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Rivus raised $132 million in a Series B financing round that will be used in developing HU6, a new drug class designed to treat cardio-metabolic disease by addressing obesity.
In a recent BioSpace poll, more than half of employers indicated they planned to continue recruiting employees remotely. We highlight just some of those jobs here.
Carisma Therapeutics is merging with Sesen Bio to advance Carisma’s cell therapy platform - in particular, its chimeric antigen receptor macrophage (CAR-M) therapies.
Celltrion agreed Wednesday to jointly develop Abpro’s cancer molecule ABP-102 in a deal that could net as much as $1.75 billion. See inside for more cancer collaborations.
Novo Nordisk and Octagon Therapeutics announced that they forged a research collaboration focused on inflammatory diseases.
After enduring nine months of clinical holds, Merck announced that it is restarting the Phase III clinical program for islatravir, its candidate for people with HIV-1 infection.
A 3-judge panel questioned the legitimacy of Johnson & Johnson’s plan to form a subsidiary company with the purpose of absorbing legal liabilities from talc-related lawsuits.
Poxel presented positive histology data from its Phase II DESTINY-1 trial in non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), with its primary efficacy endpoint of liver fat decrease at 36 weeks.
This week’s money flowed into various therapeutic areas like cancer and inflammatory disorders, while government and philanthropic grants fund the fight against infectious diseases.
The FDA granted rare pediatric disease designation to AVR-RD-04, an experimental gene therapy treatment for the lysosomal storage disease cystinosis, AVROBIO announced Tuesday.
Shares of Spectrum Pharmaceuticals plunged 33% upon the release of briefing documents for an FDA advisory meeting regarding poziotinib
Beyond the usual challenge of delivering high-quality data that answers meaningful questions, PepGen’s Michelle Mellion is dedicated to “incorporating the patient’s voice into everything we do.”
Pres. Joe Biden declared the COVID-19 pandemic over. Biopharma stocks react as vaccines and antivirals are still in development.
Alzheon Inc. unveiled promising data from a Phase II biomarker trial of its investigational drug ALZ-801 to treat early Alzheimer’s disease.
Shares of Renovacor, Inc. stock are surging in premarket trading following Rocket Pharmaceuticals’ announcement it will acquire the company in an all-stock transaction valued at $53 million.
Wave Life Sciences presented promising early data from its Phase Ib/IIa SELECT-HD trial in Huntington’s disease with evidence of biomarker improvements.
First Wave BioPharma announced that it is restarting its adrulipase program for the treatment of exocrine pancreatic insufficiency in cystic fibrosis and chronic pancreatitis.
Six months after its launch, Vesalius Therapeutics is laying off 43% of its staff. With a current staff of 67, the company is slashing 29 jobs.
Genfit announced that it is Versantis for roughly $40 million cash and approximately $65 million in milestone payments and other considerations.
The past week saw promising developments in candidate therapies for cancer, congenital hyperinsulinism, chronic cough and COVID-19 vaccines.