Today's Rundown LEO Pharma inks $760M rare skin disease R&D deal with PellePharm Roivant takes aim at resistant infections with $667.5M Intron deal Enlivex to merge with BioBlast, bagging Nasdaq listing [Sponsored] Mining Real-World Data With Cutting-Edge Analytical Tools Lilly's Robert Brown to lead Brickell Bio as it eyes phase 3 dermatology trials Synthego expands CRISPR kit reach with Eurofins distribution deal Stallergenes' allergy immunotherapy hits goal in phase 3 FDA delays decision on Sage’s postpartum depression drug by 3 months Featured Story | | | Tuesday, November 20, 2018 LEO Pharma has signed a research collaboration deal with PellePharm that commits up to $760 million for late-stage trials and includes an option for LEO to acquire the small rare disease company outright at some point in the future. |
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Top Stories Tuesday, November 20, 2018 Fresh from a $200 million fundraising that pushed its valuation above $7 billion, Roivant Sciences has spent more money on its R&D portfolio, licensing a midstage drug for resistant bacteria from South Korea’s Intron Biotechnology. Tuesday, November 20, 2018 Enlivex Therapeutics is set to bag a Nasdaq listing through a reverse merger with BioBlast Pharma. News of the merger comes as Enlivex gears up for a multi-indication phase 2 and 3 trial push for its immunotherapy Allocetra. Wednesday, November 14, 2018 In 1848, the most famous Gold Rush in American history began at Sutter's Mill near present-day Coloma, California, shaping the US economic map forever. In those days, there were no scientific tools to guide prospectors in their search. Sites of previous finds were the starting point for what became, for many, a shattered dream. Monday, November 19, 2018 Eli Lilly VP Robert Brown is making the jump to serve as CEO of the skin disease-focused Brickell Biotech, as it prepares to move its lead candidate into phase 3 trials for excessive underarm sweating next year. Tuesday, November 20, 2018 Synthego has tapped Eurofins Genomics to distribute synthetic single guide RNA products from its CRISPRevolution line of genome-editing kits. The partnership adds Eurofins customers in 44 countries to Synthego’s market. Tuesday, November 20, 2018 A phase 3 trial of Stallergenes Greer’s treatment for house dust mite-induced allergic rhinitis has met its primary endpoint. The late-phase success sets Stallergenes up to file for FDA approval of oral immunotherapy STAGR320. Tuesday, November 20, 2018 The FDA, which expected to approve or deny Sage Therapeutics’ brexanolone next month, has pushed that decision off to March 19 so it can finalize risk evaluation and mitigation strategies to improve the treatment’s safety. Enrollment Showcase | | | Sponsored by: Biotech Primer BioBasics is an intensive two-day course starting with a review of the healthcare sectors and the scientific concepts required for understanding the biopharma industry, then delves into the cause of genetic and infectious disease, diagnostics and strategies used to mitigate disease and finally the latest innovations in biopharma are explained. Register today! |
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