Today's Rundown Featured Story | | | Monday, December 3, 2018 As the biggest and brightest in the blood cancer world assembled at the ASH conference this weekend, European biotech Argenx was busy making a big deal with Johnson & Johnson's Janssen unit, nabbing $500 million in upfront cash plus up to $1.3 billion in potential milestones. |
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Top Stories Monday, December 3, 2018 Regeneron’s CD20xCD3 bispecific antibody has achieved an 80% complete response rate in a small trial of patients with relapsed or refractory follicular lymphoma. The strong early signs of efficacy led Regeneron to target a 2019 start date for a potentially registrational phase 2 study. Monday, December 3, 2018 Bluebird Bio has been singing the praises of two new therapies at ASH, but although the data look solid so far, investors don’t seem to be fully on board with the program. Monday, December 3, 2018 A phase 3 trial of Celgene’s luspatercept in adults with beta thalassemia has hit its primary goal. The late-phase success tees Celgene to file for approval of its Acceleron-partnered blockbuster prospect in the first half of next year. Friday, November 30, 2018 At the closely watched American Society of Hematology annual meeting, Fate Therapeutics will present preclinical data on three investigational cell therapies the company is developing as off-the-shelf therapies. Fate's method of producing cancer-fighting cells from stem cells could sidestep the high costs associated with personalized CAR-T therapies, the company's executives argue. Monday, December 3, 2018 While most of the world’s top 10 medtech companies are expected to defend their relative rankings in the coming years, ambitious or inspired M&A deals could give companies lower on the list the oomph to move up and reap billions in additional sales in new market segments. 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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