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  Drug Development

  Besties Regeneron, Sanofi Show Off Phase II Skin Cancer Data

  The positive results are spurring the companies to begin seeking approval for the checkpoint inhibitor.

  December 13, 2017

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  Alex Keown
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  Biotech Bay

  Bay Area’s Pionyr Immunotherapeutics Scores $62M to Push Anti-Tumor Tech Towards Clinic

  Pionyr was founded in 2015 by a UCSF professor and a Genentech alum.

  December 13, 2017

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  Mark Terry
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  Drug Development

  How GlycoMimetics Defied a Hematology Biotech Pitfall While Its Peers Fell

  GlycoMimetics defied a hematology biotech pitfall Tuesday, breaking out on strong cancer-drug data as shares of Global Blood Therapeutics and Spark Therapeutics trended in the opposite direction.

  December 13, 2017

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  Deals

  Harpoon Medical’s 16-Employee Office Will Stay Intact After Edwards Lifescience’s $100M Acquisition

  Harpoon’s former CEO also hinted at possible growth at the office, including new hires for engineering and clinical team members.

  December 13, 2017

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  Alex Keown
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  Business

  Teva to Unveil Job Cuts, Closing of Some Ops Thursday

  It seems those thousands of anticipated and dreaded pink slips at Teva will be handed out on Thursday.

  December 13, 2017

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  Alex Keown
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  Genetown

  Why Bluebird Bio Investors Aren’t Singing the Blues

  bluebird bio stock has been on an upswing for most of the year, having recently taken a spike after positive news at the ASH Annual Meeting.

  December 13, 2017

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  Mark Terry
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  Pharm Country

  Why Pfizer’s 2017 Was Mediocre at Best

  Pfizer’s 2017 wasn’t horrible. Just ho-hum.

  December 13, 2017

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  Business

  Sanofi Exec Forced to Apologize During Dengue Vaccine Inquiry

  The French executive made the public apology after he was castigated by SAGIP Rep. Rodante Marcoleta for his company’s “insensitivity” to the concerns of the Filipino public.

  December 13, 2017

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• Business

  BGI Genomics Forms $7.6M JV with TCM Company Kangmei

  Kangmei will supply the JV with 95% of the $7.6M in cash, while BGI will contribute the remaining 5% of the JV’s value with instruments and technology.

  December 13, 2017

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  Biotech Bay

  Roche Gets in on Bay Area Allakos’ $100M Funding Round

  The round was led by NEA and included Redmile Group, Partner Fund Management, Rock Springs Capital, LifeSci Venture Partners, Samsara BioCapital, and a large institutional investor.

  December 13, 2017

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  Mark Terry