This week's sponsor is TD2. | | The A-Z Guide of DMPK Assays, and How to Find the Right One You might know you need to conduct drug metabolism and pharmacokinetic (DMPK) analysis, but which tests are right for your project? And are you doing them at the right time? With a complete guide to assays, this free white paper will help you learn how, when and where to find the right assay mix for your preclinical work. | Today's Rundown Novartis cozies up to Silicon Valley with new lab Affimed tumbles as FDA puts brakes on T cell engager Rgenix bags $40M to advance cancer drugs, including GSK castoff Rare disease startup Therachon to absorb GLyPharma and its SBS candidate Sinntaxis bags option on ex-AstraZeneca mGluR5 antagonist Featured Story | Tuesday, October 9, 2018 Novartis is set to open innovation labs around the world to connect with tech companies. The labs, the first of which has opened in San Francisco, will serve as a bridge between companies developing R&D-enhancing technologies and the broader Novartis business. |
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| This week's sponsor is FierceBiotech. | | | Top Stories Tuesday, October 9, 2018 The FDA has slapped a clinical hold on two phase 1 trials of Affimed’s lead T cell engager AFM11 for blood cancers after a death and two life-threatening events. Tuesday, October 9, 2018 New York biotech Rgenix has raised $40 million in series C financing to carry out early and midstage trials of an immunotherapy for solid tumors and a cancer metabolism inhibitor for gastrointestinal cancers. Tuesday, October 9, 2018 Fresh off a $60 million raise, the Novo Holdings-backed startup Therachon announced plans to buy GLyPharma Therapeutic and make the leap to becoming a multi-asset rare disease company. Tuesday, October 9, 2018 Sinntaxis has secured an option on an ex-AstraZeneca drug. AstraZeneca dropped mGluR5 antagonist AZD2066 after getting a look at midphase data, but Sinntaxis thinks it can rehabilitate the molecule as a treatment for stroke patients. This week's sponsor is PharmaCord. | | | Enrollment Showcase | Sponsored by: Drexel University Online Drexel University’s online graduate programs in biomedicine, clinical research, drug discovery, and molecular medicine were developed with working professionals in mind, providing you with the education, practical skills, and competitive edge you need to be successful in your career. Learn more. |
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