Today's Rundown Sangamo shares jump on Pfizer, Sanofi (and its own) gene, cell therapy updates As Merck Research Laboratories moves into new facility, 20 staffers get the ax AACR: Bayer posts early clinical data on follow-up to Loxo's Vitrakvi [Sponsored] Biotech Companies Explore Alternative Strategies to Fund Growth OrbiMed, Varian lead $105M round for targeted radiotherapy outfit Fusion Pharma Charles River Labs cuts jobs as it closes San Diego site Drug-device glitches prompt FDA to turn back Evoke Pharma's Gimoti nasal spray Featured Story | | | Tuesday, April 2, 2019 Sangamo saw its stock on the up this morning after the company posted updates to a series of its trials using a new form of gene editing and cell therapies. |
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