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Sanofi partners with Scribe to gain gene editing tools for cell therapy work
The California biotech will receive $25 million upfront from Sanofi, which plans to use Scribe’s platform to edit natural killer cells for cancer treatment.
By Ned Pagliarulo • Sept. 27, 2022 -
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Q&APerlara CEO Ethan Perlstein on reviving a biotech and building a ‘Y Combinator of rare diseases’
The CEO resuscitated the sector’s first public benefit corporation during the pandemic, building an unusually transparent model for biotechs. Now, he’s spun out a startup and is planning for more.
By Gwendolyn Wu • Sept. 27, 2022 -
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The continued emergence of CAR-T therapy has fueled research into next-generation approaches and new applications, such as its use in autoimmune diseases or in reprogramming cells inside the body.
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Prime Medicine becomes the next high-profile biotech to test IPO waters
The startup, which launched last year with $315 million in funding and plans to advance a new form of gene editing, is one of the first big venture-backed biotechs in several months to seek an IPO.
By Ben Fidler • Sept. 26, 2022 -
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AstraZeneca gives up on Ionis’ RNA drug for heart disease
The British drugmaker decided the medicine, which works similarly to Novartis’s Leqvio, wasn’t potent enough to justify further testing.
By Jonathan Gardner • Sept. 23, 2022 -
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Servier cuts ties with Allogene, ending complex CAR-T partnership
The French drugmaker terminated a nearly decade-old deal that helped Allogene emerge as the sector's largest "off-the-shelf" cell therapy developer.
By Ben Fidler • Sept. 22, 2022 -
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GSK buys into Spero’s comeback plan
The British drugmaker is investing in Spero Therapeutics and acquiring most of the rights to an oral antibiotic the FDA previously rejected, but could approve if it succeeds in a new Phase 3 trial.
By Ben Fidler • Sept. 22, 2022 -
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Cell therapy startup Carisma merges with troubled Sesen in bid for Wall Street
The deal results from a strategic review Sesen, formerly known as Eleven Biotherapeutics, undertook after the FDA rejected its top drug last year.
By Gwendolyn Wu • Sept. 21, 2022 -
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Foundation behind Novo Nordisk to invest $200M in building quantum research ‘powerhouse’
The grant is one of the Novo Nordisk Foundation’s largest and will fund a 12-year research collaboration to construct a quantum computer dedicated to the life sciences.
By Ned Pagliarulo • Sept. 21, 2022 -
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Vesalius Therapeutics, a buzzy, Flagship-backed startup, cuts jobs six months after public launch
When the company debuted in March, it announced plans to hire 200 employees over two years. Now, it’s laid off nearly half its staff in a year when the biotech sector has experienced a sharp market downturn.
By Gwendolyn Wu • Sept. 19, 2022 -
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Theravance, flush with royalty cash, buys shares from GSK
The planned transaction will further unwind the respiratory disease company’s relationship with GSK, which dates back two decades.
By Jonathan Gardner • Sept. 19, 2022 -
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Alnylam, Regeneron to advance NASH drug after early signs of potential
A gene discovery four years ago led to a partnership between the companies, which plan to start a Phase 2 study later this year after encouraging early data.
By Ned Pagliarulo • Sept. 15, 2022 -
Third Harmonic boosts biotech with sector’s top IPO in four months
The startup’s $185 million initial public offering is the largest for the sector since early May and potentially a sign of renewed investor interest in young biotechs.
By Ben Fidler • Sept. 15, 2022 -
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Pharmas back a startup’s plan to make CAR-T cells inside the body
Capstan Therapeutics was formed by pioneering CAR-T and messenger RNA researchers and has secured funding from five large drugmakers.
By Jonathan Gardner • Sept. 14, 2022 -
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MD Anderson launches new spinout to develop radiopharmaceuticals
The joint venture with Radiopharm Theranostics is pursuing a field of research that’s seen a string of recent deals and investments by large drugmakers.
By Kristin Jensen • Sept. 14, 2022 -
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Acelyrin sets hopes high for arthritis drug with $300M fundraise
The well-funded startup is planning Phase 3 trials for a drug it claims could be superior to top-selling medicines from Novartis and others.
By Gwendolyn Wu • Sept. 14, 2022 -
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Rubius, a once high-flying biotech startup, lays off much of its staff
The biotech will reduce staff by 75% and end development of two drugs, the latest setback for a company that was worth nearly $2 billion when it went public in 2018.
By Christopher Newman • Sept. 13, 2022 -
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BioMarin reports cancer case in hemophilia gene therapy trial
The development comes three weeks after Roctavian was approved in Europe and ahead of a planned regulatory submission in the U.S. Drug regulators have not ordered a trial hold, however.
By Jonathan Gardner • Sept. 13, 2022 -
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Can biotech IPOs bounce back? Third Harmonic to test investor appetite with planned offering
The startup is the first young drugmaker in more than four months to seek an IPO of at least $100 million, a once common occurrence that's become rare following this year's sector-wide correction.
By Ben Fidler • Sept. 13, 2022 -
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Nimbus raises $125M to advance rival to Bristol Myers’ new psoriasis drug
The money will help fund development of a TYK2 inhibitor that Nimbus CEO Jeb Keiper claims is more selective than Bristol Myers’ Sotyktu.
By Gwendolyn Wu • Sept. 12, 2022 -
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Bluebird CFO resigns ahead of gene therapy launch
Jason Cole, who replaced former CFO Gina Consylman in March, is leaving six months later to “pursue new career opportunities,” the company said.
By Delilah Alvarado • Sept. 12, 2022 -
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Mitochondrial drugs, with a twist: Pretzel Therapeutics launches with $72.5M in funding
Scientists at Pretzel believe fixing mutated mitochondrial DNA with a mix of small molecule therapies and gene editing could be key to solving a number of hard-to-treat diseases.
By Gwendolyn Wu • Sept. 12, 2022 -
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Gilead says its breast cancer drug helped patients live longer in study
The data could help Trodelvy secure a place in treatment, although a rival drug from Daiichi Sankyo and AstraZeneca will offer strong competition.
By Jonathan Gardner • Sept. 8, 2022 -
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Relay impresses with early study data for targeted cancer drug
Updated data released ahead of the ESMO medical conference suggest Relay’s medicine could be more effective than others like it in treating a type of bile duct cancer.
By Ned Pagliarulo • Sept. 8, 2022 -
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FDA advisers back Amylyx ALS drug, reversing earlier position
Committee members voted 7-2 in support of the experimental medicine, which is under a closely watched FDA review. A decision on approval is expected by the end of the month.
By Jacob Bell • Updated Sept. 7, 2022 -
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Backed by Bristol Myers, ArsenalBio raises $220M for its cell therapy research
The biotech’s Series B fundraising equips it with new cash just as it prepares to advance its first drug candidate into clinical testing.
By Delilah Alvarado • Sept. 7, 2022
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