it will be acquired by Genentech, a member of the Roche Group. With this acquisition, Genentech will obtain full rights to Jecure’s entire preclinical portfolio of NLRP3 inhibitors. Financial terms were not disclosed. “Genentech has an extensive history of translating pioneering science into transformative medicines,” said Jeffrey A. Stafford, Ph.D., president and CEO of Jecure. “The acquisition of Jecure provides a unique opportunity to bring novel NLRP3 inhibitors to patients.”