Merck inks $1.9B Pandion takeover to square up against Amgen, Lilly and Roche Moderna's CMO Zaks quits for 'next leg of his career' after swift move to commercial focus GSK fails COVID-19 phase 2, subgroup finding fuels further work In Partnership: Commercialization in Canada: Navigating Complex Requirements to Drive Product Success Deerfield unveils Jaguar Gene Therapy with 4 preclinical programs and access to more Cellarity nets $123M to drive cell behavior pipeline toward clinic Truvian Sciences snares $105M for its many-in-one blood testing machine Insights into how coronavirus changes shape could aid development of COVID-19 vaccines, drugs Moderna has sewn up $18 billion in COVID-19 vaccine orders—and it's negotiating more Featured Story | By Nick Paul Taylor Merck has struck a $1.9 billion deal to buy Pandion. The takeover will give Merck control of a pipeline of immune modulators led by a rival to IL-2 drugs in development at Amgen, Eli Lilly and Roche. read more |
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Top Stories By Ben Adams As Moderna ramps up its COVID-19 vaccine efforts and has made one of the speediest moves from a hyped-up preclinical biotech to a commercial entity hoping to help save the world, its chief medical officer, Tal Zaks, M.D., Ph.D., is set to leave for pastures new. read more By Nick Paul Taylor A phase 2 clinical trial of GlaxoSmithKline’s otilimab in hospitalized COVID-19 patients has missed its primary endpoint. However, a preplanned analysis of older patients found signs of efficacy, leading GSK to expand the cohort in a bid to validate the finding. read more In Partnership With: AmerisourceBergen The Canadian pharmaceutical market, which is among the 10 largest worldwide, has long been viewed as a top-tier launch destination. read more By Amirah Al Idrus Jaguar Gene Therapy comes out of stealth with a team of AveXis alumni, series A funding from Deerfield and access to the VC shop’s network of 18 academic institutions for potential future programs. It starts out with four preclinical-stage gene therapies, one of which is being developed at its subsidiary, Axovia Therapeutics. read more By Amirah Al Idrus New approach to drug design, check. New CEO, check. Now, Cellarity is raising $123 million in venture capital to propel multiple programs targeting cell behavior toward the clinic and keep improving the technology that underlies those assets. read more By Conor Hale With its eyes set on securing an FDA clearance for its automated bench top blood testing system, Truvian Sciences has gathered more than $105 million in new financing and added inventor Dean Kamen, former Livongo CEO Glen Tullman and Abbott's Jay Srinivasan to its team. read more By Angus Liu Scientists continue to search for vaccines and drugs to add to the anti-COVID-19 arsenal. Now two research groups have announced discoveries related to the changing structure of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus that caused the pandemic, and they believe their insights could aid in the development of new weapons to fight the virus. read more By Eric Sagonowsky Moderna, racing to produce as many COVID-19 vaccine doses as possible this year, says it expects to reap $18.4 billion from its shot this year. read more Enrollment Showcase | Sponsored by: University of Florida College of Pharmacy Learn about the Top 5-Ranked UF College of Pharmacy’s online graduate programs in pharmaceutical outcomes & policy. Select from five specializations, including the new pharmaceutical value assessment & communication option. Over half of graduates progress to a new role within one year. Register now. |
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