BioSpace News Archive

Genetown

Neon Therapeutics Plans $115 Million IPO

Neon Therapeutics filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for an initial public offering (IPO) and hopes to raise $115 million.

June 1, 2018
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2 min read
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Mark Terry
Policy

FDA targets abuse of rules to delay entry of generic drugs

FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb released a statement on new policies aimed to combat the practice of using certain agency requirements to block timely generic drug entry.

June 1, 2018
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3 min read
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Don McCormick
Policy

Right to Try Law and FDA Face Criticism from Law’s Author

The ink is barely dry on the recently-passed “Right to Try Act,” and the law’s author, Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb are butting heads.

June 1, 2018
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3 min read
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Mark Terry
Business

Amgen and MD Anderson to Collaborate on Broad Cancer Program

Amgen, and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, announced two multi-year collaborative research deals for a broad range of cancer therapeutics.

June 1, 2018
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Mark Terry
Drug Development

Phase 3 IMBRUVICA® (ibrutinib) Data Suggest Improved Treatment Outcomes in Waldenström’s Macroglobulinemia (WM), a Rare Form of Blood Cancer, in Combination with Rituximab versus Rituximab Alone

AbbVie announced findings from an interim analysis of the Phase 3 iNNOVATE (PCYC-1127) study evaluating IMBRUVICA® (ibrutinib) plus RITUXAN® (rituximab).

June 1, 2018
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15 min read
Biotech Beach

FLX Bio to Present at the Jefferies Global Healthcare Conference

FLX Bio, Inc. announced that Brian Wong, M.D., Ph.D., President and CEO will present at the Jefferies Global Healthcare Conference.

June 1, 2018
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2 min read
Pharm Country

Peptilogics Receives Qualified Infectious Disease Product Designation from FDA for Lead Compound PLG0206 as a Treatment for Prosthetic Joint Infection

Builds on PLG0206 studies published in Nature Scientific Reports.

June 1, 2018
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3 min read
Genetown

Waters Technologies for Food Safety, Food Authenticity and Biomedical Research at ASMS 2018

Creating Access to the Power and Potential of Mass Spectrometry for More Laboratories

June 1, 2018
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7 min read
Business

PPD and NeoGenomics Forming Global Strategic Alliance for Pathology and Molecular Testing Solutions

Expanding Global Oncology Testing for Clinical Trials

June 1, 2018
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4 min read
Business

LabCorp and Unilabs Collaborate to Expand Global Reach of Precision Medicine Capabilities to Serve Patients, Physicians and Pharma

Collaboration creates global laboratory network for the development and commercialization of companion diagnostics

June 1, 2018
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5 min read