This week's sponsor is Premier Research. | | How Psoriasis Treatment Advanced, and What's Next Thanks to new biologics, more than half of treated psoriasis patients achieve essentially clear skin. Our white paper examines how we got here, and what's next. Premier Research. It's what we do. Best. | Today's Rundown Teva restructuring puts R&D programs on the chopping block Atlas-backed I-O specialist Kyn Thera comes out of stealth mode Allergy, inflammation player Allakos reels in $100M series B [Sponsored] How Real-World Evidence and Value-Based Contracts Can Help Payers and Manufacturers Find Common Ground in Rare Disease New investors, including Google, boost Relay in $63M round Bristol-Myers boosts I-O offering with new Ono drug deal After 2 share-crushing flops, Ampio claims phase 3 success Evotec in retinal disease drug research collaboration with academia Teva's stunning list of cuts targets 14K jobs, $3B in costs, and plants around the globe Featured Story | Thursday, December 14, 2017 Teva's restructuring plan will include the closure or divestiture of R&D facilities, as well as a "thorough review" of its R&D programs. |
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| This week's sponsor is FierceBiotech. | | | Top Stories Thursday, December 14, 2017 The immuno-oncology sector has yet another player. Kyn Therapeutics just made its debut after almost two years of gestation at Atlas Venture with three immuno-metabolism platforms and $49 million in first-round funding. Wednesday, December 13, 2017 Five years after bagging a modest $30 million in series A financing, Allakos has picked up a hefty $100 million to propel its antibody treatments through the clinic. Monday, December 11, 2017 When payers and manufacturers brawl over pricing, patients with rare diseases can suffer. Is there any common ground? Both sides believe real-world evidence can help quantify the benefits of a medication, and value-based contracts can ensure patients reap the rewards. Thursday, December 14, 2017 Relay Therapeutics has bumped up its cash with a strong second funding round as it eyes clinical work on its next-generation cancer drug development. Thursday, December 14, 2017 Bristol-Myers Squibb has licensed a phase 1 immuno-oncology drug from Japan’s Ono in a $40 million upfront pact. Thursday, December 14, 2017 Ampio Pharmaceuticals has claimed success in a phase 3 osteoarthritis trial at the third attempt. But with the study using a new endpoint and a control arm pooled from multiple trials, the data received a muted response from investors. Thursday, December 14, 2017 CRO Evotec, in a new partnership with academia, will apply its leading induced pluripotent stem cell technology to identify novel drug candidates for retinal diseases. Thursday, December 14, 2017 Teva’s layoffs and cost cuts are here—and they're far larger and deeper than reports predicted. The company intends to ax 14,000 jobs, more than one-fourth of its worldwide workforce, while shutting down plants, R&D facilities, and offices around the globe. 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