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Sanofi Secures Access to Salipro’s Protein Stabilization Tech in R&D Deal

Sanofi inked a research collaboration and license agreement with Stockholm, Sweden-based Salipro Biotech to develop therapeutic antibodies or small molecules that target membrane proteins.

November 8, 2022
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Mark Terry
Drug Development

BioMarin Faces Potential 3-Month Delay for Hemophilia A Gene Therapy (Updated)

A request for additional data may cause a 3-month delay for potential approval of BioMarin Pharmaceutical’s hemophilia A gene therapy.

November 8, 2022
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Alex Keown
Drug Development

AbbVie Touts Subgroup Data in Phase II Atrial Fibrillation Miss

AbbVie’s investigational neurotoxin, designed to prevent postoperative atrial fibrillation, missed the primary endpoint in a Phase II trial, the company announced Monday.

November 8, 2022
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Tristan Manalac
Drug Development

80% of Patients in Investigational Breast Cancer Vaccine Trial Alive after 10 Years

Researchers from the University of Washington have developed an investigational vaccine that can safely elicit an immune response against the HER2 protein, a key marker in breast cancer.

November 8, 2022
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Tristan Manalac
Drug Development

GSK Plans Phase III Trial for Hepatitis B Drug Despite Data Dropoff (Updated)

GSK is planning a Phase III trial evaluating bepirovirsen as a potential functional cure for chronic hepatitis B infection, despite the most recently released data appearing less robust than the interim analyses.

November 8, 2022
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Alex Keown
Business

Sanofi Reaffirms Commitment to AI Drug Discovery with $1.2B Insilico Pact

Sanofi entered into a partnership with Insilico Medicine to develop drugs for up to six targets. The deal is worth a potential $1.2 billion.

November 8, 2022
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Mark Terry
Drug Development

Juvena Nets $41M to Demystify the Therapeutic Potential of Secreted Proteins

Juvena Therapeutics pulled in $41 million in Series A financing to advance research into the therapeutic potential of secreted proteins to target chronic and age-related diseases.

November 8, 2022
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Rosemary Scott
Policy

FDA Cites ‘Uncertainties’ in Veru’s COVID-19 Antiviral Data Ahead of Adcomm

The FDA presented briefing documents Monday outlining what it called “uncertainties” in the data presented by Veru regarding its COVID-19 antiviral. An advisory committee will meet Wednesday.

November 8, 2022
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Alex Keown
Business

MGFB announces agreement with Mayo Clinic for development of novel therapeutic cancer vaccines

MGFB, a subsidiary of FairWinds Bio (FWB), has entered into a patent license agreement with Mayo Clinic to advance experimental cancer vaccine therapeutics based on a novel platform developed over the past 20 years by Richard Vile, Ph.D., Mayo Clinic Professor of Immunology as well as several colleagues.

November 8, 2022
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Drug Development

Galecto Presents Positive Clinical Data at AASLD Showing Statistically Significant Improvements in Important Liver Parameters in Decompensated Cirrhosis Patients

Galecto, Inc. announced it will discuss topline data and additional analyses from its recently completed Phase 1b/2a GULLIVER-2 trial, including the observed statistically significant signs of liver protection, in a conference call and virtual webinar , Tuesday, November 8th at 8:00 a.m. ET.

November 8, 2022
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