FDA grants priority review to ide-cel, keeping Bristol Myers on track to deliver Celgene payday IPO, check: Now, ADC Therapeutics files for lonca approval Anokion autoimmune pact rides out BMS-Celgene merger Medicxi raises €200M to take 6 biotechs deeper into the clinic Vaccinex's lead drug misses the mark in Huntington phase 2; focus shifts to Alzheimer's Emmecell exits stealth mode as FDA greenlights clinical trials of cornea cell therapy NIH to fund 7 digital health projects aimed at COVID-19 Featured Story | By Nick Paul Taylor Bristol Myers Squibb has received a March 27 PDUFA date for its anti-BCMA CAR-T cell therapy. The priority review action date sets Bristol Myers up to win approval for the bluebird bio-partnered drug in time to satisfy the terms of its acquisition of Celgene. read more |
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