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November 06, 2017

Today's Rundown

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NousCom bags €42M to trial off-the-shelf cancer vaccine

Cancer vaccine startup NousCom has raised €42 million ($49 million). The round equips a team last seen leading Okairos to a €250 million buyout by GlaxoSmithKline to take off-the-shelf neoantigen cancer vaccine NOUS-209 into the clinic.

Top Stories

Ann Barbier says adios to Agios as she takes up Translate Bio role

Agios and Shire veteran Ann Barbier, M.D., Ph.D., has become the new chief medical officer at RNA biotech Translate Bio. Barbier will be responsible for leading all clinical research and development, medical affairs and related functions at the Cambridge, Massachusetts-based biotech.

After a strong few years, Aimmune CEO Dilly to step down in 2018

After a good run that has seen his company pass key tests, set up deals with Big Pharmas and have its market cap top $1.5 billion, Aimmune chief Stephen Dilly, M.B.B.S., Ph.D., is calling it a day.

[Sponsored] Are You Prepared to Address International Pediatric Plan Requirements?

Did you know pediatric plans are a requirement for virtually all new medicines, not just those identified as available for children? Gain insights from Dr. Dehlinger-Kremer, chair of the EFGCP and EUCROF on this requirement.

Exicure raises $11.2M in cash as psoriasis, I-O assets near clinical trials

Exicure has pulled in more money to advance its pipeline of oligonucleotides. The latest raise sees Exicure branch out beyond the tech investors that bankrolled its atypical rise to secure cash for its move deeper into the clinic.

Undeterred by prior rejection, TherapeuticsMD refiles menopause drug

Just a few months after telling TherapeuticsMD that its treatment for vaginal pain during sexual intercourse lacked data on safety, the FDA has changed its mind.

Bioclinica buys up Silicon Valley imaging business in offering boost

The biopharma services company Bioclinica already supports clinical research and offers medical imaging and eHealth, but it is now looking to broaden its reach with the purchase of MDDX Research & Informatics.

Could AstraZeneca’s ovarian cancer drug also treat glioblastoma?

The brain cancer glioblastoma is notoriously difficult to treat, largely because the blood-brain barrier prevents many drugs from breaking through and reaching their target. Researchers in the U.K. tested AstraZeneca’s PARP inhibitor Lynparza and found it can penetrate the blood-brain barrier and invade glioblastoma tumors.

Medtronic’s tiny neurostimulator gets CE mark for multiple indications

Medtronic’s Intellis platform grabbed a CE mark for peripheral nerve and spinal cord stimulation.

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