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Startup from George Church’s lab raises $75M to develop ‘supercell’ medicines
GC Therapeutics claims it can create off-the-shelf therapies from induced pluripotent stem cells faster and simpler than current methods.
By Kristin Jensen • Sept. 19, 2024 -
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Can the Fed’s rate cut change biotech’s ‘new normal’?
Industry insiders hope the Fed’s decision to cut rates for the first time in years will boost biotech investment. But the long-awaited move won’t cure all that ails the sector, others cautioned.
By Ben Fidler • Sept. 19, 2024 -
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New biotechs continue to emerge despite a challenging market environment that has forced venture firms to build their drug startups more cautiously.
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Novartis’ Kisqali gets expanded FDA OK; Mene Pangalos joins Omega Funds
The FDA’s clearance could double Kisqali’s breast cancer market. Elsewhere, Novo is exploring new ways to deliver genetic therapies and Bain is funding a growing CDMO.
By BioPharma Dive staff • Sept. 18, 2024 -
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Roivant dermatology subsidiary to be acquired by Organon
The deal hands Organon a psoriasis and eczema cream called Vtama, while Roivant will get more cash to fund its R&D plans.
By Kristin Jensen • Sept. 18, 2024 -
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Ascendis trial data piles pressure on BioMarin
Summary study results show Ascendis’ drug for achondroplasia could be competitive to BioMarin's Voxzogo, which is the foundation of the latter company's growth plans.
By Ned Pagliarulo • Sept. 17, 2024 -
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Nura Bio gets $68M, new CEO to advance ‘neuroprotective’ brain drugs
The funding will support mid-stage testing of a drug the company claims holds the potential to treat a range of neurodegenerative conditions.
By Gwendolyn Wu • Sept. 17, 2024 -
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‘Really exciting times’: One biotech’s view of radiopharma’s boom
Backed by Bristol Myers Squibb, Ratio Therapeutics has a front row seat to the pharmaceutical industry’s pivot into the field of targeted radiation drugs.
By Michael Gibney • Sept. 17, 2024 -
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Sponsored by SASGenerative AI can enhance pharmaceutical innovation – but are you ready for it?
There’s no doubt that AI and GenAI can speed up pharmaceutical innovation. But before organizations can jump into the future, it’s crucial to understand the benefits – and the risks – of advanced technology.
By Susan Lenderts, Global Head of Life Sciences, SAS • Sept. 16, 2024 -
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Sponsored by QIAGEN Digital InsightsEasy GxP compliance for NGS data – is it even possible?
NGS is changing the landscape for GxP compliance. How can you adapt?
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Subcutaneous Tecentriq gets FDA OK; Gilead shot succeeds in second HIV trial
Roche has now beat Merck and Bristol Myers to market with its under-the-skin immunotherapy. Elsewhere, Sanofi bought into radiopharmaceuticals and Mene Pangalos joined Biogen's board.
By BioPharma Dive staff • Sept. 13, 2024 -
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Three biotechs raise $700M in rare burst of IPO activity
Bicara Therapeutics, Zenas BioPharma and MBX Biosciences each priced upsized IPOs in the busiest week for biotech stock sales since February.
By Ben Fidler • Sept. 12, 2024 -
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Moderna to cut costs, trim pipeline in R&D revamp
As part of a broad restructuring, the company plans to reduce research spending by 20% over the next few years and ax five programs in early development. It won’t cut jobs, however, a spokesperson told BioPharma Dive.
By Ben Fidler • Sept. 12, 2024 -
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F2G raises $100M to bring antifungal drug back to FDA
The funding, from AMR Action Fund and others, will help U.K.-based F2G complete late testing of a treatment that the FDA rejected one year ago.
By Delilah Alvarado • Sept. 12, 2024 -
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GSK discontinues herpes vaccine; Roivant launches new ‘vant’ around hypertension drug
The British pharma said its shot didn’t meet the efficacy goals of a Phase 2 study. Elsewhere, Zealand reported more obesity drug data and Lilly appointed a company veteran as its new CFO.
By BioPharma Dive staff • Sept. 11, 2024 -
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Bain closes $3B biotech fund amid flurry of startup buyouts
The fund is Bain’s fourth and follows several recent acquisitions of some of its portfolio companies, among them Jnana Therapeutics and EyeBio.
By Delilah Alvarado • Sept. 10, 2024 -
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House backs bill restricting China role in US biotech
The Biosecure Act, which limits contracts with WuXi AppTec, WuXi Biologics and three other companies, still needs Senate support to advance.
By Jonathan Gardner • Sept. 10, 2024 -
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Relay breast cancer drug shows potential in early trial
Results from a small study suggest Relay's drug could avoid some of the toxicity associated with existing PI3Ka inhibitors like Novartis' Piqray.
By Ned Pagliarulo • Sept. 9, 2024 -
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Early study data puts Terns among obesity drug contenders
A once-daily pill the biotech is developing helped some people with obesity lose more than 5% of their weight in a month, spurring a stock bump and plans to bring the drug into further testing.
By Jonathan Gardner • Sept. 9, 2024 -
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Immune resetCandid, with $370M, sets out to prove bispecifics’ worth in autoimmune disease
The startup believes T cell engagers, rather than cell therapies, will prove the “right horse to bet on” in the race to develop new inflammatory disease treatments, its CEO said.
By Ben Fidler • Sept. 9, 2024 -
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Sponsored by Quest DiagnosticsAccelerating Alzheimer’s therapy innovation: A new horizon in blood-based biomarkers
The escalating global challenge of Alzheimer's Disease (AD) demands new approaches to detection, diagnosis and treatment.
By Dr. Michael K. Racke, Medical Director, Neurology, Quest Diagnostics • Sept. 9, 2024 -
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Obesity drug startup raises $67M; Vor’s ‘shielded transplant’ shows promise
OrsoBio is advancing several weight loss medicines. Elsewhere, Boehringer Ingelheim pushed forward with a geographic atrophy drug and Vaxcyte raised $1.3 billion.
By BioPharma Dive staff • Sept. 6, 2024 -
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Lykos CEO to depart after FDA rejection, layoffs
The departure of Amy Emerson as CEO comes three weeks after the MDMA developer revealed plans to cut 75% of its staff.
By Ned Pagliarulo • Sept. 5, 2024 -
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BioMarin, having retrenched, outlines plans for growth
The biotech is putting Voxzogo, its drug for skeletal disorders, at the center of plans to grow revenue the rest of this decade and beyond.
By Delilah Alvarado • Sept. 4, 2024 -
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High-dose Spinraza meets study goal; Top Dyne executives exit
A new dose regimen of Biogen's spinal muscular atrophy drug appeared promising, while Denali Therapeutics and Regenxbio charted plans for drug approval applications.
By BioPharma Dive staff • Sept. 4, 2024 -
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ArsenalBio raises $325M in one of the year’s largest biotech funding rounds
The financing comes amid a slowdown in venture investment for gene and cell therapy startups, and will support multiple solid tumor programs.
By Gwendolyn Wu • Sept. 4, 2024
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