Today's Rundown Biogen puts down massive $350M upfront for Sangamo preclinical assets Gilead hungry for 'don't eat me' cancer biotech: reports Boehringer taps Trutino to bag safer, more efficacious cytokines Trial sponsors set to report a decade of old data after judge finds FDA rule unlawful Passage Bio pulls off $216M IPO, blowing past original goal Insilico Medicine taps GSK alum for a six-month AI sprint aimed at brain cancer Thwarting coronaviruses by preventing them from copying themselves Biohaven set to take on Allergan, Lilly with new migraine med and 500-plus reps EuroBiotech Report—Roche-Bicycle, GSK-COVID-19, Grifols acquisition, Kahr round and Genfit delay FiercePharmaAsia—Harvard-GIRH, GSK-Clover, Vir-WuXi coronavirus collabs; Takeda’s PvP buy Chutes & Ladders—Viatris appoints Pfizer CFO Narula to C-suite Featured Story | | | Friday, February 28, 2020 A year ago, Sangamo’s shares sank after it posted lackluster data for its genome-editing therapy; 12 months down the line, and it’s a complete reversal for the biotech as Biogen lays down a major upfront and biobucks pact for several of its CNS meds. |
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Top Stories Friday, February 28, 2020 A new decade, the same old game: It’s time to play, who will Gilead buy? Sources now says it’s Forty Seven, a cancer-focused startup with a unique MOA. Friday, February 28, 2020 Boehringer Ingelheim has struck a deal with Trutino Biosciences to develop three cytokine therapies. The deal tasks Trutino with applying a platform designed to yield safer, more effective cytokines to the discovery of three oncology drugs for Boehringer. Friday, February 28, 2020 A federal judge has ruled that sponsors need to share results from a decade’s worth of clinical trials. The ruling reflects the judge’s belief that the FDA’s interpretation of the law on clinical trial reporting “is unlawful and must be set aside.” Friday, February 28, 2020 Passage Bio finished 2019 with nearly $160 million in the bank but wasted no time coming back for more, filing earlier this month to raise $125 million in its IPO. Now, the gene therapy player has outraised that goal by $91 million with its $216 million Wall Street debut. Thursday, February 27, 2020 Digital molecule designer Insilico Medicine has launched a new preclinical research program focused on treatments for brain cancer, and has brought on the former global program head of GlaxoSmithKline’s computer-aided drug discovery unit to help run it. Thursday, February 27, 2020 Scientists at the University of Lubeck are targeting a protein-cutting enzyme that many viruses, including the coronavirus COVID-19, need to replicate. They developed a molecule that in cell studies shows potential in blocking coronaviruses, including COVID-19, they reported, and they're planning to move to animal trials soon. Friday, February 28, 2020 Biohaven will challenge much larger companies with its new migraine med Nurtec ODT. But the med scored a strong FDA label and will have a field sales team of more than 500 reps, execs said Friday. On the market, Nurtec ODT will go up against Allergan's Ubrelvy and Eli Lilly's Reyvow, both brand new options, plus older medicines. Thursday, February 27, 2020 In this week's EuroBiotech Report, Bicycle lands Genentech collaboration, GSK inks COVOD-19 adjuvant deal and Grifols buys antibiotic assets. Friday, February 28, 2020 Harvard University and Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, GlaxoSmithKline and Clover Biopharmaceuticals, and Vir Biotechnology and WuXi Biologics have formed R&D collaborations focused on COVID-19. Takeda is buying its celiac disease partner PvP Biologics for $330 million. And more. Friday, February 28, 2020 Pfizer, Mylan vets move over to generics merger Viatris; Spark CMO Reape steps down; Eloxx cuts CEO Ward in shakeup. Resources Sponsored by: Reprints Desk/Research Solutions 3 ways you may be overspending on scientific literature access, and how to fix them. 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