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Ovid plans to shop around with Takeda bucks after 'heart-rending' pivot from Angelman asset

Ovid Therapeutics CEO Jeremy Levin had a difficult choice to make in shedding the company's lead Angelman syndrome asset OV101, but a recent deal with Takeda at least took financing out of the equation.

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Centessa Pharma, wasting no time, tees up $100M IPO

Just two months after launching with $250 million, four clinical programs and a deep bench of earlier-stage prospects, Centessa Pharmaceuticals is aiming for the public markets. The company filed on Wednesday to raise up to $100 million in its Nasdaq IPO, but, if recent deals are any indication, it will likely rake in considerably more.

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Anavo Therapeutics wants Big Pharma to dust off the shelves in search of phosphatase drugs

Brand-new biotech Anavo Therapeutics knows Big Pharma has been burned by a so-called undruggable target called phosphatases, but it's here to help now. 

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Sponsored: Why Integrated Partners are Critical to Cell and Gene Therapy Success

Working with the right integrated partner can help ease increasingly common problems with scale, access to high-demand raw material, viral vector production and quality requirements. 

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Vertex taps Obsidian in controllable genetic medicines deal that could reach $75M upfront

Vertex Pharmaceuticals is inking another gene-editing deal, days after retooling a partnership with CRISPR Therapeutics to the tune of $900 million. This time, the company is teaming up with Obsidian Therapeutics to discover new gene-editing treatments that can be controlled with small molecules.

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Medicxi unveils Monopteros with $20M, mission to reprogram T cells

Companies are trying all kinds of combinations to make checkpoint inhibitors work for more people, including pairing them with cancer-killing viruses, engineered cytokines or even other checkpoint blockers. Medicxi’s latest bet is Monopteros, a biotech working on a treatment to reprogram T cells in the tumor microenvironment to jump-start an immune attack in cancer patients who otherwise would not respond to checkpoint inhibitors.

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Startup aims to treat Alzheimer's by invigorating neurons' garbage-disposal abilities

Scientists at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine have shown that a drug designed to invigorate a cellular garbage disposal mechanism ameliorated symptoms in two mouse models of Alzheimer’s disease. Some members of the team have cofounded a startup called Selphagy Therapeutics to move it forward.

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Combining AstraZeneca's 'good' cholesterol booster with PCSK9 inhibition shows promise in heart disease

Scientists at AstraZeneca have early data showing that an experimental antibody drug increases "good" HDL cholesterol in monkeys and people. Combining the drug with a PCSK9 inhibitor appeared to have a synergistic effect.

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Content Hub: Process Intensification Resource Center

A one-stop hub for Cytiva resources to support process intesification

Whitepaper: COVID-19 Survey report: The Lasting Impact on Outsourcing Decisions

How has COVID-19 impacted CRO/CDMO customer (dis)satisfaction and outsourcing decisions for pharma and biotech companies in 2021 and beyond?

Content Hub: Emerging Biotech Resource Center

A one-stop hub for Cytiva resources to support process development and manufacturing of your novel molecule

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Special Report: The Marketer’s Guide to Taking the Vaccine Viral

Access this guide for the latest insights into how marketers can use data, technology, and personalized messaging to build vaccine confidence and drive successful immunization efforts.

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Report: New research indicates an accelerated shift to decentralized clinical trials

New research indicates an accelerated adoption of decentralized clinical trials due to COVID-19.

Whitepaper: Roche to pick up GenMark Diagnostics in $1.8B infectious disease testing deal

Roche has inked a $1.8 billion, all-cash deal for GenMark Diagnostics, to acquire its molecular tests designed to screen patient samples for multiple infections simultaneously.

Content Hub: Remarque Systems Resource Hub

Remarque Systems consolidates data, then layers on visualization and automated metrics to generate consistent, actionable data insights in real-time. Click here for more info. 

Whitepaper: New Data: A Better Way to Run CHO Cell Culture Experiments

Find out how upstream bioprocess scientists can use Culture Biosciences’ bioreactor system and real-time data visualizations to get faster insights and get their product to market more quickly.

Whitepaper: Overcoming the hurdles of Real-World Data Access through a federated global network

Those wishing to unlock RWD’s true value must have access to a variety of data sources/types and the technological capabilities to use the data to uncover meaningful insights.

Report: New research indicates an accelerated shift to decentralized clinical trials

New research indicates an accelerated adoption of decentralized clinical trials due to COVID-19.

Executive Summary: Manufacturing Strategies to Effectively Industrialize Autologous Cell Therapies

Autologous cell therapies have seen propelled growth since 2017, with the spotlight on the first FDA approval of a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell immunotherapy, Kymriah® (tisagenlecleucel), for the treatment of relapsed/refractory B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

eBrief: Drug Product Process Development: Ensuring a Consistent, High-quality Biologic

Learn about drug product process development challenges and risks, the difference between innovator and biosimilar drug product process development, and more during the drug product process development phase.

Whitepaper: Achieving a Successful Drug Product Technology Transfer

Get insights on key considerations for a successful tech transfer process for manufacturing a biologic drug product, including a case study on overcoming challenges in a process transfer for a sterile diluent.

Whitepaper: The Art of Recognizing Clinical Supply Risk Factors

In a BioPharma Dive industry survey, planning and forecasting were identified as top concerns for trial sponsors. In response to this need, the CSM team at Catalent has developed a methodology for identifying, evaluating, and proactively managing the inherent risks involved in clinical trial supply chain management.

eBook: Expecting the Unexpected: Strategies for Efficient Clinical Supply Management and Forecasting

Learn how to drive excellence within the forecasting process and utilize forecasting throughout the clinical study to better plan clinical supply budgets and project timelines. Explore how to identify potential supply-related issues before they can negatively impact your study.

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