Today's Rundown Special Report—FierceBiotech’s rotten tomatoes and ripening fruit 2017 Next-gen CAR-T biotech Autolus files for IPO Magenta inks deal with Heidelberg to add new ADCs to its transplant palette Adicet CEO retires, leaving interim leader in charge Caladrius snags heart disease stem cell therapy from Shire Parexel co-founder Josef von Rickenbach to end 35-year run as CEO Featured Story | | | Tuesday, March 6, 2018 We started the Rotten Tomatoes special feature last year to spotlight companies that haven't followed through on the tough ethical and scientific demands of the biotech industry. This year, we’re at it again with a bit of a twist: We included companies bruised in 2016 but revived in 2017. |
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Top Stories Tuesday, March 6, 2018 Autolus files for a Nasdaq IPO after kicking off three phase 1/2 trials of its CAR-Ts and bringing its private financing haul up to $173 million. Tuesday, March 6, 2018 Magenta could pay the German biotech up to $334 million in milestones if the antibody drug conjugate pacts hit their targets. Tuesday, March 6, 2018 The CEO of cell therapy startup Adicet Bio has retired, leaving an interim leader in charge while the board searches for a permanent replacement. Aya Jakobovits, Ph.D., is retaining her seat on the board and will serve as a senior strategic adviser but is no longer president and CEO of the company she founded with OrbiMed in 2014. Tuesday, March 6, 2018 Caladrius is boosting its pipeline with a late-stage cell therapy for refractory angina. Monday, March 5, 2018 Josef von Rickenbach, the chairman and CEO of Parexel, will retire from his daily CEO duties at the CRO after a 35-year tenure, passing the baton to Jamie Macdonald, who was previously the helmsman of INC Research. | This week's sponsor is cobra:bio. | | | 1ml Long Syringe Line Now Available
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