Evotec gains on Halozyme's takeover proposal
Halozyme said Thursday post-market that it wants to buy Evotec for €11 per share in cash, giving the struggling drug discoverer and manufacturer an equity value of €2 billion. Evotec's shares ...
View ArticleVitalli ends work on Daewoong asset; Alector’s $50M loan
Plus, news about Bavarian Nordic, Nuvectis Pharma, Flashpoint Therapeutics, Sparian Biosciences and TFF Pharmaceuticals: Vitalli Bio axes Daewoong asset: Vitalli, founded by Joe Jimenez’s Aditum Bio,...
View ArticleBoston Pharmaceuticals' Phase 2 MASH trial hits efficacy endpoints
Boston Pharmaceuticals succeeded on two closely watched efficacy endpoints for its Phase 2 MASH study, putting the company in contention with other biotechs seeking to treat the liver disease. The...
View ArticleEyenovia's stock falls after it halts late-stage myopia trial
Eyenovia stopped a Phase 3 trial following a review of the data that found its experimental myopia treatment wasn't going to hit the study's primary endpoint. The ophthalmic company is now considering...
View ArticleEuropean drug regulators offer wave of positive recommendations following...
The European Medicines Agency’s human medicines committee handed down a slew of positive recommendations for drugs on Friday, including Merck’s blockbuster cancer drug Keytruda and InflaRx’s monoclonal...
View ArticleWhat is the future of the Trump administration's pharmaceutical policies?
President-elect Donald Trump has just set up a showdown for the future of biopharma policy during his administration. On one side is Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services,
View ArticleIllumina seeks to dismiss shareholder lawsuit, denies secret $800M stake
Illumina has moved to dismiss a securities lawsuit against the company and former board members over the $8 billion Grail deal, after claiming to refute allegations around a secret financial stake that...
View ArticleTrump picks RFK Jr. for HHS; AbbVie's psych implosion; Merck tries staving...
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View ArticleEisai terminated Phase 3 trial of Dravet drug lorcaserin
Eisai has stopped the Phase 3 clinical development of an adjunctive treatment for Dravet syndrome, a spokesperson confirmed to Endpoints News on Friday afternoon. The Tokyo drugmaker terminated the...
View ArticleScottish biotech Trogenix debuts with viral immunotherapy platform for cancer
Trogenix has emerged from stealth to advance its pipeline of viral immunotherapies for cancer, starting with a lead candidate targeting an aggressive type of brain tumor. A spinout of the University of...
View ArticleIntellia touts first clinical outcomes on CRISPR-based ATTR amyloidosis asset
In one of the most closely-watched arenas in biotech, Intellia says its gene editing treatment for a heart muscle disease can stabilize or improve outcomes where other treatments have only been shown...
View ArticleExclusive: Athena Countouriotis' Avenzo taps Shanghai biotech for ADC, adds...
San Diego biotech Avenzo Therapeutics has in-licensed another asset, this time securing the global ex-China rights to a bispecific in the bustling antibody-drug conjugate space. Avenzo will pay up to...
View ArticleCybin reports high remission rates for psilocin drug in Phase 2 depression test
Cybin said its psilocin analog has the potential to wipe out symptoms in most patients with a serious form of depression, which marks a major step over just using antidepressants. In a small Phase 2 ...
View ArticleNovartis strikes radiopharma deal with Ratio worth up to $745M
Novartis is making another pact in radiopharma, promising as much as $745 million to a Boston-based startup. Ratio Therapeutics will get an undisclosed upfront payment as part of the exclusive...
View ArticleAtlas Venture targets $450M for 14th biotech venture fund
Atlas Venture, one of biotech's go-to VC firms, is eyeing a $450 million 14th fund, partner Bruce Booth said in its annual review presentation. In the review, recorded on Nov. 7 and
View ArticleAclaris makes a deal, aims to raise $80M; Emmecell’s Ph1 update in corneal edema
Plus, news about Keymed Biosciences, Ouro Medicines, Recode, Intellia, Quell, VBI Vaccines and Zai Lab: Aclaris adds two anti-TSLP programs, seeks $80M: The new pipeline candidates come from a...
View ArticleAs cardiomyopathy market expands, Alnylam offers look at Phase 1 data in...
Alnylam’s experimental RNAi treatment for a rare form of cardiomyopathy has shown signs of efficacy in an early-stage trial of healthy volunteers, but analysts said development could be challenging as...
View ArticleA rare neurological disease is Sage’s last, best hope after failures in...
In 2010, neuroscientist and former Eli Lilly research leader Steve Paul started a company that he hoped would spark a revolution in drug discovery, built around a class of compounds dubbed...
View ArticleRegenxbio shares first data showing Duchenne gene therapy improves muscle...
Regenxbio said its gene therapy improved muscle function in a handful of boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy across two doses. The gene therapy company said Monday that it dosed the first patient in...
View ArticleFDA offers more guidance on developing cell and gene therapies
The FDA on Monday offered new draft guidance to help drugmakers understand the nuts and bolts of FDA processes for developing and submitting an application for a new cell or gene therapy, from pre-IND...
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