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The current state of political affairs in the U.S. does not bode well for the direction of that turn. The country is at real risk of losing its long-held lead in biotech innovation.
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Disco Pharmaceuticals is taking to the biotech dance floor with seed funding from major players and pipeline programs in small cell lung cancer and colorectal cancer.
The biotech Tuesday announced a restructuring plan as its humanized IgG1 antibody lirentelimab failed two Phase II studies in atopic dermatitis and chronic spontaneous urticaria.
The snacks and confectionery giant has been seeking to enter the biopharmaceuticals space in recent years.
Dropping the potential Cytokinetics buy runs contrary to Novartis’ recent dealmaking frenzy, which included the acquisition of Calypso and three research collaborations.
Biogen gained exclusive ex-U.S. rights to Ampyra in 2009 and is selling the drug under the brand name Fampyra in international markets.
Speaking to BioSpace in San Francisco, Elena Koundourakis, the head of the orexin franchise at Takeda Pharmaceuticals, gave a preview of what is ahead for its aims to treat narcolepsy.
The German biotech is dropping $20 million upfront on two preclinical monoclonal antibodies for undisclosed targets developed by WuXi Biologics.
Triumvira Immunologics’ president and chief operating officer Rob Williamson noted that cell therapy companies might still have an uphill battle unless they can differentiate.
The Massachusetts–based startup will use the Series A funds to advance its pipeline of oral GPR17, CSF1R and TYK2 candidates.
Vertex still has an ongoing diabetes partnership with CRISPR, which gives it a non-exclusive license to the latter’s platform to develop a potential cure for type 1 diabetes.