Concert keeps alopecia breakthrough tag

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Feb 15, 2023

Biogen bails on BTK race just 19 months after placing $125M bet


Biogen’s brand-new CEO shuns ‘desperation factor,’ but signals major business development ahead


J&J returns NASH med back to Arrowhead's quiver with Hep B still in limbo


Concert persuades FDA to keep breakthrough tag for alopecia therapy despite Lilly's arrival


AlloVir's cell therapy tackles infection in midphase kidney transplant trial


Fierce Biotech Fundraising Tracker '23: Hexagon Bio takes shape with $77.3M series B; Cerevance secures $51M extension

 

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Biogen bails on BTK race just 19 months after placing $125M bet

Biogen has soured quickly on Bruton’s tyrosine kinase inhibitor orelabrutinib. Just 19 months after paying $125 million for ex-China rights in multiple sclerosis, the Big Biotech is punting the prospect back to InnoCare Pharma.
 

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Biogen's brand-new CEO shuns 'desperation factor' but signals major business development ahead

Biogen’s new CEO Christopher Viehbacher has wasted no time getting a pipeline re-prioritization underway while signaling that the formerly restrained company is ready to make some deals.

J&J returns NASH med back to Arrowhead's quiver with Hep B still in limbo

Arrowhead's hepatitis B program may have been left in limbo after Fierce Pharma revealed J&J is shaking up its infectious disease group, but last week the company told investors it was at least confident its NASH collab was safe. Now, it appears J&J has even turned its back on that asset.

Concert persuades FDA to keep breakthrough tag for alopecia therapy despite Lilly's arrival

Concert Pharmaceuticals managed to keep hold of the breakthrough tag for its alopecia areata therapy, even though the approval of Eli Lilly’s rival gave the FDA second thoughts.

AlloVir's cell therapy tackles infection in midphase kidney transplant trial

AlloVir has generated early evidence its lead prospect works in solid organ transplant patients, reporting phase 2 data that suggest it has a shot at expanding beyond its initial focus on stem cell transplants.

Fierce Biotech Fundraising Tracker '23: Hexagon Bio takes shape with $77.3M series B; Cerevance secures $51M extension

Alongside the new year, we've launched a new Fierce Biotech Fundraising Tracker to keep the pulse on the industry's financing.

Sophia Genetics, AstraZeneca partner to improve oncology trials

Clinical trial software provider Sophia Genetics has inked a partnership with AstraZeneca to improve clinical trials for new cancer treatments.

ASCO: Takeda's Iclusig shows potential to become standard of care in acute lymphoblastic leukemia subtype

In November, Takeda said its blood cancer drug Iclusig topped Novartis’ Gleevec in a phase 3 trial in patients with newly diagnosed Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia (Ph+ALL). Three months later, at the American Society of Clinical Oncology virtual conference, Takeda is touting data indicating Iclusig has the potential to become the “standard of care” in the indication, according to the abstract’s lead author.

Tasso lassos EU approval for at-home high-volume blood collection device

Not long after locking down FDA clearance for a device used to collect high-volume blood samples from the comfort of a user’s own home, Tasso is once again expanding its reach—both geographically and in terms of its product portfolio.

Moderna runs new 'Voice of the Patient' video with mom likening the pandemic lockdown to living 'with a kid who is rare'

When COVID hit and much of the world was forced to stay in place from spring 2020, many of us were left scared and uncertain about the future. But for parents with chronically ill children, they actually felt safer during the pandemic.
 
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