Biotech: Page 35


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    BridgeBio strikes drug royalty deal for cash infusion

    The biotech will receive $500 million upon FDA approval of its rare disease drug acoramidis after selling 5% sales royalties to two investment firms. 

    By Ned Pagliarulo • Jan. 18, 2024
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    Comanche Biopharma raises $75M to fund preeclampsia drug testing

    The biotech is developing an RNA-based therapy for what it describes as a root cause of the pregnancy-related complication, which affects millions of women.

    By Jan. 17, 2024
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    Emerging biotech

    New biotechs continue to emerge despite a challenging market environment that has forced venture firms to build their drug startups more cautiously.

    By BioPharma Dive staff
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    Kyverna sets plans for IPO in test of biotech enthusiasm

    The offering is the fifth outlined by a biotech startup this month, suggesting companies are becoming more willing to gauge investors’ appetite for new stock offerings.  

    By Kristin Jensen • Jan. 17, 2024
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    Tr1x, a new biotech, joins ‘Treg’ chase with $75M fundraise

    The startup is focusing on immune cells called Tr1 cells, which it claims could be important in treating autoimmune conditions like graft-versus-host disease.

    By Jan. 17, 2024
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    Simplifying speaker engagement in Pharma: A holistic approach

    Relationships with Speaker Bureau faculty are among the most important that a biopharmaceutical company nurtures.

    Jan. 16, 2024
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    The biopharma industry outlook on 2024: Guarded optimism for a rebound

    A stock market run and a flurry of dealmaking have buoyed a sector that spent much of 2023 in a downturn. Can the momentum last? 

    By Ned Pagliarulo • Jan. 16, 2024
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    Allakos to lay off half of staff, scrap drug after study setback

    The restructuring adds to a wave of industry layoffs. The Californian biotech is at least the third this year to plan a workforce reduction of 50% or more.

    By Jan. 16, 2024
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    Women’s health companies, battling under-investment in research, see growing opportunity

    While investment remains lower than in other areas of drug R&D, executives and VCs speak of progress for a field that’s been overlooked in the past.

    By Jan. 16, 2024
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    Backed by billionaires, a new biomedical institute tests an unorthodox approach

    Arena BioWorks, which will be led by Harvard University scientist Stuart Schreiber, seeks to blend academic and venture capital drug research models.

    By Ned Pagliarulo • Jan. 12, 2024
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    Recursion’s Chris Gibson on AI in biotech and ‘virtuous cycles’

    The AI specialist caught the attention of many attendees to last week’s J.P. Morgan conference, where advanced computing’s impact on biotech was a much-discussed topic.

    By Jan. 12, 2024
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    Venture funding, dealmaking slowed in biotech last year: Pitchbook

    Though the number of financings from private investors is down year over year, the size of those rounds has remained high, especially for drugmakers with human data in hand.

    By Jan. 11, 2024
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    EU regulators to consult advisers in review of Eisai Alzheimer’s drug

    As a result of the planned consultation, Eisai now expects an approval decision on Leqembi in Europe by the end of June, rather than March.

    By Kristin Jensen • Jan. 11, 2024
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    Newly optimistic, biotech investors weigh lessons of sector’s downturn

    Investors and executives interviewed by BioPharma Dive at J.P. Morgan say new companies have to be leaner, hire more conservatively and focus on their first medicines quickly. 

    By Jan. 11, 2024
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    JPM24: Novartis’ head start, FTC fallout and Bluebird’s price defense

    Radiopharma drugmakers spoke with BioPharma Dive about chasing Novartis in the hot field, while Bluebird’s CEO explained the company’s sickle cell therapy pricing.

    By , Ned Pagliarulo , Jan. 10, 2024
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    JPM24: Pfizer’s tough sell, the next Karuna and building a biotech platform

    Albert Bourla acknowledged Pfizer’s difficult 2023, while PureTech’s Daphne Zohar spoke with BioPharma Dive about building neuroscience startups.

    By , Jan. 9, 2024
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    JPM24: Nvidia’s AI dreams, Sarepta’s rosy outlook and Jeff Jonas’ new job

    The chip maker struck a new deal with Amgen last Monday, while Sarepta brought news of strong sales to the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference.

    By , , Jan. 8, 2024
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    Year of biotech layoffs leaves industry looking for spark

    Small and mid-sized drugmakers shed at least 10,000 jobs in 2023, according to data compiled by BioPharma Dive. However, recent deal and stock market momentum have brought some optimism.

    By , Ned Pagliarulo • Jan. 8, 2024
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    5 questions facing emerging biotech in 2024

    An unusual FTC challenge could have implications for startups, while industry watchers gauge whether the sector’s recent momentum will end a lengthy funding crunch.

    By Jan. 8, 2024
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    Gene editing startup Metagenomi files for an IPO

    The Emeryville, California-based gene therapy developer has several preclinical programs in development with Moderna, Ionis and Affini-T.

    By Jan. 6, 2024
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    An unusual drugmaker raises north of $100M for ecstasy-based PTSD therapy

    Lykos Therapeutics, formerly known as MAPS Public Benefit Corp., recently submitted its MDMA capsules for FDA approval, following two positive studies.

    By Jan. 5, 2024
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    Intellia to lay off staff, cut some early research

    The CRISPR specialist joins some of its genetic medicine peers in trimming staff, announcing an “organizational streamlining” to focus resources on prioritiy drug programs.

    By Jan. 4, 2024
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    Allogene to shift strategy in bid to reposition CAR-T

    The company plans to restructure and will start a new late-stage study testing whether its “off-the-shelf” therapy can boost cure rates when used early on.

    By Jan. 4, 2024
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    Novo taps Flagship startups to develop drugs for obesity, MASH

    The research deals with Omega Therapeutics and Cellarity are the first under a broad alliance Novo struck with Flagship last spring.

    By Kristin Jensen • Jan. 4, 2024
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    A new startup from Feng Zhang and an ex-Illumina executive zeroes in on the epigenome

    Moonwalk Biosciences, the latest biotech co-founded by Zhang, joins other startups aiming to alter gene expression without changing DNA.

    By Jan. 4, 2024
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    Goldman Sachs gets into biotech investing with new venture fund

    The $650 million fund exceeded Goldman’s target and comes amid cautious optimism that biotech could rebound from a lengthy downturn.

    By Kristin Jensen • Jan. 3, 2024