Using GSK and Dynavax tech, Clover kick-starts COVID-19 vax trial with data drop in August Roche phase 3 hits goal in subgroup of prostate cancer patients Amid Allergan buyout, AbbVie dumps unwanted Assembly microbiome pact Sponsored: NYC Biotechs Rally to Test for COVID-19 Forma, Repare snag nearly $500M collectively in upsized IPOs Sponsored: The Future of Clinical Research: Digitally Transforming What’s Possible Finch Therapeutics' microbiome med quells stubborn C. difficile Engrail Therapeutics nabs $32M series A for CNS work How Regeneron's COVID-19 antibody cocktail cuts the risk of resistance Chutes & Ladders—Novavax appoints AstraZeneca vet Dubovsky to CMO role FiercePharmaAsia—Sinopharm, Sinovac COVID vaccines; Takeda's warning letter, $2B pipeline cull Featured Story | Friday, June 19, 2020 After teaming up with GlaxoSmithKline and Dynavax early on in the pandemic, Chinese biotech Clover Biopharmaceuticals has started trials of its COVID-19 vaccine and expects data in August. read more |
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Top Stories Friday, June 19, 2020 Roche’s ipatasertib has improved progression-free survival in a subgroup of prostate cancer patients in a phase 3 trial. The drug failed to improve outcomes in the broader population, but, with overall survival data still maturing, Roche thinks the findings are encouraging for its chances of claiming a slice of a market targeted by AstraZeneca. read more Friday, June 19, 2020 Assembly Biosciences has been handed back the rights for a series of gastrointestinal microbiome assets from AbbVie as it filters out unwanted pacts from its Allergan subsidiary. read more Monday, June 15, 2020 Hit hard by COVID-19, five NYC biotech companies develop innovative diagnostic technologies that provide faster and better tests. read more Friday, June 19, 2020 Pandemic or no pandemic, biotech IPOs just keep on coming. Let’s add another two to the list: Forma Therapeutics, which pulled off a $278 million listing, and Repare Therapeutics, which bagged $220 million in its Wall Street debut. read more Monday, June 15, 2020 Sponsors are transforming and future-proofing their clinical research by incorporating virtual options in study protocols. Discover why patients are key to the success of these digital strategies. read more Friday, June 19, 2020 Finch Therapeutics’ lead microbiome drug beat the standard of care at banishing recurrent Clostridium difficile infections in a phase 2 study, laying the groundwork for a second pivotal trial and teeing up a second program in hepatitis B. read more Friday, June 19, 2020 San Diego-based biotech Engrail Therapeutics has raised $32 million as it looks to kickstart its first clinical work for its central nervous system med. read more Thursday, June 18, 2020 Regeneron launched human trials of its anti-COVID cocktail REGN-COV2 last week, and now its scientists are explaining how they chose the two antibodies that comprise the treatment. The key was to thwart the ability of the virus to mutate by selecting antibodies that bind differently to their target, they explained in a new study. read more Friday, June 19, 2020 AstraZeneca exec Dubovsky joins Novavax as CMO; Eli Lilly's Gandhi leaves for Dana-Farber; Fjällskog tapped as Sensei CMO. read more Friday, June 19, 2020 Two China-made inactivated COVID-19 vaccines by Sinopharm and Sinovac passed mid-phase clinical tests. Takeda got an FDA warning letter, and the Japanese pharma sold seven neuroscience candidates to Neurocrine Biosciences for up to $2 billion. And more. read more Enrollment Showcase | Sponsored by: University of Florida College of Pharmacy Position yourself as a precision medicine leader with the online graduate program in precision medicine. Learn the latest in genomic technologies and precision medicine therapies from experts in research and implementation. Join the future of health care with the flexibility and convenience of an online program. |
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