RFK Jr. will divest interests in 2 biotechs if confirmed

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Jan 23, 2025

Biogen research team hit by layoffs as company shifts resources to external opportunities


Sticky, sticky, sticky: Neomorph tacks on another Big Pharma glue degrader deal with $1.6B AbbVie pact


RFK Jr. pledges to divest interests in CRISPR Tx, Dragonfly if HHS role confirmed


Analysts 'highly encouraged' by TREM2 reduction seen in Vigil's phase 1 Alzheimer's data


GSK, Merck and Pfizer in Ab&B’s sights as Chinese vaccine biotech files for IPO


Exicure, back from brink and under new management, buys GPCR's US unit and clinical-stage drug


FDA delays decision on Stealth's 2nd shot at approval for ultrarare disease med


Fierce Biotech Fundraising Tracker '25: TargetRx secures $50M; Be Bio's $92M series C


Lindus Health closes fruitful $55M series B to develop clinical trial tech platform

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Biogen research team hit by layoffs as company shifts resources to external opportunities

Jane Grogan, Ph.D., took over Biogen’s research department in the wake of large-scale layoffs. Now, a little more than a year later, she’s making cuts of her own.
 

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Sticky, sticky, sticky: Neomorph tacks on another Big Pharma glue degrader deal with $1.6B AbbVie pact

Neomorph is building out its supply of Big Pharma partnerships, this time stamping down an option-to-license pact with AbbVie that centers around the biotech’s molecular glue platform.

RFK Jr. pledges to divest interests in CRISPR Tx, Dragonfly if HHS role confirmed

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said in a letter filed with the U.S. Office of Government Ethics that he will be pulling his investments from two biotechs if he is confirmed to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.

Analysts 'highly encouraged' by TREM2 reduction seen in Vigil's phase 1 Alzheimer's data

Vigil Neuroscience has reported early clinical data on its Alzheimer’s disease candidate, positioning the biotech to advance its small molecule in the footsteps of AbbVie and Alector’s failed rival antibody.

GSK, Merck and Pfizer in Ab&B’s sights as Chinese vaccine biotech files for IPO

Ab&B Bio-Tech has joined the stacked roster of biotechs queuing up to go public in Hong Kong, filing the paperwork for an IPO to fund development of vaccines that could compete with shots from companies including GSK, Merck & Co. and Pfizer.

Exicure, back from brink and under new management, buys GPCR's US unit and clinical-stage drug

A couple of months ago, Exicure was an expiring company with no money or active pipeline. Now, the biotech has acquired the U.S. subsidiary of South Korea’s GPCR Therapeutics along with a clinical-stage blood cancer med.

FDA delays decision on Stealth's 2nd shot at approval for ultrarare disease med

An FDA advisory committee may have ruled in elamipretide’s favor back in October, but it looks like Stealth will have to remain patient a while longer before it finally finds out whether the Barth syndrome treatment will get the green light.

Fierce Biotech Fundraising Tracker '25: TargetRx secures $50M; Be Bio's $92M series C

The Fierce Biotech Fundraising Tracker records venture capital rounds of $50 million or more secured by biotechs.

Lindus Health closes fruitful $55M series B to develop clinical trial tech platform

Following last year’s launches of several all-in-one CRO offerings, Lindus Health is starting 2025 strong by closing a $55 million series B fundraising round.

Teva's multiple sclerosis stalwart Copaxone gets FDA boxed warning for anaphylaxis risk

More than 80 cases of treatment-associated anaphylaxis have been reported since 1996, according to the FDA's safety notice on Wednesday. The warning also applies to generics, including Sandoz's Glatopa.

JPM25: Incyte plans to turn 'a lot of cards' in 2025 as CEO eyes 2 types of deals

Incyte CEO Hervé Hoppenot took investors on a whirlwind tour of 18 events that could take place throughout 2025 during his recent presentation at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference.

New trade association sets sights on advancing multisite clinical research corporations

As multisite clinical research corporations proliferate to meet the increased demand for larger, global clinical trials, they’ll have a new trade organization to back them up. The Association of Multisite Research Corporations launched today to represent 14 founding organizations, including Velocity Clinical Research, Javara and Headlands Research.
 
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