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Policy

COVID News Brief: Booster Shots Expand as Omicron Looms

The best way to battle the dominant Delta strain is booster vaccines. So far, initial data suggests boosters are likely to help battle Omicron as well. For that and more COVID-19 news, read on.

December 10, 2021
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4 min read
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Mark Terry
Decades-Old Stool Sample Provides New Insight on HIV Susceptibility

A new study conducted on a 35-year-old blood and stool sample provides new insights into HIV research and the role the gut microbiome may have played in infection among infected individuals.

December 10, 2021
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3 min read
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Alex Keown
Drug Development

Biotechs Share Promising Breast Cancer Data at San Antonio Symposium

The 2021 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium is meeting December 7–10 at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas, and virtually.

December 10, 2021
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5 min read
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Mark Terry
Business

Eli Lilly Focuses on Obesity and Diabetes with $1.5 Billion Deal

Eli Lilly forged a multi-year collaborative partnership with China-based Regor Therapeutics Group to discover and develop new therapies that will be aimed at metabolic disorders.

December 10, 2021
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2 min read
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Alex Keown
Drug Development

Experimental mRNA Flu Vaccine Looks Good in the Interim, But Fails to Impress Investors

Shares of Moderna are down nearly 10% this morning despite the company posting positive interim results from an experimental seasonal flu vaccine.

December 10, 2021
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3 min read
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Alex Keown
Drug Development

Clinical Catch-Up: December 6-10

There were a lot of clinical trial announcements this week, driven by the European Society for Medical Oncology annual conference. Here’s a look.

December 10, 2021
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14 min read
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Mark Terry
Policy

ACT for ALS Passes House while BrainStorm Prepares to Move Ahead with NurOwn

A U.S. Congress subcommittee unanimously approved the ACT for ALS bill in a decision that could soon pour massive funding into the search for treatment for this debilitating and deadly disease.

December 10, 2021
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3 min read
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Vanessa Doctor, RN
Drug Development

Roche’s Latest Checkpoint Target Shows Promise for Lung Cancer

Roche announced promising results from the Phase II CITYSCAPE study of tiragolumab plus Tecentriq compared to Tecentriq alone as a treatment for PD-L1-positive metastatic NSCLC.

December 10, 2021
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Mark Terry
Genetown

Yale Team Unlocks Genetic Door to Deadly Brain Aneurysms

A team of Yale researchers has found a key to unlocking the deadly mystery of brain aneurysms in adults.

December 10, 2021
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2 min read
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Kate Goodwin
Job Trends

Three More Biopharma Expansions to Round Out the Week

Innocoll Biotherapeutics, Genapsys, and Adicet Bio announced today their relocation and expansion plans.

December 10, 2021
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2 min read
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Alvin Clavines