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Cassava Sciences CEO Remi Barbier is hitting back at The New York Times, calling out the newspaper for an article that he claims misrepresented the research of his company.
Pheast, Apertura and Reify Health are BioSpace’s top financial winners this week. Read on to see what money can do!
All development and commercialization rights for MP0310, a clinical stage immunomodulator intended to treat solid tumors, will be reverted to Molecular Partners.
Pheast Therapeutics launched today with $76 million in Series A financing. Pheast is focused on developing cancer checkpoint therapies to fight malignant cells, focusing on ovarian and breast cancers.
Successful biotech companies have a certain way of thinking that propels everyone working there beyond day-to-day concerns and enables them to do great things. BioSpace highlights nine commonalities.
Editas Medicine snagged Rare Pediatric Disease designation for its experimental beta thalassemia gene therapy, while VBL received Fast Track designation for an ofra-vec combination in ovarian cancer.
How many boosters are enough to protect against COVID-19 infection? This question has been at the forefront of the minds of everyone as news crops up about yearly boosters.
Gamida Cell reported that the FDA had lifted its clinical hold on its cryopreserved formulation of GDA-201. It expects to launch a Phase I/II drug trial for those indications this year.
With $67 million in Series A financing, newly-launched Apertura plans to develop genetic medicines using technologies that address key limitations of gene delivery and expression.
The war has shattered plans for a variety of clinical trials, but Roche is particularly concerned about fenebrutinib, a drug it is developing for multiple sclerosis (MS).
Protagonist Therapeutics’ Phase II study of an ulcerative colitis treatment failed to meet its primary endpoint at a higher dosage amount. Even so, the company remains optimistic about the drug’s future.
A new approach to improving a patient’s ability to recover from a stroke is discussed in an article published this month in Science Translational Medicine.
Novartis’ Sandoz business unit saw a strong financial performance in the first quarter of 2022, with overall sales growth of 8%, mostly outside of the United States.
Nektar Therapeutics outlined a strategic reorganization plan that includes cutting 70% of its workforce. This comes only weeks after BMS abandoned its clinical collaboration program with Nektar.
Pfizer and its partner, Valneva, have announced positive Phase II data from its trial of vaccine candidate VLA15 in a pediatric population. VLA15 is intended to prevent Lyme Disease (LD).
The first quarter hasn’t been kind to international biopharmaceutical firms. BioSpace takes a look at the fates of Saniona and Black Diamond below.
Triebel holds the distinction of having discovered LAG-3 in 1990. Today, the company he founded is leveraging the handy molecule against cancer and autoimmune disease.
The FDA has now approved the first treatment for COVID-19 in young children, expanding its approval for Gilead’s Veklury to children who are at least 28 days old and weigh at least three kilograms.
The DSMB for Ocugen’s Phase I/II trial of OCU400, a gene therapy in development for Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP), recommended the study proceed with enrolling more patients.
Shares of Axsome Therapeutics have fallen more than 20% in trading this morning after the company announced the FDA is unlikely to approve its acute migraine treatment AXS-07 due to unresolved quality control issues.