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Immutep shares jumped nearly 20% on Friday after data showed its LAG-3 therapy—plus Keytruda—elicited strong response rates in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma patients in the front-line setting.
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The record-setting government shutdown was just the latest blow to the U.S. biopharma industry. When science funding becomes a casualty of political gridlock, we lose valuable talent, erode public trust and jeopardize our position as a global leader in innovation.
At one point in merger negotiations with Novartis, Avidity CEO Sarah Boyce and her team walked, cutting off access to a data room and moving on to a capital raise.
Previous mega blockbusters took years to reach their peak sales. Lilly’s tirzepatide franchise is on course to exceed them just a few years in.
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Evotec SE announces that the Company has extended and expanded its partnership with Bristol Myers Squibb in targeted protein degradation, originally signed in 2018.
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In a deal with Tokyo-based PRISM BioLab, Eli Lilly will gain access to the Japanese biotech’s proprietary platform to develop small molecule inhibitors of protein-protein interactions.
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The Dutch biotech’s stock dropped about 10% Tuesday morning after the company reported that its injectable Vyvgart Hytrulo missed the primary and secondary endpoints in an immune thrombocytopenia study.
Building on a previous 2021 collaboration, Bristol Myers Squibb is paying $100 million upfront for the development of five cardiovascular targets utilizing Avidity Biosciences’ antibody oligonucleotide conjugates.