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In this episode of Denatured, as part of our series on the European life sciences investment ecosystem, you’ll be hearing from Ksenija Pavletic, partner and chief commercial officer at Jeito Capital and Thierry Laugel, managing partner at Kurma Partners. We dive into France’s biotech ecosystem and what still needs to happen for more early innovation to translate into investable, scalable biotech.
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A request for additional data may cause a 3-month delay for potential approval of BioMarin Pharmaceutical’s hemophilia A gene therapy.
Sanofi inked a research collaboration and license agreement with Stockholm, Sweden-based Salipro Biotech to develop therapeutic antibodies or small molecules that target membrane proteins.
The FDA presented briefing documents Monday outlining what it called “uncertainties” in the data presented by Veru regarding its COVID-19 antiviral. An advisory committee will meet Wednesday.
AbbVie’s investigational neurotoxin, designed to prevent postoperative atrial fibrillation, missed the primary endpoint in a Phase II trial, the company announced Monday.
Sensorium Therapeutics, which closed a $30 million Series A Tuesday, is embracing the complexity of neuropsychiatric diseases with nature-inspired psychoactive medicines.
Verve Therapeutics’ base editing program has been forced into a detour after the FDA placed a hold on its investigational new drug application. Beam has also posted its own regulatory update.
Biopharma’s efforts to conquer immunoglobulin A nephropathy were on full display at ASN’s Kidney Week as Ionis, Chinook and Vera all reported positive data.
Eye specialist Oyster Point Pharma announced is being acquired by Viatris Inc. after Oyster’s board of directors unanimously signed off on the deal, Oyster Point announced Monday.
GSKs Blenrep misses the mark in the Phase III DREAMM-3 trial for relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM), possibly putting the drug’s continued approval at risk.
The only patient in an FDA-sanctioned clinical trial assessing a CRISPR-based therapy for a rare form of Duchenne muscular dystrophy has died, according to study sponsor Cure Rare Disease.