BioSpace News Archive

Cancers engaged in evolutionary arms race with immune system

Aggressive, highly mutated cancers evolve escape routes in response to immune attacks in an ‘evolutionary arms race’ between cancer and the immune system, a new study reports.

January 16, 2020
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6 min read
Deals

BioGenerator Invests $3.2 Million in 16 St. Louis Bioscience Companies

2019 BioGenerator highlights include eight first-time investments and new companies relocating to St. Louis

January 16, 2020
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7 min read
Business

Possible IPO Timeline for GSK and Pfizer Healthcare Company

The two companies joined their consumer health businesses in order to give the parent companies more maneuverability to focus on the pharmaceuticals.

January 16, 2020
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2 min read
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Alex Keown
BioMidwest

Research Roundup: Aging Along Certain Biological Pathways and More

Every week there are numerous scientific studies published. Here’s a look at some of the more interesting ones.

January 16, 2020
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4 min read
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Mark Terry
Business

Moderna Partners with AWS to Explore the ‘Software of Life’

The company, which has secured enormous investments over the past few years, is inching closer to being a commercial company in developing personalized therapies for a wide range of diseases, including cancer.

January 16, 2020
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2 min read
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Alex Keown
Business

BioSpace Movers & Shakers, Jan. 17

Pharma companies add new members to executive ranks and boards of directors.

January 16, 2020
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6 min read
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Alex Keown
Policy

Former Insys Executive Found Guilty for Opioid Marketing Schemes Sentenced to 33 Months

The first of the Insys Therapeutics executives found guilty of violating the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act in May 2019 has been sentenced.

January 16, 2020
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4 min read
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Alex Keown
FDA

The FDA Approves Drugs Faster, But That Might Not Be A Good Thing

Investigators found that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is approving drugs faster than ever. Unfortunately, it appears that the agency is also approving those drugs on less data and weaker evidence.

January 16, 2020
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4 min read
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Mark Terry
BioCapital

Who are the 10 Most Innovative Biopharma Companies?

Here’s a look at the top 10 companies noted in the BioSpace Ideal Employer 2019 survey for being the most innovative and what they’ve been up to recently.

January 16, 2020
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7 min read
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Mark Terry
Policy

J.P. Morgan Day 4: Moderna, Berkeley Lights, Sanofi, Pfizer and More

As the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference winds down for 2020, one of the big topics was the general lack of big deals. Still, there were some general trends and for today, some news.

January 16, 2020
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5 min read
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Mark Terry