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Business

Moderna Walks Away from Potential $3B Gene Editing Deal with Metagenomi

Citing a strategic prioritization by Moderna, Metagenomi announced Wednesday that the partners have “mutually agreed” to terminate their gene editing agreement.

May 2, 2024
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Tristan Manalac
Business

Astellas Inks Second CAR-T Agreement with Poseida to Develop ‘Convertible’ Cancer Therapies

Astellas Pharma and Poseida Therapeutics have entered into a second CAR-T contract to develop novel and flexible allogeneic cell therapies in oncology.

May 2, 2024
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Tristan Manalac
Deals

Novartis Buys Mariana Oncology in $1B Acquisition, Bolsters Radiopharma Assets

The Swiss drugmaker is paying $1 billion and committing up to $750 million in milestones for Mariana Oncology’s preclinical cancer pipeline and clinical supply capabilities, the companies announced Thursday.

May 2, 2024
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Nick Paul Taylor
Business

BridgeBio Spins Out Oncology Company with $200M in Financing

The new company, BridgeBio Oncology Therapeutics, is looking to advance two KRAS inhibitors and a blocker of the interaction between the RAS and PI3K pathways.

May 2, 2024
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Tyler Patchen
Business

Regeneron Misses Q1 Earnings on Lower-Than-Expected Eylea Sales

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals on Thursday reported $1.4 billion in sales of its blockbuster eye drug in the first quarter of 2024, falling short of Wall Street’s expectations of $1.86 billion.

May 2, 2024
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Kate Goodwin
FDA

FDA Approval Fuels Boehringer’s Biosimilar Challenge to AbbVie’s Humira

Boehringer Ingelheim on Wednesday won the FDA’s approval for a high-concentration and citrate-free version of its Humira biosimilar Cyltezo, targeting AbbVie’s blockbuster drug.

May 2, 2024
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Tristan Manalac
Business

Novo’s Q1 Revenue Grows 24%, Raises Guidance as Wegovy Sales Surge

Novo Nordisk on Thursday reported a jump in first-quarter 2024 revenue, driven by a more than 100% increase in sales of weight-loss drug Wegovy and the strong performance of type 2 diabetes medication Ozempic.

May 2, 2024
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Tristan Manalac
Drug Development

Could Cancer Vaccines Be the Next Big Breakthrough in Immunotherapy?

The race is on to develop therapeutic cancer vaccines that could give immunotherapies an edge, and late-stage trials could soon provide more-robust data about candidates’ efficacy and safety.

May 2, 2024
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Ben Hargreaves
Biotech Beach

Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals Earns $50 Million Milestone from Royalty Pharma

Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced a $50 million milestone payment was received from Royalty Pharma plc.

May 2, 2024
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Business

Twist Bioscience Reports Fiscal Second Quarter 2024 Financial Results

Twist Bioscience Corporation (NASDAQ: TWST), a company enabling customers to succeed through its offering of high-quality synthetic DNA using its silicon platform, today reported financial results and business highlights for the second quarter of fiscal 2024 ended March 31, 2024.

May 2, 2024
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