This week's sponsor is Premier Research. | | Rare Cancer Drug Research: What to Know Going In Rare cancer drug research requires oncology and rare disease expertise and careful attention to trial design and regulatory demands. Get started with our white paper. Premier Research. It's what we do. Best. | Today's Rundown Celgene executive blames Receptos for ozanimod filing fail VTv's Alzheimer's drug azeliragon flops in phase 3 again Flex Pharma dumps midstage trials, cuts workforce, mulls a sale to stay alive Unofficial party at BIO featured dancers plastered with company logos, outraging leadership ResTORbio brings on Novartis researcher as clinical VP Stryker makes offer to take over Boston Scientific, report says Featured Story | Wednesday, June 13, 2018 A top Celgene executive has pinned the blame for the botched ozanimod filing on Receptos. Nadim Ahmed said Celgene’s arm’s-length relationship with the biotech it bought for $7.2 billion three years ago led to a substandard filing and embarrassing refusal-to-file notice. |
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| This week's sponsor is Catalent. | | | Top Stories Wednesday, June 13, 2018 VTv's azeliragon missed its coprimary endpoints in a phase 3 trial in mild Alzheimer's disease. The data mirror those of an identical study that read out in April. Wednesday, June 13, 2018 Flex Pharma must go back to the drawing board on its lead candidate, but it can't afford to do so, leaving it to scrap a pair of midstage trials, cut 60% of its workforce and consider options like a sale or merger to keep afloat. Wednesday, June 13, 2018 During the BIO International Convention in Boston last week, an unaffiliated party featured topless dancers and models painted with the logos of investment firms and biotech companies sponsoring the event, incensing the chairman of the trade group to the point of reconsidering their memberships in the organization. Tuesday, June 12, 2018 ResTORbio has brought on Novartis cardiology researcher Kerry Russell to serve in the newly created role of VP of clinical development as the company aims to expand its pipeline in aging-related diseases. Tuesday, June 12, 2018 Stryker has made a quiet offer to acquire its rival, Boston Scientific, which would create a behemoth with $21.5 billion in annual sales through one of the largest medical device deals on record, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal. This week's sponsor is cobra:bio. | | Accelerating Protein Production Since 1995 Cobra’s maxXpress service uses UCOE technology enables rapid production of monoclonal antibodies (mAbs), recombinant proteins and biosimilars while ensuring efficient, stable expression. More... | Enrollment Showcase | Sponsored by: Bioinformatics at UTHealth SBMI UTHealth SBMI now offers a M.S. track in clinical and translational bioinformatics. |
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