Gilead Sciences, Inc.
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GlaxoSmithKline continues to make headway in the development of two-drug regimens to benefit HIV patients – even those who have high levels of the virus.
Kite, a Gilead company based in Santa Monica, California, signed an agreement with Utrecht, Netherlands-based Gadeta BV. The companies will work on discovering and developing novel cancer immunotherapies based on gamma-delta T-cell receptors (TCRs).
Despite President Trump circling around semi-regularly to bash the pharmaceutical industry and drug prices, biotech stocks seem to be doing pretty well. The Nasdaq Biotechnology ETF, called the IBB, is up about 17 percent so far this year.
Allogene Therapeutics announced the implementation of its Scientific Advisory Board (SAB). The SAB is made up of five leaders in oncology, immunology, drug discovery and development, and will consult on strategic and scientific matters.
Because of the potential for significant side effects of CAR-T therapies, the FDA requires Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS) programs. The Bezos Family Immunotherapy Clinic at the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance is one of those approved sites.
Gilead may be down, but at least one analyst thinks the company is poised for a turnaround.
Cowen Research’s biotech team published a recent report and concluded that investors would have better luck ignoring—or even doing the complete opposite—of what equity analysts advise.
As the European Medicines Agency prepares to make Amsterdam its new home following the U.K.’s Brexit, Holland is likely to see its biopharma industry snag a hoped-for boost in new business due to the presence of the regulatory agency.
Akero Therapeutics, headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, closed on a $65 million Series A financing round.
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