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Today's Rundown Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine could reach healthcare workers this fall Scangos' Vir Biotechnology to test COVID-19 antibody 'in the summer' AstraZeneca pays Silence $60M to take siRNA beyond the liver Gut-brain biotech Kallyope sets sights on the clinic with $112M raise Redpin bags A round to advance Chantix-controlled gene therapies China biotech Laekna snaps up Novartis PD-L1 cancer therapy Ford details 'scrappy and creative' plans to boost medical equipment production with 3M, GE Astra, Daiichi's Enhertu shows early promise in HER2 lung cancer Featured Story | | | Wednesday, March 25, 2020 Although Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine is at least a year away from a widespread rollout, the company may provide the vaccine to a few people, which could include healthcare workers, as early as this fall. It could do so under an emergency use provision from the FDA. |
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Top Stories Wednesday, March 25, 2020 When Vir Biotechnology won the Fierce 15 award a few years back, infectious disease work was something of an outlier in life science R&D. But the company was adamant it was a clear and present danger to the world and one that needed addressing. Wednesday, March 25, 2020 AstraZeneca is set to pay Silence Therapeutics $60 million (€55 million) to work on siRNA therapies against cardiovascular, renal, metabolic and respiratory disease targets. The upfront cash fee is part of a suite of payments that could see Silence reel in billions of dollars through the deal. Wednesday, March 25, 2020 Kallyope set out in 2015 with $44 million and a mission to map out the “information highway” between the gut and the brain. Four years later, the company is gearing up to take its first program into the clinic, and it’s bagged $112 million to do so. Wednesday, March 25, 2020 Redpin Therapeutics has raised $15.5 million to bankroll chemogenetic R&D. The initial close of the series A positions Redpin to move a controllable gene therapy for the treatment of indications such as epilepsy and pain toward an IND. Wednesday, March 25, 2020 While all the rage seems to be focused on cell and gene therapies these days, Shanghai-based biotech Laekna still believes in the power of checkpoint inhibitors. Tuesday, March 24, 2020 Ford Motor Company has outlined plans to re-task some of its manufacturing lines toward the production of much-needed medical equipment including protective face masks, personal air-filtering equipment and ventilator systems for intensive care units. Wednesday, March 25, 2020 After earning an FDA nod for breast cancer in December four months ahead of schedule, AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo’s HER2-targeting antibody-drug conjugate Enhertu is showing some early promise in a phase 1 trial in other cancer types. The antibody-drug conjugate produced a 55.6% objective response rate in HER2-positive non-small cell lung cancer patients. Enrollment Showcase | | | Presented by: Global EMBA for Healthcare & the Life Sciences, University of Toronto Prepare to step up in your career, build the expertise you need to reshape your organization, and explore opportunities worldwide. |
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