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The future of Editas Medicine’s EDIT-101 will be determined later in November after a data readout is available. The data could inform the company whether there is a potential commercial path forward.
Surface Oncology announced it is pausing the development of its CD39-targeted antibody SRF617 and cutting around 20% of its workforce to focus on its lead anti-IL-27 program SRF388.
Lusaris Therapeutics launched with a $60 million Series A financing focus on advancing LSR-1019, a sublingual formulation of 5-MeO-DMT in development for TRD.
J.P. Morgan launched its new life science-focused private equity team, Life Sciences Private Capital, to support early- and growth stage biotech companies.
A new municipal law took effect Tuesday in New York City, requiring companies with four or more employees to include a specific pay range in every job posting.
Verge Genomics dosed its first patient in a Phase I trial studying VRG50635, while Stealth Bio’s SBT-272 was granted Orphan Drug designation by the FDA.
Unity announced advances in diabetic macular edema via Phase II study results, potentially allowing its recipients to return to tasks of daily living, like driving.
With $120 million in backing, HI-Bio launched two assets licensed from MorphoSys AG, including the anti-CD38 antibody felzartamab and HIB210, aimed at severe immune-mediated diseases.
Johnson & Johnson announced it was acquiring all outstanding shares of Abiomed for $16.6 billion to expand Abiomed’s cardiovascular technologies and increase patient access.
In a Phase III trial, Pfizer’s RSVpreF, a bivalent RSV vaccine, protected infants against severe medically attended lower respiratory tract illness when administered during the second or third trimester.
On Nov. 16, the FDA’s Cardiovascular and Renal Drug Advisory Committee will meet to discuss the relative merits of Ardelyx’s tenapanor in chronic kidney disease.
Monday, Actinium Pharmaceuticals released promising results Monday from a Phase III trial studying its lead radiotherapy candidate, Iomab-B, for patients with relapsed or refractory AML.
