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Corxel will use the fundraising proceeds to advance the oral GLP-1 therapy CX11 through mid-stage development in the U.S., as well as prepare for its Phase III studies.
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After winning a surprise approval for its hereditary angioedema drug Ekterly, KalVista is confident the oral offering will capture the lion’s share of the market for on-demand use.
Biohaven has suffered a few setbacks in recent months, including an FDA rejection and a missed $150 million benchmark payment, but CEO Vlad Coric looked for the brighter side at JPM, specifically emphasizing a serendipitous discovery that could get the company in the obesity game.
Henry Gosebruch, who has $3.5 billion in capital to deploy, is thinking broad as he steers the decades-old biotech out of years of turmoil. 
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Avanir is developing its future leadership from within through a program it calls “Leading at Avanir,” which focuses on emotional intelligence and situational leadership components.
Peter Marks will serve as acting director of the Office of Vaccines Research and Review at the U.S. FDA following the resignation of two top officials at the agency.
Less than a month after appointing a new chief executive officer, Ziopharm Oncology announced a restructure that has resulted in over 50% of its workforce being axed.
Here’s a look at a few of the industry expansions that have been announced so far this month.
Industry watchers question why Elizabeth Holmes has been singled out for failing to deliver what she promised while other tech executives are given a pass.
The company aims to treat different forms of mental illness and brain disorders with its pipeline.
Esker Therapeutics tapped Martin Babler to helm the company after founding CEO June Lee has stepped away to pursue other opportunities.
There are roughly 750 sales representatives for Amarin at present, which the company intends to whittle down to 300 as it adopts a more digital approach to marketing.
Aside from the fraud trial of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, other court-related cases are taking place, including between Takeda and AbbVie over cancer drug, Lupron.
There was still some carryover from the European Society of Medical Oncology Congress 2021, but there was plenty of other clinical trial news last week. Here’s a look.